Considerations When Looking for Antiphishing Software

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There is no denying the havoc a phishing attack could create in an enterprise. Loss of money and information will have long-term effects on the enterprise. It takes just one employee to fall victim to a phishing attack to mock the security efforts of the enterprise.

Do you know that as much as 90% of security breaches start with a simple email? Identifying the source after being attacked does nothing to bring back the lost money. Email systems such as Office 365 and G Suite have built-in security systems to keep phishing attacks at bay.

Yet, enterprises that use these email systems have also fallen prey to phishing attacks. None of the antivirus and spam ware software seems to provide total security if the phishing attacks have doubled in the last two years.

So when looking for antiphishing software, there are certain things the enterprises should know. Let us start by listing out the types of phishing attacks.

  • Whaling Attacks
    • Impersonating a top-level executive, sending emails to employees, asking them to follow certain instructions, and stealing money or confidential information is known as a Whaling attack.
  • Malware and Ransomware
    • Sending a virus into the system of the enterprise as an email attachment is known as malware. When the attacker takes control of the system and demands ransom money to release it, it is known as ransomware.
  • Spear Phishing
    • Impersonating a known person from the enterprise is known as spear phishing.
  • CEO Fraud
    • Using a domain name similar to the domain name of the enterprise with minute changes and sending emails to employees by impersonating a CEO is known as CEO fraud.
  • Brand Forgery
    • Almost all top brands have been a victim of brand forgery. Scammers use fake logos of a known brand and send messages in their name. Most employees have accounts with such brands, and it is easy to assume the email is genuine.
  • Zero Day Attack
    • This is the latest type of phishing attack that has no solution and is undetected by traditional antivirus software.
  • Domain Spoofing
    • Even the most sophisticated users cannot detect domain spoofing. With a change in a single character in the domain name, scammers send emails that appear highly genuine.
  • Business Email Compromise (BEC)
    • One of the industry’s most thriving scams, BEC, is where the attacker impersonates an important vendor or supplier and asks for a large amount of money to be transferred to them.

When looking for antiphishing software, it is important to go for the latest and most advanced version that is powerful and provides all-around protection from phishing attacks.

  • Software built on a cloud platform and running on the cloud can become invisible to attackers. It is an invisible wall between phishing attacks and the email security system.
  • The software is seamlessly integrated with any existing email system or other software.
  • Software that can be deployed easily throughout the enterprise within minutes.
  • A next-generation antiphishing software that uses artificial intelligence to detect minute changes in domain names and alert the users.
  • Software with Technology such as computer vision which ‘sees’ the empty logos and hidden malicious codes in the email.

Machine learning is a technique in which the behavioral pattern of each employee is recorded so that any email that does not fit the pattern is treated as a suspicious email. The origin of the email is checked to see if it is from the internal system or an external one.

Brand profiling helps identify emails that claim to be from a particular brand but are actually from attackers. Reading the code and checking the authenticity of the webpage the code leads to ensuring that no phishing email can bypass the security provided by the software.

Inky offers antiphishing software solutions to enterprises irrespective of the size and volume of the business. Employees can report an email from any device and location at any given time.


About Ashly William:

Ashly William is a freelance writer with years of experience creating content for varied online portals. Her content has been published in many national and international publications. She loves to write about business services and Technology.

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