IBM’s Rick Miller is director of IBM Managed Security Services. Miller: Phishing attacks on organizations utilizing trusted URLs or websites pose greater risks. Miller says these attacks, specifically targeted e-mail schemes, are one of the primary methods being used today. Miller also discusses the current state of IT security; how to prevent prevalent cyberattacks; state-sponsored attacks that are targeted to each individual customer are not sweeping all customers but are very targeted to target each customer, he says. IBM’s 400,000 employees all on a periodic basis need to sit through training that includes information on the type of attack, what can happen and the steps that need to be taken.”]
Source: https://www.govinfosecurity.com/defending-against-targeted-attacks-a-5242