A new research paper warned of phishing threats in which malicious actors abuse trusted web services to evade detection. Many common email gateways are unable to detect and block the malicious links included within those files. Verizon recorded 1,192 email phishing incidents over the course of the year in its 2018 Data Breach Investigations Report. Security professionals can protect their organizations against phishing attacks by conducting a simulated phishing engagement to test the organizations incident response processes. They should also adopt a layered approach to email security.”]

