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Human Exploitation the Biggest Threat of 2015

Proofpoint is releasing its annual Human Factor Report, which looks at the latest cyber security issues in email, social media and mobile apps. The report analyses trends across the top vectors for targeting people email, mobile apps, and social media and some of the key findings include: people are replacing automated exploits as attackers preferred entry tactic. 99.7% of documents used in attachment-based campaigns relied on social engineering and macros, rather than using automated exploits. Phishing is 10 times more common than malware in social media posts.”]

Source: https://informationsecuritybuzz.com/articles/human-exploitation-the-biggest-threat-of-2015/

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