Spear-phishing now targets employees outside the finance and executive teams, report says

77 percent of employees who are in roles considered as low profile are now favorite spear phishing targets. Some of these employees are members of IT, who receive an average of 40 phishing emails per year. Sales reps receive 1 in every 5 BEC emails sent the companys way. An average CEO receives 57 phishing messages on average per year, says Barracuda report. The report highlights the importance of education and awareness efforts any company should be focusing and investing on.”]

Source: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/social-engineering/2021/07/spear-phishing-now-targets-employees-outside-the-finance-and-executive-teams-report-says/