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Phishing is Still the Most Common Attack Vector: Survey  

Thursday, Dec 02 2021
Cybersecurity
Written by  Security Tech Brief

While ransomware may have been more prevalent in the news, phishing remained the most common cause of data breaches this year, according to a new survey. So reports Dark Reading.

phishing 3390518 640 smallA phishing-related breach in 2021 was reported by 53% of organizations responding to the site’s latest annual “Strategic Security Survey,” up a bit from 51% last year.

Only 13% of organizations reported suffering a ransomware attack, which was actually down from 17% in last year’s survey.

Read the full article from Dark Reading.

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