What are ‘Phishing & Malware’ risks and why should I be concerned?
Phishing is any attempt to trick a victim by pretending to be a trustworthy source. The victims can range from CEOs, to key employees, to regular customers. The supposed “trustworthy sources” can range from software providers to financial services, to your bosses and colleagues and business partners. And the tricks can range from stealing login details to inducing fraudulent bank transfers, to installing malware on the victim’s device.
Phishing has been around as long as the internet. For much of its history, this has simply posed a risk to our personal accounts, finances & devices. But since almost all businesses are digital-first, it’s now structural business risk to which companies need to pay attention.
Phishing isn’t just becoming easier to fall for, but it’s also becoming increasingly devastating for individuals and businesses that fall victim to these scams. With an ever-higher number of our business services hosted online or “in the cloud”, criminals can access ever more valuable assets through these digital-first phishing attacks.
KYND checks to see if any of your Discovered Domains or Subdomains are being used in a Phishing attack or is hosting Malware. This is obviously a reputational risk, but more importantly, it is a massive security risk.
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Clients / Customers would be exposed to these threats when visiting the website
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Even if there is only a suspicion / report that a website is hosting phishing/malware that site will immediately be blocked by all of the major web browsers.