{"id":56,"date":"2022-10-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-21T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/conscia.com\/uk\/?p=56"},"modified":"2025-07-14T09:52:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T09:52:08","slug":"evolve-your-defences-to-outsmart-phishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/conscia.com\/uk\/blog\/evolve-your-defences-to-outsmart-phishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Evolve your defences to outsmart phishing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

The most popular email system in the world, Microsoft Outlook, has reportedly become an even greater target for phishing email campaigns \u2013 leading to the proportion of phishing emails evading Microsoft\u2019s detection nearly doubling in the last two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With over a million organisations relying on Microsoft email, this is worrying news. If you\u2019re one of these organisations, what should you do? The answer lies in a strong defence-in-depth security strategy. The first step is to supplement your Microsoft email security with a second vendor\u2019s technology and threat intelligence. This will substantially reduce the risks attached to placing all your eggs in one security basket by creating a layered defence which is harder to evade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Along with implementing the right mix of security technology, you\u2019ll also need to raise user awareness. A phishing attack depends on human action to advance, so educating users about how to detect and act on suspicious emails will mean fewer mistaken clicks. A cybersecurity awareness training programme that educates users about the latest attacks, backed up with continual assessment, will help your organisation by increasing user confidence and reducing the number of successful attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, by now you should have a secondary security product in addition to your Microsoft email security and be educating your users. But at some point, despite best efforts, user credentials will be lost or stolen, giving someone the keys to walk right through the front door. The recent discovery of over 400 Android and iOS apps that were stealing people\u2019s Facebook credentials, highlights the ease with which credential theft can happen. The good news is that lost credentials are of little use to cyber criminals if you have multi-factor authentication (MFA) in place. This extra layer of user verification will ensure that you\u2019re doing your security due diligence by verifying each attempted log-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The growing ability of criminals to evade Microsoft security technologies is just one of the threats that highlights the need to keep evolving our defences. The implementation of MFA and a second vendor\u2019s security technology along with user awareness training, will enable you to strengthen your organisation\u2019s defences for the long-running fight against cyber-crime. To see how we can help improve the effectiveness of your organisation\u2019s cybersecurity, email us at security@itgl.com<\/a> or call 0333 666 5777<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Andy Le Grice<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

Security Practice Lead<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As phishing attacks increasingly bypass Microsoft Outlook\u2019s built-in defences, organisations must adopt a layered security approach. Relying solely on Microsoft\u2019s email protection is risky\u2014adding a second security vendor greatly enhances threat detection. But technology alone isn\u2019t enough. Phishing relies on human error, so user awareness and regular cybersecurity training are critical. Even when credentials are stolen, multi-factor authentication (MFA) can prevent unauthorised access. 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