More users (including remote workers) caught by email phishing scams

LAVAL, Que. — Security awareness training firm Terranova Security today released the latest edition of its Phishing Benchmark Global Report, drawing on results from its 2020 Gone Phishing Tournament, which reveals a substantial year-over-year increase in phishing simulation click rates, says the company. Co-sponsored by Microsoft, the 2020 Gone Phishing Tournament took place over 11 days in October 2020 to coincide with National Cyber Security Awareness Month. The phishing simulation email and web page templates used during the tournament were supplied by Microsoft and they reflected a real-world scenario that a user, especially those working remotely, may encounter in their...