New, harder-to-detect phishing methods are being put to use, tricking users into giving away their credentials. Attackers have elevated their game by using HTTPS and including authentic-looking web forms to gain usernames and passwords, among other sneaky methods.
In response, Gmail has utilized machine learning and other research to develop new security features:
- 99%-accurate spam detection
- Predicting messages that contain ransomware and malware and blocking specific file types
- Flagging suspicious URLs
- Warning when receiving mail from an address outside of your company domain
Check out the blog for more information, including Duo’s free phishing assessment tool and our freshly-released 2017 Duo Trusted Access Report.
https://duo.com/blog/new-phishing-tactics-and-gmail-phishing-prevention