Cofense 2022 Annual State of Phishing Report

It's Always a Phish

Published June 2022

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There’s no question 2021 was the year of vulnerabilities that drained already exhausted security operations teams. From pandemic fatigue to the exploitation of critical business services like Microsoft O365 by crafty threat actors, organizations of all sizes faced increased susceptibility to phishing attacks putting their businesses and end users at significant risk.

Our Annual Report provides an in-depth look at the phishing trends through 2021 with expert predictions for security leaders in 2022. Download the report to see how credential theft, business email compromise and ransomware threats are continuing to target businesses like yours and much more.

Key Highlights Include:

  • How threat actors are continuing to use merging tactics and techniques to bypass traditional email security solutions
  • Over 67% of phish reported to the Cofense PDC by end users are credential phish
  • The pandemic continued reshaping the phishing threat landscape as attackers took aim on the vulnerabilities of remote workers.
  • Why you can’t stop human attackers without human reporting and analysis
  • Why a layered phishing defense strategy is crucial to defending against the threats that continue to adapt.