Connected Third-Party Applications Widen Attack Surface Area

Originally published by Abnormal Security. Written by Jade Hill. Inbound email attacks are a mainstay for cybercrooks, but criminals are shifting tactics to exploit third-party applications as a new method for gaining entry into an organization’s email environment. This is getting easier due to the popularity of software as a service (SaaS) and apps. In fact, we’ve seen a 128% increase since 2020 in the number of unique applications leveraged by the Abnormal customer base, now totaling more t...

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