Beyond the Inbox: Protecting Against Collaboration Apps as an Emerging Attack Vector

Originally published by Abnormal Security. Written by Mike Britton. Email has always been a lucrative attack vector for cybercriminals. Even today, it continues to be their most common path into an organization, and enterprises are undoubtedly feeling the impact. Losses due to business email compromise (BEC) jumped from $2.4B in 2021, to over $2.7B in 2022—a nearly 15% increase—with no signs of slowing down.As these attacks continue to become even more targeted and sophisticated, security lea...

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