Phishing Susceptbility Insight

Phishing Susceptibility Insight in cybersecurity refers to understanding and assessing an organization's or its users' vulnerability to phishing attacks.

Here's what that involves:

• Phishing Attacks are deceptive attempts to obtain sensitive information, such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details, by disguising themselves as trustworthy entities in electronic communication.

• Susceptibility Factors: These are the elements that make an organization or its users more likely to fall victim to phishing, including:

• Technical vulnerabilities: Weaknesses in email security, domain configuration, or website security that phishers can exploit.

• Human factors: User behavior, awareness, and training levels that influence their likelihood of recognizing and avoiding phishing attempts.

• Information exposure: The availability of information that phishers can use to craft more convincing attacks, such as employee details or organizational information.

• Assessment: This involves evaluating these factors to determine the level of risk, often through:

• Simulated phishing campaigns: Testing user responses to fake phishing emails.

• Security awareness training: Educating users to identify and report phishing attempts.

• Technical security assessments: Evaluating the effectiveness of security measures against phishing.

In essence, phishing susceptibility insight gives organizations the knowledge to understand and address their weaknesses in defending against phishing attacks.

How ThreatNG Helps with Phishing Susceptibility Insight

ThreatNG's capabilities provide valuable insight into an organization's vulnerability to phishing attacks:

• External Discovery:

• ThreatNG performs external discovery, which allows it to identify potential phishing attack vectors from an attacker's perspective. For example, by discovering subdomains and determining the use of certain technologies, ThreatNG can help reveal possible targets for phishing campaigns.

• External Assessment:

• ThreatNG directly assesses BEC & Phishing Susceptibility. This assessment is derived from:

• Sentiment and Financials Findings

• Domain Intelligence (including domain name permutations, available Web3 domains, and email intelligence that provides email security presence and format prediction)

• Dark Web Presence (Compromised Credentials)

• By analyzing these factors, ThreatNG comprehensively evaluates an organization's susceptibility to phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks.

• Reporting:

• ThreatNG provides reports that include assessments of phishing susceptibility. These reports give organizations actionable insights into their vulnerability to phishing.

• Continuous Monitoring:

• ThreatNG's continuous monitoring of digital risk and security ratings helps organizations stay aware of changes that could affect their phishing susceptibility. For example, monitoring for new domain name permutations helps track potential typo-squatting domains that could be used for phishing.

• Investigation Modules:

• ThreatNG's investigation modules provide detailed information that contributes to phishing susceptibility insight:

• Domain Intelligence: This module provides valuable information for assessing phishing risks. For example:

• Domain Name Permutations: Helps identify potential typo-squatting domains used in phishing.

• Email Intelligence: Provides insights into email security presence (DMARC, SPF, and DKIM records) and email format predictions, which are relevant to assessing email-based phishing risks.

• Intelligence Repositories:

• ThreatNG uses intelligence repositories that include dark web data and compromised credentials. This information is valuable for understanding the potential use of stolen credentials in phishing attacks.

• Working with Complementary Solutions:

• ThreatNG's capabilities can complement other security solutions to enhance phishing defense:

• Security Awareness Training Platforms: ThreatNG's insights into phishing susceptibility can be used to tailor security awareness training programs to address specific vulnerabilities.

• Email Security Solutions: ThreatNG's domain and email intelligence can be integrated with email security solutions to improve the detection and prevention of phishing emails.