Phishing is one of the most prevalent forms of social engineering attack used to steal sensitive personal information, or to gain a foothold inside a company’s network. In a phishing attempt, malicious messages are crafted with the goal of the recipient clicking on a link or email attachment that contains malware, or in the case of Business Email Compromise (BEC), a bad actor will impersonate someone within a company to deceive the recipient into believing they’re interacting with a trusted sender.

In the ever-evolving age of sophisticated schemes and scams, a proactive anti-phishing posture is requisite when it comes to maintaining a secure email ecosystem. Anti-phishing solutions prevent potential threats from reaching employee inboxes by monitoring every message flowing into and within an organization to defend against highly targeted, identity deception-based attacks.