{"id":4077,"date":"2024-03-07T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ostermanresearch.com\/?post_type=jetpack-portfolio&#038;p=4077"},"modified":"2025-01-13T14:56:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T01:56:47","slug":"ironscales-image-based-phishing","status":"publish","type":"jetpack-portfolio","link":"https:\/\/ostermanresearch.com\/portfolio\/ironscales-image-based-phishing\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortifying the Organization Against Image-Based and QR Code Phishing Attacks &#8211; commissioned by IRONSCALES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Commissioned by <strong>IRONSCALES<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Published <strong>March 2024<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Executive summary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A striking paradox lies at the heart of modern email security. Despite high levels of confidence among organizations in their defensive capabilities and in their employees\u2019 and executives\u2019 ability to spot phishing emails, image-based and QR code phishing attacks continue to breach their defenses with unsettling frequency. This discrepancy between the perceived effectiveness of security protocols and the reality of ongoing infiltrations underscores a concerning gap in current cybersecurity strategies. As these emerging attacks grow increasingly complex, the need for a comprehensive reassessment of email security approaches becomes more urgent, challenging organizations to bridge the confidence-security paradox with immediate technical and training improvements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Key insight:<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>while over 70% of organizations feel their current stack is effective against image-based and QR code phishing attacks, nearly 76% were still compromised within past 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/secure.ironscales.com\/image-based-and-qr-code-phishing-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Download from IRONSCALES<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite high confidence in email security, image-based and QR code phishing attacks consistently breach defenses. Over 70% of organizations believe their security measures are effective, yet nearly 76% were compromised in the past year. This highlights a crucial gap in cybersecurity strategies, necessitating immediate technical and training enhancements. 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