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Heard a podcast claim most breaches start with a phone call, not an email
It was on the 'Darknet Diaries' episode about vishing. They said over 60% of initial access in a recent big breach came from a fake IT support call. I always thought phishing emails were the main threat... has anyone else shifted their focus because of a stat like that?
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rivera.simon4h ago
Podcasts love a scary headline, but one episode doesn't rewrite security. Emails still hit way more people at once for almost no cost. That 60% stat probably came from a single weird case, not the normal pattern. Focusing on calls just because of that is like buying a shark cage because you heard about one attack in Nebraska.
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