Email Threat Report – Q1 2019

Keep an eye on the email threat landscape to help stay ahead of attackers and protect your business.

The FireEye Email Threat Report for January-March 2019 can keep you current with the latest trends:

• URL-based attacks were the predominant vehicle for delivery of malicious content
• Phishing attacks rose 17% in Q1, compared to Q4 2018
• Impersonation attacks rose in Q1 and look set to continue to do so in Q2
• CEO fraud was a cyber cash cow that evolved a new variant
• Reputational blackmail attacks continued from 2018 into Q1 2019
• Commercial and free file-sharing services were exploited to deliver malicious payloads
• Nested emails were used to deliver malicious content