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Human Factor 2021: Why people are targets

This latest report is drawn from billions of emails and URLs, and millions of attachments and cloud accounts. We review the latest techniques and tactics used in attack campaigns, characteristics that make users vulnerable and lucrative targets, and how ransomware activity has evolved.

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Recorded live Wed 10 Nov 2021

About this session

This session reviews a report that is the culmination of a year’s worth of threat research and insights drawn from more than 2.2 billion email messages, 35 billion URLs, 200 million attachments and 35 million cloud accounts. Join Matt Cooke, Cybersecurity Strategist at Proofpoint, as he reviews the latest report findings.

He shares:

  • The latest techniques and tactics used in attack campaigns—and why they work
  • The characteristics that make users vulnerable and lucrative targets
  • How threat actors pivoted to leverage COVID-19 themes
  • How ransomware activity has evolved

Speakers

Glen HymersChairHead of Data Privacy and Compliance, Cabinet Office
Matt CookeCybersecurity Strategist, Proofpoint

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Leadership & Board

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