PODCAST: Spear Phishing Update: Email Account Takeover Risks

Barracuda is out with its latest Spear Phishing Update, and among the key findings: a rise in email account takeover and lateral phishing. Why are enterprise defenses failing to detect these strikes? What new solutions will improve defenses? Barracuda's Michael Flouton shares insights. How significant are the threats from email account takeover and lateral phishing? "Quite simply, these are extraordinarily difficult attacks to prevent," says Flouton, VP of product strategy at Barracuda. "In fact, I'd go so far as to say they're virtually impossible to prevent." In an interview about the latest spear phishing trends, Flouton discusses: Highlights of the Q2 report; Why account takeover and lateral phishing are so difficult to detect; How Barracuda is helping organizations bolster spear phishing defenses.