Cybercriminals are using AI to launch faster, more targeted attacks—impersonating executives, bypassing filters with QR phishing or AI-driven deception techniques, and exploiting human error to cause financial and reputational damage.
Traditional defenses can’t keep up. This report explores how AI-powered email security can proactively defend against today’s most pressing threats—like business email compromise (BEC), QR phishing (quishing), ransomware, and AI-generated phishing—while reducing human-driven risk through behavioral analytics and personalized security training.
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Source: Trend Micro
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