Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Phishing
October 22, 2024
1 min read
Mohan Badkundri, VP of Development at HSBlox, Inc talks about one of the most prevalent cybersecurity threats in Healthcare - hashtag#Phishing. And what organizations should do to combat such attacks.
"Security awareness, spam filters/secure email gateways, Multifactor authentication (hashtag#MFA) in a Zero Trust framework, and enhanced anomaly logging are common practices deployed by firms worldwide to combat phishing. One area that firms should start utilizing even more is to implement machine learning (hashtag#ML) as a key strategy to combat phishing attacks, leveraging its capacity to analyze, adapt, and recognize patterns that may signify harmful activities. ML can be utilized to monitor user behavior, analyze the content of emails to identify potential phishing signs, and flag spam or malicious messages. It also can examine URL domains and links to highlight suspicious ones, providing users with prompt feedback about the safety of links or attachments, thus improving their security awareness. Moreover, it can be incorporated into current security frameworks, including firewalls and intrusion detection systems, to establish a comprehensive defense strategy against phishing attacks."
