EMA Research Report: The evolving threat of phishing and social engineering

Despite ongoing advancements in security technologies and processes, it continues to be fairly simple to compromise user credentials through phishing and social engineering attacks, and we are seeing this become even easier with the advancements of AI, deepfakes and voice cloning.

There are solutions in the market that are resistant to phishing attacks. Cultivating and educating people to become phishing-resistant users ensures that their entire credential lifecycle – from onboarding to authentication to account recovery – is resistant to phishing and social engineering attacks.

To provide businesses with actionable insight, Yubico commissioned a study with Enterprise Management Associates (EMA) to highlight the evolving threat of phishing and increased sophistication of social engineering. The report: 

• Classifies the three major passkey credentials (FIDO2 credentials) in the market today
• Highlights the benefits of creating phishing-resistant users through the use of purpose-built security devices
• Explains that phishing-resistant users will become the standard in authentication