New Cofense Security Awareness Training (SAT) and Threat Detection & Response product enhancements now available to address the 2,400% increase in QR code phishing threats.
LEESBURG, Va. – November 30, 2023 – Cofense, the leading provider of email security awareness training and phishing detection and response (PDR) solutions, today announced a first-of-its-kind solution that provides world-class Security Awareness Training (SAT) and Threat Detection & Response capabilities to specifically target QR code phishing threats. As seen in Bloomberg, Security Week and WIRED, Cofense was one of the first email security companies to detect, track and report on this emerging phishing threat.
QR code phishing attacks have seen a meteoric rise in 2023 due to their ability to bypass traditional Secure Email Gateways (SEGs). Threat actors are now embedding malicious URLs within QR Code images, making it extremely difficult for traditional email security solutions to detect, exposing businesses to a potential breach.
To address this growing threat, Cofense now offers QR code training simulations and real-time phishing SAT content to educate employees on real QR code threats, plus email threat detection and response tools that Security Operations Centers (SOCs) can use to automatically identify and remove QR code threats that bypass SEGs. Leveraging phishing intelligence from 35+ million human reporters around the globe, Cofense is the only email security company that delivers this comprehensive QR code solution.
“With the world’s largest phishing intelligence network, Cofense is able to quickly detect and stop new, emerging threats we see bypassing traditional email security solutions,” said Senior Vice President of Product Engineering, Jason Reinard. “Our new QR code SAT and threat detection and response solutions are available immediately and offer a tremendous new benefit to customers.”...Read More!
