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DARKTRACE CYBER AI AN IMMUNE SYSTEM FOR EMAIL
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“ than ever , modern email security requires innovation and a shift in mindset to combat the evolving threat landscape .” – Peter Firstbrook , VP Analyst at Gartner
Introduction
Email and collaboration platforms represent the connective tissue of any digital business . Information is shared , plans are hatched , and alliances are formed in the digital realm of written correspondence . Yet as a human-driven medium , email will always be fueled by a pervasive assumption of trust that stands as the ‘ weakest link ’ in an organization ’ s security strategy .
While this assumption of trust is critical for collaboration and growth , it means that email more than any other area of the business will remain structurally resistant to the modern-day spirit of ‘ zero trust ’, and it is therefore hardly surprising that 94 % of cyber-threats still originate in email .
To minimize the influence of human fallibility in this area , the industry has generally come around to the idea that technology must be relied upon to identify malicious emails that even the most discerning , welltrained employees fail to spot . However , until recently , traditional defenses have struggled to keep pace with innovations in the cyber-threat landscape .
Spear phishing , impersonation attacks , and account takeovers in particular remain fruitful avenues of attack for cyber-criminals aiming to infiltrate an organization with ease . Targeted email attacks of this kind , together with the limitations of traditional defenses , remain a burning challenge for
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