Just came back from a cybersecurity conference yesterday, and here’s what crossed my mind:

The longer I work in #cybersecurity, the more I realize:

Most attacks don’t start with the company’s firewall.

They start with a person. An email. A click.

𝟵𝟭% 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹. One click is all it takes.

Even with filters and awareness training in place, people still click. I’ve seen folks at highly technical companies fall for phishing emails with fake Amazon logos.

Why? Because it was Friday, 6:03 PM. They were tired, distracted, and ready to go home.

We had a case just two weeks ago in which a company managing $2,000,000,000 didn't have adequate email security. The VP clicked on the malicious link, and the attackers were able to take over his email account. Our team was able to identify it and block this attack, but what if we were not?

That’s the second gap.

Even if nobody clicks, your credentials might already be out there for sale.

There are 𝟮𝟰 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻+ 𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘀 floating around the dark web.

They get traded, sold, and reused.

Most companies—especially #SMBs — have no idea they’ve been exposed until it’s too late.

𝟴𝟯% 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 involve stolen or weak credentials.

𝟮𝟬𝟰 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 is the average time to detect a breach.

That’s nearly 7 months of silence while attackers have a foothold.

Here are the basics any cybersecurity team should do:

• Run phishing simulations that aren’t just checkbox exercises

• Deploy advanced email protection (not “we’re covered by Microsoft”)

• Monitor for unusual logins and outbound email activity.