While this doesn’t mean you should let your guard down at home, it does mean that attacks are focused on organizations more than individuals.
Interestingly enough, Companies active in real estate were the most targeted with malware, where organizations active in Finance, Entertainment and IT were the most targeted by phishing as of Q1 2017.
Erich Kron is the Security Awareness Advocate at KnowBe4, and has over 20 years’ experience in the medical, aerospace manufacturing and defense fields. He is the former security manager for the US Army 2nd Regional Cyber Center-Western Hemisphere.