Protect Your Business from Phishy QR Codes

It’s National Scams Awareness Week. But it’s always a good time to guard against one of the most common forms of phishing. 

Research by the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) shows that scam QR Codes are becoming the attack vector of choice for cyber criminals attempting to infiltrate your organisation.  Each day, millions of emails are sent containing QR Codes that link employees and consumers to bogus websites. 

Code for Criminals 

QR code attacks occur when a cyber thief creates a bogus QR code which “socially engineers” their intended victim to a phishing website.  There they’re tricked into disclosing system credentials, making a false payment or purchase, or downloading malware.  

QR codes are an increasingly popular phishing tactic due to their crim-friendly features.  

• Free QR Code generators make it inexpensive for cyber criminals to attempt phishing attacks.   

• Free QR Code tend to have few resources dedicated to takedowns of legitimate service abuse and other malicious activity.   

• QR codes can be combined with URL shorteners to mask the true destination of URLs. 

  
  

Stop the Scams 

Our SFT Threat Protection Bundle enables your organisation’s email system to automatically detect and prevent phishing links and other malware from entering your organisation. Combining the layered strengths of GoAnywhere MFT and Clearswift, it means your team can receive and share information securely, without impairing their productivity. 

Seamlessly integrating managed file transfer with advanced threat protection and adaptive data loss prevention, SFT Threat Protection not only prevents malware from entering your organisation, but it also prevents employees from losing or mishandling data. 

For example, if an employee knowingly –– or unknowingly –– attempts to share any files containing malware, those files are sanitised by having the malicious elements automatically removed.  

It can also automatically detect and –– if you configure it to do so –– prevent employees from sharing sensitive information. 

Local Help on Hand 

Generic Systems Australia has decades of experience helping Australian and New Zealand organisations protect themselves against phishing and other cyber attacks by leveraging the power of the world’s leading MFT solution. Our Migration Service makes the transition even easier for organisations who prefer to use their resources building their businesses rather than improving their IT plumbing. 

If you’d like a no-cost, no-obligation discussion about how we could help you simply and affordably adopt an advanced MFT solution, please feel welcome to get in touch with us.  

At Generic Systems Australia, we’re your local experts in Secure Managed File Transfer.