How to protect against Phishing in 2025

Introduction

Phishing remains one of the most common cyber threats. With the rise of Generative AI, attacks have become more sophisticated, personalized, and harder to detect.

What's New in 2025?

Attackers now use LLMs (Large Language Models) to craft perfect emails that are indistinguishable from real ones in terms of grammar or style.

Important: Traditional advice like "look for typos" no longer works.

Main Attack Vectors:

1. Deepfake voice messages in messengers.
2. Personalized spear-phishing based on your social media.
3. QR-Phishing (Quishing) in fake utility bills.

How to Stay Safe?

1. Verify the Source, Not the Content

Instead of reading the email text, look at the technical headers and sender address. On Telegram, check the username, not the Display Name.

2. Use Hardware Keys (Passkeys)

Phishing aims to steal passwords. If you use Passkeys or FIDO2, there is nothing to steal.

3. Install DEFENDED

Our Web Protection module blocks phishing domains in real-time, using a local neural network to analyze site structure, even if it was created 5 minutes ago.

Conclusion

Vigilance is your first line of defense, but technology is your armor. Don't rely on intuition alone.