Criminals are always looking for new ways to attack your users, and finding a new avenue to put their phishing messages or malware in front of your staff is crucial for them. Microsoft Teams (with over 320 million monthly active users) provides just such a platform, and until recently it didn’t have anywhere near the same protections as email.  

We’ve been dealing with malicious emails (spam, phishing, malware) for decades at this point, and while not 100% perfect, modern email hygiene solutions such as Hornetsecurity’s Advanced Threat Protection keeps 99%+ of the bad stuff out of your user’s inboxes.  

But Microsoft Teams doesn’t have the same history which means there are fewer technical options for protection, plus your users are less likely to be suspicious of messages in Teams.  

In this article we’ll look at why Teams is becoming such a popular vector for criminals, and how using Teams as part of their overall attacks can increase their effectiveness, plus what you can do to protect your organisation.