The New Face of Phishing: Infostealers Surge 84% in One Year
Phishing remains one of the most dangerous tools in the attacker’s arsenal—and it’s evolving. According to the IBM X-Force 2025 Threat Intelligence Index, the volume of infostealers—malicious programs designed to exfiltrate credentials and sensitive data—rose 84% year-over-year in weekly phishing emails targeting organizations between 2023 and 2024.
Infostealers represent a silent but devastating threat. They bypass traditional perimeter defenses and quietly infiltrate core systems, stealing data before most organizations even realize they’ve been breached.
Infostealers Are Designed to Evade—and Extract
Unlike ransomware, which loudly encrypts systems and demands payment, infostealers operate under the radar. These tools silently steal credentials, browser cookies, email accounts, session tokens, and even multi-factor authentication data.
This stealth approach allows attackers to escalate privileges and move laterally, enabling long-term data theft or even setting the stage for broader attacks like ransomware or supply chain compromise.
Your cybersecurity strategy can’t stop at endpoint detection—it must include resilient infrastructure at the storage level.
IBM FlashSystem: Cyber Resilience Built Into Your Data Layer
At Jeskell Systems, we help Federal and commercial clients defend their most valuable resource: their data. With IBM FlashSystem, you gain more than performance and efficiency—you gain cyber resilient storage designed to safeguard data even when other layers are breached.
FlashSystem’s built-in data protection features enable organizations to:
- Lock Down Data with Immutability: Prevent unauthorized changes or deletions with immutable and safeguarded snapshots.
- Recover Rapidly from Attacks: Use automated workflows and copy services to restore clean data in minutes, minimizing downtime.
- Air-Gap Your Backups: Store offline or isolated copies to ensure infostealers and other malware can’t reach them.
- Detect Threats with AI: Leverage AI-powered tools to identify anomalous behavior and potential threats early.
These capabilities provide a last line of defense when perimeter security fails—ensuring you can recover with confidence.
Why Jeskell? Trusted Expertise in Data Resilience
Jeskell Systems has been a trusted partner in data lifecycle management for over 35 years, specializing in secure and scalable infrastructure for high-risk environments. Whether you support public sector workloads or run a data-driven enterprise, we help you design and implement solutions that defend against modern cyber threats without compromising agility.
By combining IBM FlashSystem with our deep experience in infrastructure resilience, we ensure your data is always protected, accessible, and recoverable—no matter what.
Don’t wait for infostealers to expose your organization. Contact Jeskell to explore how IBM FlashSystem can deliver next-gen data protection, tailored to your environment.