Ranking the best anti-phishing tools and software in 2026
Your guide to enterprise phishing protection in 2026: what each anti-phishing tool focuses on, the layer it protects, and where phishing still slips through.
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Session hijacking
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[Session hijacking](https://pushsecurity.com/solution/stop-browser-based-attacks/session-hijacking) is the theft of an authenticated session — usually via stolen session cookies or tokens — letting attackers walk past passwords and MFA into a live account. AiTM phishing kits and infostealers have made it a mainstream attack technique across both criminal and targeted intrusions. Push’s browser agent detects session token theft by adding telemetry to the user agent string, creating a high-fidelity signal for security teams.
Adception: malvertising another search engine’s search results to redirect to a malicious page
Analysing a crafty redirect and cloaking technique that we’re (unseriously) referring to as “Adception”.
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The state of ClickFix: what Push detection data tells us in H2 2026
Diving into our ClickFix data to give you the key trends and developments as we close out 2026.
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6 browser-based attacks every security team should be prepared for
What security teams need to know about the browser-based attack techniques that are the leading cause of breaches.
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Browser threat landscape: mid-year update 2026
PhaaS industrialization, Scattered Spider copycats, and AI-augmented tooling — what the threat landscape looks like in 2026 so far.
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Why your training budget belongs in real-time browser security
Organizations spend billions annually on awareness training. Here's why browser-based technical controls can make the difference where training falls short.
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Your EDR is working exactly as intended. Attackers are getting around it anyway.
This article explains the gap between what EDR sees and what happens inside the browser, and what it takes to close it.
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What we learned from 'Security Theater vs. Security That Works' with Matt Johansen
What we learned from sitting down with Matt Johansen to discuss the difference between security theater and security that actually works.
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Troy Hunt webinar recap: Lessons from 'Yes, you've been pwned' with Troy Hunt
Here are 7 things we learned from our conversation with Troy Hunt on the "Yes, you've been pwned" webinar.
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What the Verizon DBIR tells us about how breaches happen in 2026
What we can learn from 2026's installment of the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report.
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7 things we learned from ‘Why the browser is the new battleground’ with John Hammond
Here are 7 things we learned from our conversation with John Hammond on the "Why the browser is the new battleground" webinar.
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Why "good enough" isn’t enough: the case for best-of-breed browser security
Why "good enough" isn’t enough when it comes to browser security, and a best-of-breed approach is needed to tackle emerging threats.
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The top 10 security problems you can solve in the browser — ranked by value
Ranking the security problems you can solve in the browser by security value and browser fit.
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7 things Omdia's latest report tells us about the secure enterprise browser market
Unpacking the latest research report from Omdia and what it means for the secure enterprise browser market.
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How to avoid the browser security buyer's trap
Securing the browser vs. securing the organization via the browser — what's the difference?
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Can AI replace a threat researcher? What we learned building an agentic threat hunting pipeline
How we built an end-to-end threat hunting and detection engineering capability at Push that uses AI agents as a force multiplier.
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The CISO's data problem (and how browser telemetry can help)
How CISOs can use browser telemetry to support cyber risk quantification in areas where traditional data points fall short.
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The three attack techniques behind ShinyHunters' 2026 campaigns
ShinyHunters' breach of Instructure is the latest in a long series of attacks. Here's our view of the big picture.
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Introducing the Browser & Identity Attacks Matrix
We're re-releasing the SaaS attack matrix as the Browser & Identity Attacks Matrix. Here's why we've decided to make the change and what it means.
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We infiltrated a criminal phishing panel: here’s what we found
We got an inside look at a phishing panel used in criminal campaigns linked to operators like ShinyHunters and BlackFile. Here’s what we found.
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Why relying on browser extension risk scoring is an antipattern that won’t predict your next breach
Why typical browser extension risk scores are poor predictors of which extensions will actually lead to a compromise.
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Browser sync attacks: Where personal account hacks lead to corporate breaches
Browser sync attacks result in business credentials being compromised via personal account and device breaches. Here's what you need to know.
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Device code phishing attacks have skyrocketed: here’s what you need to know
Device code phishing is seeing a huge spike in adoption in 2026, enabling attackers to steal access tokens while bypassing standard access controls.
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Attackers are now targeting business TikTok accounts using session-stealing phishing kits
Investigating a new wave of AITM phishing pages designed to hijack TikTok accounts.
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The Stryker breach didn't match the playbook. That shouldn't be a surprise.
Analysing the Stryker breach in line with recent changes to the Iran-nexus cyber playbook.
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Push + Cloud Security: What do you do when bad looks normal?
Why cloud security tools only give you part of the picture when it comes to modern attacks.
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Push + Endpoint Security: Extending detection and response to the browser
Why extending detection and response into the browser is crucial in the face of modern attacks that consciously evade the network and endpoint.
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Push + Network Security: The gap between seeing the packet and securing the session
Why network and web traffic only gives you part of the picture when it comes to modern browser-based attacks.
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Unpacking the latest SLH campaign — combining vishing with AiTM phishing to hijack SSO accounts
Analyzing the latest Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters (SLH) phishing campaign targeting hundreds of organizations.
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How cyber criminals power malvertising scams with stolen accounts
Attackers are going out of their way to target Google Ad Manager accounts, powering malvertising scams. Here’s what you need to know.
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Google Search malvertising campaign continues, now impersonating Ahrefs
New samples linked to a Push-tracked malvertising campaign detected, targeting Google accounts via an Ahrefs lure.
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Taking the fight to attackers: Push’s top features of 2025
Here’s how real-world attacks and our own R&D informed what we built for Push customers over the last year.
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2025’s top phishing trends — and what they mean for your 2026 security strategy
Analyzing the key trends that defined phishing attacks in 2025, and what these changes mean for security teams heading into 2026.
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Analysing a sophisticated Google malvertising attack impersonating TradingView
Push recently detected and blocked a malvertising attack impersonating TradingView designed to hijack Google Workspace accounts.
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Analysing a malvertising attack targeting business Google accounts intercepted by Push
Analysing a malvertising attack targeting Google business accounts that was intercepted by Push.
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Uncovering a Calendly-themed phishing campaign targeting business ad manager accounts
Investigating a phishing campaign targeting Google Ads Manager MCC accounts to propagate malvertising lures.
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Analyzing the latest Sneaky2FA Browser-in-the-Browser phishing page
Analyzing a BITB phishing page linked to the Sneaky2FA Phishing-as-a-Service operation.
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"Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters" — how modern attackers exploit the gaps in your security stack
How Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters breaches demonstrate the evolution of attacker TTPs, shaping the future of cyber attacks.
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New phishing campaign identified targeting LinkedIn users
Diving into the latest sophisticated LinkedIn phishing campaign intercepted by Push.
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Why attackers are moving beyond email-based phishing
Why phishing attacks are moving away from exclusively email-based delivery, and what this means for security teams.
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How Push stopped a high risk LinkedIn spear-phishing attack against a company exec
How Push saved a company exec from a sophisticated Attacker-in-the-Middle phishing attack delivered via a LinkedIn direct message.
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How the browser became the main cyber battleground
How attacks have moved away from endpoints and internal networks to the browser — a blind spot for traditional security tools.
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Introducing Push Detections: Equipping SecOps and IR teams to stop browser-based attacks
We’re launching a new Detections capability, enabling security teams to more effectively investigate and triage alerts, and build more effective workflows.
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3 key takeaways from the Scattered Spider attacks on aviation & insurance firms
Scattered Spider continues to dominate the headlines, with attacks on aviation and insurance companies worldwide.
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Scattered Spider: Understanding help desk scams and how to defend your organization
Scattered Spider has dominated the headlines in recent months with a consistent focus on help desk scams. Here's what you need to know to protect your business.
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How browser-level controls change the fight against phishing
Attackers are routinely defeating conventional email, network, and endpoint-based security controls. Here's how browser controls can level the playing field.
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Better together: Identity telemetry from Push + smart storage and searches from Cribl
We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Cribl to make it much easier to snapshot, transform, and query Push telemetry.
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Introducing the Push Security Advisor Network (PSAN)
Introducing a new era of partner-first phishing protection and identity security.
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Scattered Spider: TTP evolution in 2025
How the notorious Scattered Spider cyber criminal group are switching up their TTPs in 2025 to bypass MFA and breach cloud services via account takeover.
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Series B and Beyond: Securing the New Perimeter
I’m thrilled to share that Push Security has raised our Series B funding. This is a huge moment for us and our customers in the fight against identity attacks.
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Dissecting a recent MailChimp phishing attack
HIBP creator and well-known security person Troy Hunt recently blogged about a phish he fell for. Here’s what it tells us about how phishing is evolving.
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Introducing Push password enforcement — for when weak passwords are still plaguing you
Detects when employees have weak, reused, or stolen passwords and guide them to update their password using in-browser messaging on any app.
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6 breaches in 5 months: Why attackers are targeting Jira with stolen credentials
Attackers are persistently targeting Jira accounts with stolen credentials. What can we learn from this trend?
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Why it's time for phishing prevention to move beyond email
Modern MFA-bypass phishing attacks are routinely defeating primarily email-based security controls. Why are controls failing and what can we do about it?
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5 ways attackers can use Computer-Using Agents to automate identity attacks
We're back with part 2 of our research into OpenAI Operator to share our findings on how it can be used to automate identity attacks.
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Minimum Viable Identity Security
How app developers can go beyond Minimum Viable Secure Product (MVSP) to implement better identity protections and prevent identity-based attacks.
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Considering the security implications of Computer-Using Agents (like OpenAI Operator)
CUAs are a new type of AI agent that drives your browser/OS for you, enabling effortless automation of web tasks — including those performed by attackers.
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How real-world attacks and research drove Push’s most popular features of 2024
How in-the-wild attacks and our own R&D inspired what we built in 2024 to stop account takeover and reduce security risks across your workforce identities.
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Looking back on identity-based breaches in 2024
Reviewing public breaches that stemmed from identity attacks in 2024.
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Eliminate false positives with verified stolen credential detections using Push
Push now compares user passwords with TI feeds to alert you when valid credentials are available on the clearweb and darkweb.
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Snowflake: Looking back on 2024’s landmark security event
165 Snowflake customers were targeted by criminals using stolen credentials from infostealer infections, impacting hundreds of millions of people.
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Shifting detection left for more effective threat detection
Why relying on post-compromise detection and response is no longer an option for modern browser-based attacks.
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Detecting and blocking phishing attacks in the browser
How Push detects and blocks phishing attempts in the browser – explained in less than two minutes.
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The SaaS attack matrix: A year in review
It’s been almost exactly a year since we released our open source repository of SaaS-native attack techniques. Let's reflect on what’s changed.
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Hackers don’t hack in, they log in: How to prevent account takeover with Push
How Push stops attackers from using identity attack tools and techniques to compromise your employee user accounts.
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What the rise of infostealers says about identity attacks
What the rise in popularity of infostealers tells us about the cybercrime ecosystem and the shift toward identity attacks.
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5 reasons why Push Security shouldn’t exist
Breaking down common misconceptions about identity threats and controls like MFA, SSO, passkeys, password managers, and more.
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Introducing set-and-forget controls that stop real-world identity attacks
Enable detections and interventions in the browser using Push’s new security controls.
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Combining the powers of Push and Panther to stop identity attacks
Push is excited to partner with Panther, bringing our unique browser telemetry to your SIEM.
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Introducing session token theft detection: Why browser is best
Push's browser agent identifies session token theft by adding telemetry to the user agent string to create a new high-fidelity signal for your security team.
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Phishing 2.0 – how phishing toolkits are evolving with AitM
Attackers are using Adversary in the Middle (AitM) phishing toolkits to bypass MFA. We look at what AitM is, how it works, and what you can do about it.
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Tracking identity-based attacks in the wild
To help organizations keep track of how browser-based identity attacks are evolving, we've put together this index of recent breaches.
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Abusing Okta's SWA authentication
We'll cover the implications of using Okta's SWA authentication method. Learn what security teams need to know in an account breach and IR scenario.
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The shadow workflow’s evil twin: A nearly invisible attack chain
In this article, we’re going to demonstrate how combining two of our favorite new SaaS attack techniques makes a simple, but very stealthy persistence approach.
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How attackers compromise Azure organizations through SaaS apps
This article covers common ways an app could lead to compromise in Microsoft Azure, and what to look out for when determining risk to your organization.
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Maintaining persistent access in a SaaS-first world
Attackers have loads of persistence options in an endpoint compromise scenario, but what changes in a SaaS-first world? We talk new attack methods in this post.
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Is it safe to allow my employees to connect third-party apps to our M365/Google Workspace tenant?
Learn about the benefits and risks of SaaS integrations and get tips for how to manage the risks.
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