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Why LinkedIn Has Become Phishing Ground Zero (And What to Do About It)

Your email security is probably excellent. You’ve got anti-phishing tools, URL filtering, sandboxing, SPF/DKIM/DMARC configured, and mandatory security awareness training. Your CFO knows not to click suspicious email links.

But what about that LinkedIn message they just got from a “colleague” asking them to review an urgent investment opportunity? Or the direct message from what looks like your company’s VP asking for quick approval on a document?

Welcome to the new battlefield of phishing attacks—and your traditional security stack is completely blind to it.

Here’s a sobering statistic: 1 in 3 phishing attacks now happen outside of email. LinkedIn, in particular, has become what security researchers are calling “phishing ground zero” for targeting executives and high-value employees. And the worst part? Your security team has almost no visibility or control over it.

Let me explain why LinkedIn phishing is so effective, who’s being targeted, and most importantly—what you can actually do about it.

The New Reality: Phishing Has Left the Inbox

Before we dive into LinkedIn specifically, let’s talk about the bigger shift happening in the threat landscape.

Attackers aren’t stupid. They know organizations have invested heavily in email security. So they’ve adapted, moving their operations to channels where security teams have limited visibility:

  • Social media platforms (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook)
  • Business messaging apps (Slack, Teams, Discord)
  • SMS and messaging services (WhatsApp, Signal, iMessage)
  • Search engine ads (malicious Google Ads)
  • In-app messaging (CRM systems, project management tools)

Of all these channels, LinkedIn has emerged as the preferred platform for sophisticated, targeted attacks. And there are five very specific reasons why.

Reason #1: LinkedIn Phishing Completely Bypasses Your Security Stack

Here’s the uncomfortable truth: all that money you spent on email security? It’s worthless against LinkedIn phishing.

Why Your Security Tools Can’t See LinkedIn

Your email security gateway sits between the internet and your mail servers, inspecting every message that comes through. But LinkedIn direct messages never touch your corporate email infrastructure. They arrive through:

  • Web browsers on corporate laptops
  • LinkedIn mobile apps on company-issued phones
  • Personal devices used for work (BYOD)
  • Home computers during remote work

Zero visibility. Zero protection. Zero control.

Your SEG (Secure Email Gateway), your anti-phishing tools, your URL scanners—none of them ever see these messages. It’s like having security cameras covering your front door while attackers walk in through the side entrance.

Modern Phishing Kits Are Sophisticated

To make matters worse, today’s phishing kits use advanced evasion techniques:

Browser Fingerprinting: They detect and block security crawlers trying to scan the malicious page, showing different content to real users versus security tools.

Geofencing: They only serve malicious content to victims in specific countries or regions, showing benign content to everyone else.

Time-Based Expiration: Phishing links expire after a few hours, making after-the-fact analysis impossible.

Anti-Automation: They require human interaction (clicking, scrolling, CAPTCHA) before revealing the phishing content.

Device Recognition: They fingerprint the victim’s device and only work once from that specific browser, preventing security analysis.

The Incident Response Problem

Let’s say an employee spots a LinkedIn phish and reports it. Great! Now what?

With email phishing, you can:

  • Quarantine the message across all mailboxes
  • Block the sender domain
  • Search for similar messages
  • Identify all affected users
  • Remove the threat before others click

With LinkedIn phishing, you can:

  • …report the account to LinkedIn (maybe)
  • …hope they take it down (eventually)
  • …block the URL on your network (but they’ll just register 10 more domains)

That’s it. You’re essentially helpless.

One security director told me: “It’s like watching someone get mugged through a window—you can see it happening, but you can’t do anything to stop it.”

Reason #2: It’s Cheap, Easy, and Scales Like Crazy

Creating a convincing email phishing campaign requires significant effort:

  1. Register domains that look legitimate
  2. Warm up the domains to build sender reputation
  3. Configure SPF/DKIM to pass email authentication
  4. Design convincing emails that bypass spam filters
  5. Avoid blacklists and maintain infrastructure

This takes time, money, and technical skill.

LinkedIn phishing? It’s embarrassingly easy.

Account Takeover Is the New Normal

Here’s the scary part: attackers don’t even need to create fake accounts. They just steal legitimate ones.

According to Verizon’s 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report, 60% of credentials found in infostealer malware logs are linked to social media accounts. This is because:

  • Many people reuse passwords across sites
  • MFA adoption on “personal” apps like LinkedIn is low
  • Employees don’t think of LinkedIn as a “work” account requiring protection
  • Organizations don’t enforce MFA on social platforms (because they can’t)

When an attacker compromises someone’s LinkedIn account, they inherit:

  • Their entire professional network
  • Established credibility and trust
  • Message history and communication patterns
  • Profile information for social engineering

It’s the digital equivalent of identity theft—but for professional networking.

AI Makes It Scale Effortlessly

Remember when phishing required manual effort? Not anymore.

Modern attackers use AI to:

  • Generate personalized messages based on the target’s profile
  • Craft contextually appropriate pretexts (job offers, partnership opportunities, urgent requests)
  • Translate messages into the victim’s native language flawlessly
  • Adapt messaging style to match the hijacked account’s communication patterns
  • Scale to thousands of targets with minimal human involvement

One attacker can now run campaigns that would have required an entire team just a few years ago.

Reason #3: Direct Access to Your Highest-Value Targets

LinkedIn is a hacker’s dream for reconnaissance and targeting.

Perfect Intelligence Gathering

Before launching an attack, threat actors can easily map out your organization:

Organizational Structure

  • Who reports to whom
  • What departments exist
  • How many employees you have
  • Office locations and expansion plans

Individual Target Profiles

  • Job titles and responsibilities
  • Years of experience
  • Technical skills and certifications
  • Recent projects and achievements
  • Business relationships and connections

Attack Surface Information

  • Technologies your company uses (from job postings)
  • Security tools you’ve implemented (from security team profiles)
  • Current projects and initiatives
  • Hiring patterns and growth areas
  • Vendor relationships and partnerships

This isn’t hacking—it’s all publicly available information. Red teamers and penetration testers use LinkedIn reconnaissance as standard practice. So do attackers.

No Gatekeepers

Unlike email, LinkedIn has no:

  • Spam filtering on messages
  • Executive assistants screening communications
  • Corporate firewalls blocking suspicious senders
  • Security tools analyzing message content

It’s the most direct line of communication to your CEO, CFO, or any other high-value target.

One CISO at a financial services firm told me: “Our CEO gets maybe 5% of the email sent to their corporate address—assistants filter the rest. But they read every LinkedIn message personally. Attackers figured this out before we did.”

Precision Targeting Capabilities

Attackers can filter and select targets based on:

Executive Level

  • C-suite executives with access to financial systems
  • VPs with signing authority
  • Directors managing critical projects

Technical Access

  • IT administrators with privileged accounts
  • DevOps engineers with production access
  • Database administrators
  • Security team members (to understand your defenses)

Business Function

  • Finance team members who process wire transfers
  • HR personnel with access to employee data
  • Legal teams handling sensitive information
  • Sales executives with customer data access

This isn’t spray-and-pray phishing. This is surgical strike social engineering.

Reason #4: People Actually Fall for It (Way More Than Email)

Let’s be honest: most employees have become reasonably good at spotting email phishing. Years of training, simulated phishing tests, and seeing examples have created some baseline awareness.

LinkedIn phishing? It’s a different story.

Professional Networking Means Lower Guard

The entire purpose of LinkedIn is to:

  • Connect with people you don’t know
  • Respond to messages from strangers
  • Explore business opportunities
  • Engage with external contacts

When your CFO gets an email from an unknown person, they’re suspicious. When they get a LinkedIn message from someone in their industry wanting to discuss a business opportunity? That’s exactly what LinkedIn is for.

The platform itself trains users to engage with strangers.

Hijacked Accounts Exploit Existing Trust

When attackers take over legitimate accounts, the success rate skyrockets.

Imagine receiving a LinkedIn message from:

  • A colleague in your company
  • A business partner you’ve worked with
  • A vendor contact
  • A former coworker
  • An industry connection

Your guard is down. You trust them. You respond.

In recent campaigns documented by security researchers, attackers compromised LinkedIn accounts of employees at target companies, then used those accounts to phish other employees—particularly executives.

It’s the equivalent of an attacker breaking into one corporate email account and using it to phish the C-suite. Except it’s even more effective because LinkedIn messages feel less formal and more personal.

The Psychology of Professional Context

Attackers craft pretexts specifically suited to professional networking:

For Executives:

  • “Investment opportunity in your sector”
  • “Partnership proposal for review”
  • “Speaking engagement invitation”
  • “Board advisory position opportunity”
  • “Confidential acquisition discussion”

For Technical Staff:

  • “Job opportunity at major tech company”
  • “Open source collaboration invitation”
  • “Technical conference speaker request”
  • “Security vulnerability disclosure”
  • “Research collaboration opportunity”

For Finance Teams:

  • “Vendor payment update required”
  • “Invoice approval needed urgently”
  • “Banking relationship review”
  • “Audit documentation request”

These pretexts are contextually appropriate for LinkedIn, making them far more believable than the same message arriving via email.

Real-World Success Rates

Security teams running LinkedIn phishing simulations report click rates 3-5x higher than equivalent email phishing tests. Some findings:

  • Executive-level targets: 40-60% click rate (vs. 10-15% for email)
  • Finance team members: 35-45% click rate (vs. 8-12% for email)
  • Technical staff: 30-40% click rate (vs. 5-10% for email)

When combined with hijacked accounts, these numbers climb even higher—sometimes exceeding 70%.

Reason #5: The Payoff Is Absolutely Massive

Some security teams dismiss LinkedIn phishing as a “personal account problem.” This is dangerously wrong.

Corporate Account Compromise Is the Real Goal

Attackers aren’t targeting LinkedIn accounts for LinkedIn access. They’re targeting them to steal credentials for:

Microsoft Entra (Azure AD)

  • Access to entire Microsoft 365 environment
  • Email, OneDrive, SharePoint, Teams
  • SSO access to connected applications

Google Workspace

  • Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Meet
  • SSO access to integrated services
  • Admin console access (if targeting IT)

Okta / Ping / Auth0

  • Identity Provider access
  • SSO to all connected applications
  • Potential administrative access

Specialized Enterprise Applications

  • Salesforce for customer data
  • Workday for HR/financial systems
  • NetSuite for financial records
  • ServiceNow for IT infrastructure

Once an attacker compromises a cloud identity platform, they gain access to virtually every business application the victim uses through Single Sign-On (SSO).

The SSO Multiplier Effect

Let’s walk through a typical attack chain:

Step 1: Attacker sends LinkedIn phishing message to CFO
Step 2: CFO clicks link, enters Microsoft credentials
Step 3: Attacker captures credentials and session token
Step 4: Attacker logs into Microsoft 365 as the CFO
Step 5: Through SSO, attacker accesses:

  • Salesforce (customer financial data)
  • NetSuite (corporate financials)
  • Bill.com (payment systems)
  • DocuSign (contract management)
  • Slack (internal communications)
  • Box (document storage)

One phishing click. Access to dozens of critical systems.

Lateral Movement and Persistence

Once inside, attackers can:

Establish Persistence

  • Create additional admin accounts
  • Set up email forwarding rules
  • Register new MFA devices
  • Create OAuth tokens for long-term access

Launch Internal Phishing

  • Send emails from compromised account
  • Post messages in Slack/Teams channels
  • Set up SAMLjacking attacks (turning SSO into a watering hole)
  • Target other users through internal communication channels

Exfiltrate Sensitive Data

  • Access financial records
  • Download customer databases
  • Steal intellectual property
  • Capture strategic business plans

Real-World Impact: Case Studies

Financial Services Executive Compromise

An attacker hijacked a LinkedIn account and sent investment opportunity messages to CFOs at multiple financial institutions. One victim clicked, entered Microsoft Entra credentials, and the attacker gained access to:

  • Corporate banking system
  • Wire transfer authorization
  • Customer portfolio data
  • M&A planning documents

Estimated damage: $2.3 million in fraudulent transfers + data breach notification costs.

Technology Company Breach

Attackers targeted a tech company’s VP of Engineering through LinkedIn, posing as a recruiter from a major competitor. The VP entered credentials on a fake Microsoft login page. The attacker then:

  • Accessed source code repositories
  • Stole proprietary algorithms
  • Downloaded customer data
  • Planted backdoors in production systems

The company didn’t discover the breach for 6 months. Estimated damage: $15+ million in IP theft and incident response.

The Okta Breach Connection

Remember the 2023 Okta breach? It started because an Okta employee had signed into their personal Google account on their work device. This meant browser-saved credentials synced to their personal device—including credentials for 134 Okta customer tenants.

When the employee’s personal device was compromised (possibly through social media phishing), those work credentials were stolen. Result: massive breach affecting hundreds of Okta customers.

This demonstrates how “personal” account security directly impacts corporate security in today’s cloud-first workplace.

What You Can Actually Do About It

Okay, enough doom and gloom. Let’s talk solutions.

The bad news: there’s no single silver bullet. The good news: there are effective strategies you can implement today.

Short-Term: Immediate Actions (This Week)

1. Update Your Security Awareness Training

Your current phishing training probably focuses almost entirely on email. Update it to include:

  • LinkedIn phishing scenarios with real examples
  • Social media security best practices
  • Recognition of account takeover indicators (unusual message patterns from known contacts)
  • Verification procedures before clicking any links, regardless of source
  • Reporting processes for suspicious LinkedIn messages

Pro Tip: Run LinkedIn phishing simulations (with HR/legal approval). You’ll be shocked by the results—and so will your executives when they see the click rates.

2. Implement Verification Procedures

Create a simple rule: If it involves credentials, money, or sensitive data, verify through a separate channel.

Examples:

  • LinkedIn message asking you to review a document? Call or email the person directly to confirm
  • Urgent payment request via social media? Verify through your established payment authorization process
  • Job opportunity requiring immediate credential entry? Reach out to the company through official channels

Make this a cultural norm, not just a policy.

3. Enable Enhanced Monitoring

While you can’t monitor LinkedIn messages directly, you can monitor related activity:

Authentication Logs

  • New device registrations
  • Login attempts from unusual locations
  • Failed authentication spikes
  • After-hours access
  • Concurrent sessions from different locations

Application Activity

  • Large-scale data downloads
  • Bulk email sends
  • Configuration changes
  • Permission modifications
  • New OAuth grants

Set up alerts in your SIEM for unusual patterns that might indicate compromised credentials.

4. Harden Your Identity Infrastructure

Make credential theft less valuable:

Mandatory Multi-Factor Authentication

  • Enforce MFA on ALL corporate accounts
  • Use phishing-resistant MFA (FIDO2, WebAuthn, hardware keys)
  • Disable legacy authentication protocols
  • Block MFA from unauthorized locations

Conditional Access Policies

  • Require known devices for access
  • Block access from risky locations
  • Mandate managed devices for sensitive apps
  • Implement step-up authentication for high-risk actions

Session Management

  • Implement aggressive session timeouts
  • Re-authenticate for sensitive operations
  • Monitor for session token theft
  • Use device-bound sessions where possible

Medium-Term: Strategic Improvements (This Month)

1. Deploy Browser-Based Security

Since LinkedIn phishing happens in web browsers, that’s where you need protection:

Browser Security Extensions

  • Real-time phishing detection analyzing page content
  • Credential entry warnings on unrecognized sites
  • Session protection and anti-hijacking
  • Malicious extension detection

Browser Management

  • Deploy managed browsers (Chrome Enterprise, Edge for Business)
  • Enforce security policies
  • Monitor browser extensions
  • Control plugin installations

2. Implement Zero Trust Architecture

Don’t trust credentials alone:

Device Trust

  • Require managed, compliant devices
  • Verify device health before granting access
  • Implement device-based conditional access
  • Monitor for jailbroken/rooted devices

Network Context

  • Block access from untrusted networks
  • Require VPN for sensitive applications
  • Implement network segmentation
  • Monitor for impossible travel scenarios

Behavioral Analytics

  • Establish baseline user behavior
  • Alert on anomalous activity patterns
  • Implement adaptive authentication
  • Use machine learning for threat detection

3. Audit Your SSO Configuration

Make it harder for attackers to leverage SSO access:

Application Review

  • Identify all SSO-connected applications
  • Remove unused/unnecessary integrations
  • Implement app-specific policies
  • Require re-authentication for sensitive apps

Permission Scoping

  • Review OAuth scopes and permissions
  • Implement least-privilege access
  • Regular permission audits
  • Remove excessive grants

4. Create a Social Media Security Policy

Document clear expectations:

Personal Account Management

  • Never use personal accounts on work devices (or require separate profiles)
  • Enable MFA on personal social media accounts
  • Use password managers, never reuse passwords
  • Regularly review connected applications

Professional Account Usage

  • Never enter corporate credentials on links from social media
  • Verify all requests through official channels
  • Report suspicious messages immediately
  • Don’t share sensitive company information

Long-Term: Comprehensive Security (This Quarter)

1. Implement Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)

Deploy a CASB solution that provides:

Visibility

  • Shadow IT discovery
  • Application usage monitoring
  • Data flow tracking
  • Risk assessment

Control

  • Access policies based on risk
  • Data loss prevention
  • Encryption enforcement
  • Threat protection

Compliance

  • Policy enforcement
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Audit logging
  • Violation alerts

2. Deploy Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)

Modern EDR solutions can detect credential theft:

Credential Monitoring

  • Browser credential harvesting detection
  • Keylogger detection
  • Clipboard hijacking prevention
  • Memory scraping detection

Behavior Analysis

  • Unusual process execution
  • Suspicious network connections
  • Data exfiltration attempts
  • Lateral movement indicators

3. Build a Comprehensive Identity Threat Detection Program

Go beyond basic monitoring:

Threat Hunting

  • Regular review of authentication logs
  • Proactive search for compromise indicators
  • Pattern analysis for account takeover
  • Investigation of anomalous behavior

Integration and Correlation

  • Feed authentication data into SIEM
  • Correlate with endpoint telemetry
  • Integrate threat intelligence
  • Create custom detection rules

Incident Response Playbooks

  • Documented procedures for account compromise
  • Clear escalation paths
  • Containment strategies
  • Recovery processes

4. Consider Browser Isolation Technology

For highest-risk users (executives, finance team):

Remote Browser Isolation

  • Web content rendered in isolated environment
  • Only safe rendering data sent to endpoint
  • Protection against malicious content
  • Session recording for forensics

Pixel Streaming

  • Zero content on endpoint
  • Complete protection from client-side attacks
  • Enhanced monitoring capabilities

Industry-Specific Recommendations

Financial Services

Extra Considerations:

  • Regulatory requirements (FINRA, SEC, FDIC)
  • Wire transfer fraud prevention
  • Customer data protection (GLBA)
  • Third-party risk management

Specific Actions:

  • Mandatory out-of-band verification for all financial transactions
  • Enhanced monitoring of executives and finance team accounts
  • Regular social engineering tests targeting financial processes
  • Incident response drills specifically for BEC (Business Email Compromise) scenarios

Healthcare Organizations

Extra Considerations:

  • HIPAA compliance requirements
  • Patient data protection
  • Medical device security
  • Clinical staff with limited security training

Specific Actions:

  • Emphasize HIPAA training including social media risks
  • Protect accounts with access to EMR/EHR systems
  • Monitor for PHI exfiltration attempts
  • Create simplified security procedures for clinical staff

Technology Companies

Extra Considerations:

  • Source code and IP protection
  • Developer account security
  • SaaS application development
  • Remote/distributed workforce

Specific Actions:

  • Protect developer accounts with hardware MFA keys
  • Monitor for source code repository access
  • Implement code signing and integrity verification
  • Enhanced security for DevOps and production access

Professional Services

Extra Considerations:

  • Client data protection
  • Multi-client environment management
  • Partner and consultant access
  • High-value intellectual property

Specific Actions:

  • Client data segregation and access controls
  • Enhanced monitoring of accounts with multi-client access
  • Regular security reviews of contractor/consultant access
  • Document handling and DLP policies

Red Flags: How to Spot LinkedIn Phishing

Train your team to recognize these warning signs:

Message-Level Indicators

Urgency and Pressure

  • “Immediate action required”
  • “Time-sensitive opportunity”
  • “Urgent review needed”
  • “Expires in 24 hours”

Too Good to Be True

  • Unsolicited job offers with unusually high salaries
  • Investment opportunities with guaranteed returns
  • Partnership opportunities requiring immediate commitment

Unusual Requests

  • Asking you to click a link to “verify” your account
  • Requesting you log in through a link they provide
  • Asking for credentials or sensitive information
  • Requesting file downloads or software installation

Poor Quality

  • Spelling and grammar errors (though AI has made this less reliable)
  • Generic greetings (“Dear LinkedIn User”)
  • Inconsistent tone with the apparent sender’s style

Technical Indicators

Suspicious URLs

  • Not pointing to official company domains
  • Using URL shorteners (bit.ly, tinyurl, etc.)
  • Domains with slight misspellings (microssoft.com, faceb00k.com)
  • Newly registered domains (check with WHOIS)

Fake Login Pages

  • URL doesn’t match the service (microsoft-login.secure-verify.com)
  • No HTTPS or invalid SSL certificate
  • Requesting unusual information
  • Page loads unusually fast (pre-filled or simplified)

Account-Level Indicators

Hijacked Account Signs

  • Message from known contact with unusual tone/style
  • Contact asking about things already discussed
  • Unexpected message from dormant connection
  • Profile recently updated with minimal activity history

Fake Account Signs

  • Newly created profile (check join date)
  • Few connections despite “senior” position
  • No endorsements or recommendations
  • Generic or stolen profile photo (reverse image search)
  • Minimal activity history

Measuring Success: KPIs to Track

You can’t improve what you don’t measure. Track these metrics:

Detection Metrics

  • Number of LinkedIn phishing attempts reported
  • Time from message send to user report
  • Percentage of employees reporting suspicious messages
  • False positive rate on reports

Prevention Metrics

  • MFA adoption rate (corporate and recommended for personal accounts)
  • Percentage of employees completing updated training
  • Simulated LinkedIn phishing click rates
  • Browser security extension deployment rate

Response Metrics

  • Time from report to investigation
  • Time from detection to containment
  • Number of compromised accounts detected
  • Mean time to recovery

Impact Metrics

  • Number of credential theft incidents
  • Data exfiltration attempts blocked
  • Financial loss prevented
  • Compliance violations avoided

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Mistake #1: “LinkedIn is a personal app, not our problem”

Wrong. Employees access LinkedIn on work devices, target corporate credentials, and attackers specifically aim for business account compromise. It’s absolutely your problem.

Mistake #2: “Our email security training covers this”

Email and social media phishing are psychologically different. Generic “be careful” advice doesn’t prepare employees for LinkedIn-specific tactics.

Mistake #3: “We’ll just block LinkedIn”

Good luck with that. LinkedIn is a critical business tool for sales, recruiting, marketing, and executive networking. Blocking it creates more problems than it solves and drives usage to unmanaged personal devices.

Mistake #4: “MFA protects us from phishing”

Traditional MFA (SMS, authenticator apps) can be bypassed through adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing attacks. You need phishing-resistant MFA (FIDO2, hardware keys).

Mistake #5: “This is a user problem, not a technical problem”

It’s both. You need technical controls AND user awareness. Relying solely on users to “be careful” is setting them up to fail.

The Future of Social Media Phishing

This problem is only getting worse. Here’s what’s coming:

AI-Powered Attacks Will Get More Sophisticated

  • Deep fake voice messages on LinkedIn audio/video
  • AI-generated video calls impersonating executives
  • Personality modeling creating perfectly targeted messages
  • Real-time conversation with AI-powered chatbots

New Platforms Will Be Exploited

  • Professional networking alternatives
  • Industry-specific collaboration platforms
  • Web3/decentralized social networks
  • Virtual reality professional environments

Integration Attacks

  • Cross-platform attacks (LinkedIn → Slack → Email)
  • Supply chain phishing through professional networks
  • Automated campaigns combining multiple social engineering vectors

The Bottom Line

LinkedIn phishing is real, effective, and targeting your organization right now. Traditional email security provides zero protection, and the potential damage is massive.

The good news? You’re not helpless. By implementing the strategies in this guide, you can significantly reduce your risk:

✅ Immediate actions (this week): Updated training, verification procedures, enhanced monitoring
✅ Strategic improvements (this month): Browser security, Zero Trust implementation, SSO hardening
✅ Comprehensive security (this quarter): CASB deployment, EDR, identity threat detection

Remember: security is a journey, not a destination. Start with quick wins, build momentum, and continuously improve your defenses.

The attackers aren’t standing still—and neither should you.

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