Learn how new trends will shape future email attacks and what you can do to protect your organization. Fortra's full report gives actionable insights and predictions that will help you stay one step ahead of the threat actors.

A summary of common threats faced by cloud email systems beyond malware and data breaches, this blog provides actionable tips and best practices for businesses to protect their email systems.

Modern enterprises need to be able to identify the tactics being used by cybercriminals in email attacks, especially those leveraging advanced technologies like AI. Find out what's at stake and how today's email security solutions can help mitigate these evolving attacks.

What is Account Takeover protection and how to stay ahead of various threats targeting email and cloud environments.

Stegomalware is still a relatively unknown term but is becoming more widely leveraged in malware. So you need to know about this semi-low-tech, yet innovative tactic that is imperceptible to the human eye.

It all sounds like the stuff of Sherlock Holmes or “Mission Impossible”, but steganographic malware, or stegomalware for short, is a real thing that broadly describes a host of tactics used to hide data in plain sight.

We are thrilled to announce that Frost & Sullivan has ranked Fortra as a leader in our space. With the release of the Frost Radar for Email Security™, Frost & Sullivan has determined that Fortra Email Security is a leader in the industry, having increasing its revenue distribution in North America by 30%, as well as penetration in the cloud security market and in the banking and finance verticals...

What Is Business Email Compromise (BEC)?Business email compromise (BEC) is a dangerous and pervasive type of email spoofing that targets businesses, aiming to damage them in some financial or reputation-based way. It does so via deceptive tactics, such as CEO or executive impersonation, allowing BEC attacks to evade security filters, leading to fraud, compromised accounts, and data leakage.Other...

Working in cybersecurity is one of the most challenging roles in the organisation. Not only are you tasked with keeping the business and its data safe and secure, but you must do so in the face of ever-increasing professionalism and sophistication on the part of cybercriminals.There are more threats than ever before, and the consequences of a data breach are more significant too. In recent Fortra...

Let the "madness" begin! The NCAA Basketball tournament is different for everyone. Some experience madness after a gut-wrenching triple overtime victory by their alma mater, while others after a buzzer-beater shot from half-court by a 16th-ranked Cinderella underdog that instantly knocks out one of your final four selections. However, to me there is nothing more maddening, in the delightful sense...

How will the digital risk and email security landscape evolve in 2024? In this VM Blog article, Eric George discusses the industry's future and shares his seven predictions for 2024.

In early 2023, Microsoft launched Defender for Identity which aims to offer visibility by helping to identify threats and provide actionable reports on attacks. But M365 security is not completely adequate for the modern enterprise and must be augmented by other data security solutions.

Cybercriminals doubled down on popular threat types and preferred malicious software in Q2, with O365 phish and QBot malware dominating inboxes by significant margins. QBot operations eclipsed all other malware once again, reaching their highest volume of share just before a multinational takedown Tuesday removed malicious code from more than 700,000 computers. Similarly, but lacking in...

In Q4, Response-Based phishing attacks were the top reported threat by end users, according to Fortra’s PhishLabs. While threats categorized as Credential Theft and Malware continue to bypass even the top secure email gateways, this is the second consecutive quarter where Response-Based attacks have led all categories. Response-Based attacks typically lack malicious indicators and instead rely...