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Zero-Day Threats: How Cloud Email Security Can Mitigate Risks

By Ravisha Chugh on Mon, 11/25/2024
By Q3 2024, organizations encountered credential theft in nearly 50% of all email security threats they handled, while malware grew by 4% which is the highest amount of volume since Q1. Learn how cloud-based solutions can help detect and prevent zero-day attacks like malware and more.
Advanced Email Threats
Business Email Compromise
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Top Threats to Cloud Email Security and How to Mitigate Them

By Ravisha Chugh on Wed, 10/30/2024
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.
Advanced Email Threats
Account Takeover
Business Email Compromise
Email Spoofing
Social Engineering
Spear Phishing
Vendor Email Compromise
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Cloud Email Security
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Email Protection Strategies for Modern Enterprises

By Monica Delyani on Wed, 10/30/2024
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.
Advanced Email Threats
Account Takeover
Business Email Compromise
Email Spoofing
Social Engineering
Spear Phishing
Vendor Email Compromise
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Cloud Email Security
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Harrowing Tales of Social Engineering Attacks from the Trenches

By Monica Delyani on Wed, 10/23/2024
The social engineering attacks that businesses are seeing today – from hiding payloads in files to commit fraud, to quishing and smishing – and what can be done about them.
Advanced Email Threats
Social Engineering
Spear Phishing
Anti-Phishing Offerings
Anti-Phishing
Cloud Email Security
Email Security
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Harnessing Data Science and AI in Cybersecurity

By Ravisha Chugh on Tue, 10/15/2024
In this Solutions Review article, Ravisha Chugh from Fortra explains how companies are harnessing data science and AI technologies in their cybersecurity initiatives.
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Anti-Phishing
Cloud Email Security
DMARC Email Authentication
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Will 2024’s Presidential Election Day Be Groundhog Day When It Comes to Nation-State Email Attacks?

By Monica Delyani on Mon, 10/07/2024
With 2024's presidential election around the corner, Fortra discusses the blunt-force impact of campaigns not hardening their cybersecurity, such as campaign impersonation, donation scams and fraud, and the possibility that it will be cybercriminals who decide the next President of the United States—not voters.
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Understanding DMARC Reports

By Mike Jones on Mon, 10/07/2024
Why is it so important to analyze DMARC reports? Well, it makes it so organizations can detect malicious emails and prioritize source configuration, all of which is crucial for maintaining their email security.
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How to Defend Against Stegomalware

By Dr. Steve Jeffery on Tue, 10/01/2024
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.
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Cloud Email Security
DMARC Email Authentication
Email Data Loss Prevention
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What You Need to Know About Stegomalware

By Dr. Steve Jeffery on Tue, 10/01/2024
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.
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Cloud Email Security
DMARC Email Authentication
Email Data Loss Prevention
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Preventing Email Leaks in Business Environments

By Dr. Steve Jeffery on Thu, 09/19/2024
By understanding email data leaks, their value to attackers, and their root causes, organizations can stay savvy and set up the right tools to thwart many email-targeting attempts.
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Original Research from Fortra Reveals Pervasiveness, Types of Look-Alike Domains Targeting Brands

Thu, 08/24/2023
In the ever-evolving landscape of cybercrime, look-alike domains remain a constant component in the vast majority of threats. Look-alike domains or, URLs that resemble those of a legitimate brand, can cause significant damage to brand reputation by way of fraudulent websites, phishing schemes, malware distribution, and more. Original research conducted by Fortra’s PhishLabs analyzes how look...
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The Science Behind the Scenes: How Machine Learning Combats Phishing Attacks and BEC

Thu, 07/20/2023
Because email remains the most ubiquitous form of business communication, it continues to be a favorite attack vector for cybercriminals. Email has always been vulnerable because it was not originally designed with security or privacy in mind. As a result, email security vendors emerged to protect this critical communication channel. In the early days, many vendors used signature or reputation...
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The Royal & BlackCat Ransomware: What you Need to Know

Thu, 07/06/2023
The US healthcare sector continues to be aggressively targeted by ransomware operators. Royal and BlackCat are two of the more recent – and highly sophisticated – ransomware threats. These two new flavors of ransomware pose serious potential impacts on the healthcare sector, but there are appropriate mitigation and defense strategies that organizations can take to protect against them. What is...
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Microsoft 365's Good. Clearswift's SEG Makes It More Secure.

Fri, 05/05/2023
Microsoft 365 has certainly become a mainstay. In order to stay safe and secure, Fortra's Clearswift Secure Email Gateway provides an additional needed layer to Microsoft 365.
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What to Know About Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scams

Thu, 04/06/2023
Business email compromise (BEC) is a dangerous type of email spoofing that targets businesses, aiming to damage them in some way. Overall, BEC “is one of the most financially damaging online crimes,” according to a joint Cybersecurity Advisory by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations (FDA OCI), and the US Department of...
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What is the Relationship Between Ransomware and Phishing?

Thu, 03/30/2023
Ransomware and phishing are usually put in two separate categories when cyberattack methodologies are discussed. However, ransomware operators are increasingly leveraging phishing tactics to deploy their malicious payloads, and the potential for compromise is exponentiating as a result. Ransomware and Phishing - a match made in heaven Phishing is the number one delivery vehicle for ransomware...
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