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On-Demand Webinar

Spam Mechanisms in the Secure Email Gateway

By Dr. Steve Jeffery
This first webinar in a series of five spanning Best Practices for using Clearswift's Secure Gateways covered the more than 15 configurable spam mechanisms in the Secure Email Gateway (SEG) appliance with a choice of local or global policy. Listen as Dr. Steve Jeffery, Lead Solutions Engineer at Fortra, discusses the spam rules, where they get evaluated, URL detection, and message sanitisation....
Email Security
Web Security
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Blog

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
Ransomware
Spear Phishing
Anti-Phishing Offerings
Anti-Phishing
Cloud Email Security
Email Security
March Madness
Blog

March Madness Challenge for Cybersecurity Professionals

Mon, 03/11/2024
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...
Email Data Loss Prevention
Email Security
Web Security
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Blog

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...
Advanced Email Threats
Ransomware
Blog

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...
Advanced Email Threats
Ransomware
Social Engineering
Anti-Phishing Offerings
Anti-Phishing
Blog

Stolen Credit Union Data on Dark Web Hits High in Q4

Fri, 03/10/2023
In Q4, Dark Web activity targeting Credit Unions reached its highest count in five consecutive quarters, according to Fortra’s PhishLabs. Attacks on Credit Unions jumped significantly during the second half of 2022, with threat actors advertising stolen card data from these institutions almost as frequently as National/Regional Banks. Data tied to financial institutions is considered especially...
Web Security
Advanced Email Threats
Blog

Emails Reported as Malicious Reach Four-Quarter High in Q3

Wed, 11/23/2022
The volume of malicious emails reported in corporate inboxes has reached a four-quarter high, according to the latest data from Fortra's PhishLabs.
Advanced Email Threats
Business Email Compromise
Data Breach
Ransomware
Social Engineering
Video

What is Ransomware?

Tue, 07/26/2022
window._wq = window._wq || []; _wq.push({ id: "ljet6bijbk", options: { preload: "auto" } }); Transcript Ransomware really is continuing to be that go-to attack for attackers, and it's really one of the most effective ways that they have to extort businesses and compromise user data. How does ransomware work? Well, typically, it's delivered via infected...
Advanced Email Threats
Ransomware
Video

What's New with Clearswift V5.4.3?

Thu, 07/21/2022
Learn about the V5.4.3 Clearswift updates, what's on the roadmap for Clearswift features, and how to voice your feature priorities.
Email Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
Email Security
Web Security
Datasheet

Fortra Email Security Bundles Datasheet

Complete protection with maximum valueAdvanced email threats demand complete protection. This is because inefficiencies in combating phishing result in lost time and productivity for employees and internal SOC teams. Fortra Email Security makes it easy to deploy interoperable layers of defense that span the entire threat lifecycle from pre-delivery staging to post-delivery via an integrated...
Advanced Email Threats
Business Email Compromise
Data Breach
Domain Impersonation
Ransomware
Anti-Phishing Offerings
Anti-Phishing
DMARC Email Authentication
Email Data Loss Prevention
Phishing Simulation & Training
Triage and Response
Email Security
Guide

Augmenting Existing Security Infrastructure

Today, all organizations have information security technology in place, but much of it is centered on ‘traditional’ security applications. For example, anti-virus as part of an endpoint security solution, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems on the network.
Cloud Email Security
Email Security
Web Security
Datasheet

Clearswift Support Services Health Check

We recognize that there will be times when you want expert knowledge to help with the deployment, upgrade, or migration of our products. We can also conduct periodic health checks, or provide consultation around business process change in existing solutions. The range of services we offer has been designed to ensure that you get the maximum value from your investment in Clearswift solutions,...
Email Security
Web Security
Datasheet

Cross Domain Gateway Filters

Today there is a growing requirement for Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) across internal defence realms, between nations, and across the defence information supply chain. While custom hardware is frequently used in the form of a data diode to execute the actual transfer, there is a need to verify and validate the content prior to the transfer.Business ProblemThe need to share information is growing...
Web Security
Datasheet

Clearswift and Cyber Kill Chain

The Cyber Kill Chain is a framework developed by Lockheed Martin for the identification and prevention of cyberattack activity. The model identifies what adversaries must complete in order to achieve their objective. Interrupt the chain, defeat the attack. Reconnaissance Installation Research, identification and selection of targets, looking for...
Email Security
Web Security
Datasheet

Encryption in Fortra Secure Email Gateway

The Clearswift Secure Email Gateway is a component of Fortra's technology for:TLSS/MIME / PGPPassword-protected Zip filesPortalWhat Is Encryption?Encryption, the bi-directional conversion of meaningful content to unintelligible content, is the single most powerful information security tool in the email security admin’s armory. On its own, it fulfills two of the three fundamental tenets of security...
Advanced Email Threats
Data Breach
Ransomware
Email Security
Encryption