Losses from business email compromise (BEC) attacks targeting title companies, real estate firms and others are up 136% in just 18 months. Here's what you need to know to avoid becoming the next victim Real estate industry marketers seeking to grow revenues and boost market share are increasingly facing a threat that can decimate their competitive position: Business Email Compromise (BEC). That...

After the typical malicious email attack is launched, its first victim will be compromised in under 4 minutes. Now, emerging, predictive models may point to new ways to neutralize that threat.Data science may soon be able to predict when the next email fraud attack will hit your company's inboxes. But why should we care?After all, what's the value of being able to predict these assaults? Is an...

Executive branch DMARC adoption hits 81%—but with roughly 90 days to go, most have yet to implement required enforcement policy levels across all .gov domainsWith less than three months left to comply with the Department of Homeland Security's Binding Operational Directive (BOD) 18-01 deadline, adoption of Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Compliance (DMARC) protocols for email...

Part 3 of a 4-part seriesView Next in Series | View Previous in Series'Operation WireWire' disrupted $14 million in scams—but as business email compromise spikes, innovative approaches to cybersecurity gain new urgencyBy all accounts, "Operation WireWire" was a massively successful crackdown against business email compromise (BEC) rackets around the globe. But did it really just raise more alarm?...

As more business communication and commerce becomes digital, it becomes increasingly important to have trusted and secure email communication. Hackers have recognized that email, which is the cornerstone of digital identity, can be exploited in increasingly sophisticated impersonation and phishing attacks to cause billions of dollars of harm and moreover, damage the trust and reputation that...

From 'Search & Destroy' to Granular Analysis and Beyond: New Machine Learning Tools Enhance Detection, Visualization & Remediation Against a Growing ThreatWith advanced identity deception-based email attacks expected to contribute to worldwide losses of more than $600 billion this year, businesses can't afford to let down their guard against the threats hitting their inboxes.Fact #1: 95%of all...

Today, Agari has published “Behind the ‘From’ Lines: Email Fraud on a Global Scale,” a historic report that I believe is the first of its kind (but definitely not the last!). During the past 10 months, Agari has captured criminal email accounts using responsible active defense techniques, granting us unparalleled access and insight into the operation of these organized crime groups. By...

The European Union’s new privacy law, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), comes into effect on May 25, 2018 and has many ramifications for any organization doing business in the EU. Essentially, the regulation defines how businesses collect and store information on their customers and other private citizens. GDPR goes beyond the current standard of the EU Privacy Directive with...

With the World Cup in Russia this summer and the Olympics in Tokyo in 2020 further down the line; organizations conducting business around the event will face unprecedented challenges with cybersecurity and data protection. With the rise in data breaches in recent times, it might not be too strong to say that the success of these major international events relies upon the whole country being data security conscious. Everything from local hotels to travel agents and tour operators will process increasingly large quantities of customer data, including credit card details, making them ripe targets for cybercriminals. This personally identifiable data (PII) will include EU citizen data and so will need to be protected as per the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).