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Office 365 Phishing Emails: Prevention, Detection, Response

Office 365 phishing emails come in common patterns. I'll list them here and also cover Office 365 anti-phishing features for prevention, detection, and response.Today, the typical Office 365 phishing emails direct users to fake Office 365 Sign-in pages. The victim submits their credentials, effectively handing over their password. Fraudsters use that login to access the victim’s address book, then...
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DKIM for Email: What It Is, How It Works, and How to Add It

We'll cover what DKIM for email is, why your company needs it, how it works, how to set DKIM up, and additional ways to prevent email spoofing attacks.What is DKIM?First, let’s clarify what DKIM is in email. DomainKeys Identified Mail is a technique that uses your domain name to sign your emails with a digital “signature” so your customers know it’s really you sending those emails and that they...
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DMARC: 5 Keys to Success

In this post, we will look at 5 keys to DMARC success both organizationally and in enterprise-wide implementation.Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) is a standard email authentication protocol that plays an essential role in any organization’s cyber security arsenal. That’s because DMARC is key to protecting your business, customers, and partners from email...
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5 Keys to DMARC Success

DMARC email authentication is essential to protecting your business, customers, and partners from email attacks that spoof your domain and hijack your brand. But for large enterprises, effective DMARC deployment is a complex, high-stakes effort. Let Agari show you the way to full DMARC protection quickly and safely. In this webinar, you’ll discover 5 best practices from the pros: Key program...
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BEC Attacks: What They Are, How to Spot Them, and What to Do

Here we’ll cover what BEC attacks are, how they work, what they usually look like, and how to handle them.What is a BEC Attack?7 Common BEC Attack PatternsTop Identity Deception TechniquesHow Can BEC Attacks be Stopped?What's the Best Way to Recover From a BEC Attack?What is a BEC Attack?First, let me explain what a BEC attack is. In short, Business Email Compromise phishing occurs when...
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Shaping Cybersecurity Resilience in Financial Services

In this webinar we reveal the results of this survey, discuss the strategic implications the finance sector faces now and in the future, and consider how stronger cybersecurity resilience can be achieved.
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BEC Scams: What to Look For, What to Do

We'll cover what BEC scams (Business Email Compromise scams) are, how they work, what you should look for, and what to do about them, including: What the Heck is BEC? 3 Reasons BEC Attacks Are Getting Worse What Are The Top BEC Scams to Look Out For? Key Identity Deception Tactics You Need to Know How Can BEC Scams Be Blocked? What the Heck is BEC? Here’s how BEC scams work:...
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The Global Reach of Business Email Compromise (BEC)

Over the last five years, Business Email Compromise (BEC) has evolved into the predominant cyber threat businesses face today. Since 2016, businesses have lost at least $26 billion as a result of BEC scams and, based on the most recent FBI IC3 report, losses from BEC attacks grew another 37 percent in 2019—accounting for 40 percent of all cybercrime losses over the course of the year. The...
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Phishing: How to Protect Against Email Attacks Sent from Compromised SendGrid Accounts

Blocking SendGrid email traffic isn't a realistic option for most businesses hit by a barrage of phishing attacks emanating from compromised accounts at the Twilio-owned email service provider in recent months. Instead, Agari leverages a strategic data modeling approach to neutralize the threat while enabling legitimate SendGrid-distributed emails to safely reach employee inboxes. More on that in...
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Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) Adoption Soaring to New Heights

For a growing number of email marketers, it may be "BIMI or bust." As of June 30, nearly 5,300 companies have adopted Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI), a new email standard for showcasing a brand's logo next to its email messages in recipient inboxes, with built-in protections against phishing-based brand spoofing.The tally reflects a 3.8X increase in the number of brands...
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Why Full DMARC Protection is a Pressing Business Imperative in 2020 and Beyond

If you haven't deployed Domain-based Messaging Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC) to protect your brand from being impersonated in phishing scams, there are pressing reasons to jump on it now. Without a doubt, these are extraordinary times for individuals and organizations alike as we've been forced to change the way we work, shop, play, and live seemingly overnight, and for far...
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Implement DMARC for Trust Before Google AMP for Email

With marketers more dependent on digital channels, many may accelerate their tests of Google's AMP for Email technology in search of an edge. But without an email protocol called Domain-based Messaging Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC), fraudsters could weaponize the trust customers expect from your brand for their own evil intentions and put consumers and businesses at risk. The...
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Employee-Reported Phishing Attacks Climb 65%, Clobbering SOC Teams

Scams related to COVID-19 helped fuel a 65% increase in employee-reported phishing attacks during the first half of 2020, according to our mid-year Phishing Incident Response Survey of SOC professionals at 13 large organizations spanning a cross-section of industries. Even before the outbreak, phishing was implicated in nearly 7 in 10 corporate data breaches, prompting many organizations to arm...
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DMARC Adoption Slows, 80% of Fortune 500 Email Senders Remain Unauthenticated

The first half of 2020 saw 25 additional Fortune 500 companies adopt Domain-based Messaging, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC)—bringing the total to 20% of organizations within the index, according to our H2 2020 Email Fraud and Identity Deception Trends Video .Which is salutatory, to be sure. But it means 80% of the world's biggest companies haven't adopted the standard email authentication...