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Holiday Season Triggers Rise in Counterfeit Activity

Fri, 12/09/2022
Counterfeit activity increases every year during the pre-holiday shopping blitz -- most notably Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas and Hanukkah. Arm yourself with defenses now to combat ever-evolving counterfeiting methods during peak retail shopping season.
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Data Breach
On-Demand Webinar

How to Protect Against Advanced Email Threats

By Cary Hudgins
Unfortunately, the bad news about data breaches, cybersecurity scams, and email attacks is constant and the numbers are more staggering with each year. Learn which steps to take now to protect your organization’s email ecosystem, such as collecting threat intelligence, mitigating against brand impersonation, and training your employees on security awareness, all while maintaining compliance.
Anti-Phishing Offerings
Anti-Phishing
DMARC Email Authentication
Blog

Financials & Card Data Top Q3 Targets on the Dark Web

Mon, 12/05/2022
In Q3, credit unions nearly overtook national banks as the top targeted industry on the Dark Web, according to recent data from Fortra’s PhishLabs.
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
Email Spoofing
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 Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
Data Breach
Ransomware
Social Engineering
Case Study

SFT Threat Protection Helps Credit Card Company Securely Transfer Files

Mercury Financial needed a way to protect data in transit to stay secure and compliant. The added data security and peace of mind through the use of Clearswift Secure ICAP Gateway paired with the GoAnywhere MFT solution became the perfect pairing for the credit card company.
Data Security
Managed File Transfer
Blog

Enhance Microsoft 365 Data Loss Prevention

Tue, 10/25/2022
DLP policies can identify, monitor, and automatically protect sensitive items across Microsoft 365 services. That's why using DLP tools, such as Clearswift, can enhance Microsoft 365 to protect data better.
Email Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
Blog

DKIM vs. SPF Email Standards: Do I Need Them Both?

Thu, 10/20/2022
When it comes to email authentication standards, should you use DKIM, SPF, or both? We’re going to cover these terms, when you should use them, what they do—and how best to protect your email domains.Is it DKIM vs. SPF—or BOTH?Should the battle really be DKIM vs. SPF? While not mandatory, it’s highly recommended to use both SPF and DKIM to protect your email domains from spoofing attacks and fraud...
DMARC Email Authentication
SPF
DKIM
DMARC setup guide
Blog

What Is the Meaning of the SPF Email Standard and How Does It Work?

Wed, 10/19/2022
We're going to delve into what the meaning of SPF for email is, how to implement it, the benefits of deploying it, and how to further protect your email-sending domains.What is SPF for Email?Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an email authentication standard that domain owners use to specify the email servers they send email from, making it harder for fraudsters to spoof sender information. SPF...
DMARC Email Authentication
Blog

DKIM Guide: How to Set Up the Email Standard Step by Step

Tue, 10/18/2022
In this DKIM setup guide, we’ll walk you through the steps on how to set up DKIM correctly, test it, avoid common pitfalls, and fix common mistakes. In case you’re new to DKIM, or DomainKeys Identified Mail, we’ll start with a high-level overview before getting to the step-by-step instructions, but you can first look up your DKIM record here. ...
DMARC Email Authentication
DKIM
Securing Government Data
Guide

Securing Government Data with Fortra Email Security Solutions

Government agencies need to stay on top of the latest cyber threats and understanding the data that flows in, out, out and even within the organization. This guide takes a look at how the data travels and the solutions for keeping the data protected where ever it flows.
Email Data Loss Prevention
Email Security
Data Security
Blog

What Is Whaling Phishing & How Does It Work?

Mon, 10/03/2022
“Whaling” phishing fraud attacks target the C-suite of a company which creates high risk of extremely sensitive, mission-critical data being stolen and exposed. Fortunately, protecting the organization from these attacks is possible.Whaling phishing is a type of phishing attack targeting larger, high-value targets, which is why it's called "Whaling." Attackers themselves often pretend to be C...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
Spear Phishing
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Blog

September Was Insider Threat Awareness Month

Mon, 10/03/2022
Insider threats may not get as much attention as the outsider threats. Outsider threats are overwhelmingly malicious in intent. Organizations must protect their data with a strong barrier, because the “bad guys” are on the outside. However, inside the walls of an organization can be a disgruntled employee wanting to cause harm or an employee incentivized from outside the organization. Then of...
Email Security
Microsoft Office 365
Video

Email Security Best Practices: How to Protect Against Advanced Threats

By Cary Hudgins
Unfortunately, the bad news about data breaches, cybersecurity scams, and email attacks is constant and the numbers are more staggering with each year. Learn which steps to take now to protect your organization’s email ecosystem, such as collecting threat intelligence, mitigating against brand impersonation, and training your employees on security awareness, all while maintaining compliance. That...
Anti-Phishing Offerings
Anti-Phishing
DMARC Email Authentication
Email Security
Article

How to Mitigate Online Counterfeit Threats

Tue, 09/27/2022
The broad scope of counterfeit campaigns and unclear boundaries of abuse make it challenging to successfully mitigate online threats targeting retail brands. There is a fine line between infringement and fair use of publicly made materials, as well as immeasurable online environments where counterfeit campaigns may live and grow.
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Email Spoofing
Data Breach
Blog

What Is Email Spoofing & How You Protect Against It

Tue, 09/20/2022
What is Email Spoofing?Email spoofing is the forgery of an email sender address so that the message appears to have come from someone other than the actual source. Spammers will often spoof emails in order to encourage recipients to open, reply to, or even take action in response to their solicitations. Email spoofing is one of the most common forms of cybercriminal activity, specifically a form...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
DMARC Email Authentication
On-Demand Webinar

How to Prepare for PCI DSS 4.0

By Dr. Steve Jeffery
Let’s face it: staying compliant is complicated and can take a great deal of time and resources. This may be why less than 28 percent of organizations say they are compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Even though complex, not compiling with PCI DSS can have devastating consequences. Now that PCI DSS 4.0 has arrived, there is even more to contend with for...
Email Security
Blog

How to Run Simulated Phishing Campaigns

Tue, 09/13/2022
Here's how to run a simulated phishing campaign to test and train your employees before they receive an actual phishing email. What is a Phishing Campaign?To be clear, when we say “phishing campaign,” we’re not referring to malicious, black-hat phishing campaigns. A simulated phishing campaign is part of an internal training program to raise employee awareness about real-world phishing attacks and...
Anti-Phishing Offerings
Anti-Phishing