Guardian Digital's Email Security Intelligence, Tips & Tricks & Blog - Page No: 23

by Brittany Day

Published: 05 April 2022

The recent Covid-19 pandemic affected many different industries. The lockdown caused many business networks to expand rapidly as more employees worked from home. This also accelerated digital transformation for many companies. While most IT departments can quickly make this transition, these changes exposed more businesses to cyber threats. So, how can businesses improve their cybersecurity to stay protected from these threats?

by Brittany Day

Published: 28 March 2022

Phishing is the favorite method of attack among cybercriminals, accounting for over 90% of all modern cyberattacks. This trend has only been magnified in recent years, with remote workers’ increased reliance on inadequately secured cloud email for business communications.

by Brittany Day

Published: 18 March 2022

Ransomware attacks exploiting vulnerabilities in businesses’ networks are on the rise, as cybercriminals recognize that delayed patching and subpar patch management are widespread among organizations and present the perfect opportunity for quick financial gain. A new report from Osterman Research reveals that security professionals acknowledge that rapidly patching vulnerabilities on their networks is key to preventing ransomware attacks, yet fewer than half of survey respondents said that they rapidly patch their systems and applications.

by Brittany Day

Published: 16 March 2022

The Art of Cyberwarfare: An Investigator's Guide to Espionage, Ransomware, and Organized Cybercrime, by Jon DiMaggio comes at a time in American History when everyone ranging from business owners to private citizens can no longer turn a blind eye to the need for cybersecurity. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have moved to entirely remote or hybrid work and are now facing additional challenges from outside a traditional office environment. DiMaggio effectively captivates his audience to help them understand the major players in the ongoing cyberwar, the different methods attackers use, as well as how experts analyze attacks. 

by Brittany Day

Published: 11 March 2022

We have clarified your most pressing questions about Microsoft 365 default email security so you can prevent breaches and attacks.

by Brittany Day

Published: 21 February 2022

Despite the wide array of business email security solutions on the market today, malicious email is still reaching users’ inboxes, and often resulting in severely damaging attacks and breaches. These cybercriminals are constantly working on their methods for exploitation, finetuning their techniques and tactics to evade the detection of security defenses. This article will explain the most popular and effective techniques that threat actors use to bypass email security solutions.

by Brittany Day

Published: 03 February 2022

Effective email security defenses are of critical importance to businesses’ security and success, especially in this heightened digital threat environment we face due to the pandemic. In fact, over 90% of modern cyberattacks begin with phishing emails. Threats like targeted spear phishing, fileless malware, and zero-day attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, and difficult to detect. If successful these attacks carry great costs for victims including data theft, significant, costly downtime, financial loss, and severe, lasting reputation damage.

by Brittany Day

Published: 25 January 2022

Whether it’s the mask we wear when running errands or the bottle of hand sanitizer we now carry with us at all times, we are constantly reminded of the increased physical risk we face daily due to COVID. However, our health is not the only thing that has been threatened by this pandemic. The email threat landscape has remodeled how we work in recent years, leaving businesses, users and critical data at heightened risk. 

by Brittany Day

Published: 19 January 2022

In response to the cyberattacks in Ukraine, including the defacement of government websites and the presence of potentially destructive malware on Ukrainian systems, CISA has published a few tips aimed to protect users from the increase in potential cyber threats.

by Brittany Day

Published: 10 January 2022

There’s a new type of cyberattack that is surreptitiously threatening your systems, your data and your business - and this one lives up to every bit of the danger and sophistication conveyed in its name: fileless malware.