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Email Security Intelligence - Email Risk is Universal: Securing Business Email in Every Industry

by Brittany Day
Email Security Intelligence - Email Risk is Universal: Securing Business Email in Every Industry
Email risk doesn’t discriminate - threat actors are targeting businesses of all sizes in  every industry sector with advanced attacks designed to deceive victims into sharing credentials, financial information and other sensitive data that can be exploited for monetary gain. Now is not the time to overlook the importance of effective email security!

Email Security Intelligence - Wire Transfer Scams Involving Real Estate Transactions: How to Prevent Fraud with Effective Email Security

by Brittany Day
real estate wire fraud
Wire transfer scams in the real estate industry are on the rise. Buying a home should be a joyful, celebratory affair; however, in reality, wire transfer fraud victims around the world are losing their life savings in the closing process every day.

Email Security Intelligence - 9 Methods to Secure your Email Account from Hackers

by Brittany Day
Email Security Intelligence - 9 Methods to Secure your Email Account from Hackers
Based on the trend of the last few years, it has shown us that there’s an emergence in cyber attacks, data breaches, scams, and much more. And, it’s not just the industry tycoons that are getting online threats; even small businesses are affected. Every individual has the same potential to receive such an online threat. One of the most common pathways for such instances is the Email account. 

Email Security Intelligence - Understanding Malicious URL Protection - And Why You Need It to Secure Your Email

by Brittany Day
Email Security Intelligence - Understanding Malicious URL Protection - And Why You Need It to Secure Your Email
Email attacks are always evolving, and because of the “new normal” we face during this pandemic, the digital threat landscape is far more dangerous than ever. Security researchers estimate that there has been a 600% increase in phishing campaigns due to COVID-19, and the majority of these attacks rely on malicious links to steal credentials or deliver malware. Research shows that 1 in 10 employees will click on a malicious link - and just one wrong click can have serious consequences including account compromise, data theft, financial loss, reputation damage and lost productivity. 

Email Security Intelligence - DMARC Quarantine vs. Reject: Which Should You Implement to Secure Business Email against Sender Fraud?

by Brittany Day
DMARC Quarantine vs. Reject
In this era of heightened cyber risk, how can you verify the legitimacy of the emails you receive to avoid disclosing sensitive information or downloading ransomware? Phishing attacks have evolved to become so targeted and stealthy that, without the proper protocols and technology in place, even the most educated and aware users can fall for a scam - putting their organization’s key assets and reputation at great risk.

Email Security Intelligence - How To Keep Email Private with TLS

by Brittany Day
Email Security Intelligence - How To Keep Email Private with TLS
It is no secret that email is the preferred method of communication for businesses - a trend that has only been magnified with the increase in remote workers brought on by the pandemic. That being said, email is effectively a plaintext communication sent from email clients to receiving email servers or from one server to another, leaving the content of messages in transit vulnerable to compromise without additional protection via encryption technology such as the Transport Layer Security (TLS) standard.

Email Security Intelligence - You’ve Got Mail: How To Tell If It’s Fraud

by Brittany Day
Email Account Compromise (EAC)
Is that email that just appeared in your inbox really from who it says it's from? How certain can you be?  

Top Email Security Trends Putting Your Business at Risk of Attack in 2021

by Brittany Day
Top Email Security Trends Putting Your Business at Risk of Attack in 2021
Since the beginning the COVID-19 crisis, there has been a seismic shift in the way businesses operate. With a large portion of the global workforce now working remotely - a trend that will likely continue even after we emerge from this pandemic, email use for business communications is at an all-time high - and so is the email-borne risk that all businesses face daily.

Email Security Intelligence - Security Expert Dave Wreski Discusses Guardian Digital’s Use of Open Source for Email Security

by Brittany Day
Open Source Email Security
LinuxSecurity.com editors have a seat with Dave Wreski, CEO of Guardian Digital, Inc. and respected author of various hardened security and Linux publications including the revolutionary Linux Security HOWTO, to talk about Guardian Digital’s unique open-source approach to securing business email.

Email Security Intelligence - Biden's Cybersecurity Efforts Highlight the Power of this Key Technology

by Brittany Day
Email Security Intelligence - Biden's Cybersecurity Efforts Highlight the Power of this Key Technology
In the wake of the recent Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack that shut down one of the largest US pipelines for nearly a week, President Biden signed an executive order placing strict new standards on the cybersecurity of all software sold to the federal government. Part of a broad, multi-layered initiative to improve national security, this order is the latest effort in a major shift from incident response to putting pressure on companies to develop more secure software or risk being locked out of federal contracts.

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