The Director of Security from Snowflake Computing spoke about how Fortra's Cloud Email Protection kept their company safe from executive impersonation attacks, and much more.
Listen to Bill Burns, Chief Trust Officer and VP of Business Transformation for Informatica, speak about his experience working with Fortra's Agari.
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I'm Bill Burns, Chief Trust Officer and VP of Business Transformation for Informatica. I've been working with Fortra's Agari for about six years at previous companies, introducing...
Listen to Francisco Miranda, Information Security Officer & IT Manager of the American College of Radiology, on his experience working with Fortra's Agari.
With a major spike in email attacks targeting their executives, discover how this cloud data management company turned to us for advanced threat protection with Fortra's Cloud Email Protection.
What is the difference between SMTPS and SMTP?
SMTPS uses additional SSL or TLS cryptographic protocols for improved security, and the extra "S" stands for SECURE!
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By default, SMTP to send email lacks encryption and can be used for sending without any protection in place, leaving emails with an SMTP setup susceptible to man-in...
To help IT teams define a robust email security policy and determine what’s required from an email security solution, we’ve put together a new six-step guide.
Phishing emails can steal sensitive data and cost companies' their reputation. However, protecting a company from these scammers doesn't need to be difficult.
What Is Email Phishing?
Phishing is when an attacker mimics a trusted person or brand in an attempt to steal sensitive information, or gain a foothold inside a company network. While phishing emails are by far the...
The holiday season is upon us, which means it’s also the busiest time of the year for online shopping. There’s Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and gifts to buy for loved ones. Plus, gifts to buy for yourself when the deals are this good! But beware, for cybercriminals ‘tis also the season to scam millions of dollars from unsuspecting people and companies. They’re banking on people...
Spear phishing is more focused than normal phishing. To protect against this type of phishing, your entire company will need to be educated and protected.
What is a typical spear phishing attempt?
A typical spear phishing attempt is a fraudulent personalized email that is usually sent with an attachment or requests a response. The fraudster then tries to entice the recipient...
What exactly is TLS when it comes to email encryption?
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TLS, or cybersecurity protocol Transport Layer Security first developed by the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), was designed to establish secure communications that provide both privacy and data security. Originally created from another encryption protocol called...
As we expand our integrations with industry leaders, we’re very excited to highlight a new Agari integration with Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR that helps security teams improve email threat visibility and accelerate their ability to respond to phishing attacks.
This new integration is welcome news for security teams who are feeling pummeled by a never-ending onslaught of...
CISOs and their teams are about to get some serious performance enhancers in their high-stakes race against email security threats.
According to the FBI, phishing campaigns, business email compromise (BEC) scams, and other advanced email attacks have resulted in $26 billion in business losses over the course of three years. Then 2020 happened.
With 75 million corporate...
What is email spoofing, how does it work, and why is it so dangerous to your company? We’ll explain everything you need to proactively stop attackers from spoofing your email address.
Email Spoofing: What Is It?
Email spoofing is when a fraudster forges an email header’s ‘From’ address to make it appear as if it was sent by someone else, usually a known contact like a high...
Business email compromise (BEC) actors are exploring alternative cash-out methods for spiriting away the profits from their crimes.
Traditional bank accounts have long been the go-to choice for email scammers seeking to cash out the funds they've pilfered from organizations they victimize. Just since 2016, BEC groups have defrauded businesses out of more than $26 billion...
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...
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 Patterns
Top Identity Deception Techniques
How 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...