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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
Consumer Phishing
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
Cloud Email 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...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
Spear Phishing
Cloud 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...
Advanced Threat Protection
Anti-Phishing
On-Demand Webinar

Top Mistakes You Could be Making in Email Security

Tue, 09/06/2022
Email threats are constant and remain a highly sought-after opportunity for data theft. Oftentimes organizations research email best practices and incorporate an email security solution that’s best for their needs and budget. While following best practices is essential for email security success, it’s also important to understand the top email security mistakes and whether...
Cloud Email Security
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Office 365 + DMARC: Best Practices for Protecting Your Company & Customers From Phishing Attacks

By John Wilson on Mon, 08/15/2022
In 2021, Gartner includes DMARC, or known by its full name as Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance, in its list of top 10 security projects. With very few exceptions, the best way for organizations to prevent getting impersonated in email attacks is to integrate DMARC into their Office 365-based email ecosystems. To understand why, let’s consider the...
Cloud Email Security
DMARC Email Authentication
Email Security for Office 365
On-Demand Webinar

Securing Office 365: How to Protect Against Targeted Email Attacks

Thu, 07/28/2022
This webinar from Agari and Osterman Research explains why organizations with Office 365 need robust email security and how to implement it cost-effectively.
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
Cloud Email Security
Email Security for Office 365
On-Demand Webinar

Silent Starling and the Emergence of VEC

By Crane Hassold
Silent Starling is a newly discovered cybercriminal group comprised of Nigerian cybercriminals, intent on scamming as much as they can from their victims through a new attack type named vendor email compromise (VEC). Watch this webinar to learn: What VEC is and how it differs from other major attacks Why VEC is the largest threat for your supply chain Which of your...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Vendor Email Compromise
On-Demand Webinar

Cosmic Lynx Threat Disorder: The Rise of Russian BEC

By Crane Hassold
In this webinar, Agari Sr. Director of Threat Research, Crane Hassold discusses Cosmic Lynx, the first-ever reported Russian BEC criminal organization, and how the group has significantly impacted the email threat landscape with sophisticated, high-dollar phishing attacks.
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
Cloud Email Security
DMARC Email Authentication
Guide

Frost Radar: Email Security Report

Frost & Sullivan has released the Frost Radar: Email Security, providing a benchmarking system to help you protect your email from cyber attacks. Download the report for more information about: Why email is a top threat vector for cyber attacks, and how working from home has increased the risk How the email security market will continue to grow as more organizations...
Cloud Email Security
DMARC Email Authentication
Guide

Behind the 'From' Lines: Email Fraud on a Global Scale

Organized criminals are targeting businesses with identity deception attacks that cause financial losses and broken trust, but Agari is changing the game. Using responsible active defense techniques to analyze criminal email accounts, the Agari Cyber Intelligence Division (ACID) unmasked 10 cybercriminal groups during a 10-month period. ACID has used the results of its work to:...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Account Takeover
Business Email Compromise
Spear Phishing
Guide

The Total Economic Impact™ of Agari Phishing Defense

Agari commissioned Forrester Consulting to conduct a Total Economic Impact™ (TEI) study and examine the potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by deploying Agari Phishing Defense. Quantified benefits expressed in risk-adjusted present value generated return on investment of 97% over three years, including: $270k value from improved IT security and...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Spear Phishing
Advanced Threat Protection
Anti-Phishing
Guide

Scarlet Widow Part 2: BEC Bitcoin Laundry—Scam, Rinse, Repeat

While many cybercriminal gangs scam medium-sized and large corporations, Agari has now uncovered and documented the practices of a Nigeria-based scammer group, dubbed Scarlet Widow, that has evolved a different strategy focused on more vulnerable sectors such as school districts, universities, and nonprofits. Image In this report, we...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
Social Engineering
Guide

Cosmic Lynx Threat Dossier: The Rise of Russian BEC

Cosmic Lynx is a Russia-based BEC cybercriminal organization that has significantly impacted the email threat landscape with sophisticated, high-dollar phishing attacks. In this threat dossier, you’ll discover key details about Cosmic Lynx, including: How Cosmic targets global corporations with incredibly sophisticated BEC attacks How Cosmic Lynx exploits DMARC controls to...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
Spear Phishing
Advanced Threat Protection
Anti-Phishing
Cloud Email Security
Guide

Download the Latest Email Fraud & Identity Deception Trends Report

In 2021 alone, the FBI's IC3 report published that over $44 million in losses were a direct result of effective phishing and advanced email scams. The Agari Cyber Intelligence Division analyzed trillions of emails and nearly 500 million Internet domains to uncover the scope and impact of this email fraud… and the trends that benchmark enterprise security teams’ ability to...
Cloud Email Security
DMARC Email Authentication