Traditional email security products struggle to detect email impersonation threats such as Business Email Compromise (BEC) and spear phishing campaigns. These threats consistently bypass defenses that rely on signatures and policies like Secure Email Gateways and native-cloud email filters. This guide breaks down how Fortra uses advanced data science, including machine learning models, to find and mitigate attacks that slip past traditional email defenses.
In this IT Security Wire article, cybersecurity experts Eric George and Tom Gorup, Vice President of Security Operations at Fortra’s Alert Logic, share their 2023 cybersecurity predictions.
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"PaaS (phishing-as-a-service) platforms simplify the creation and execution of credential theft phishing attacks which target the customers or employees of...
This white paper takes an expansive look at the hidden threats lurking around email inboxes, and how layered email security with a clear understanding of goals can keep your organization better protected.
In Cyber Protection Magazine’s Crucial Tech podcast, John Wilson, Senior Fellow, Threat Research, delves into the latest research from Agari and PhishLabs by Fortra.
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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:
Warn financial...
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 reduced level of effort...
Vendor email compromise is a new form of advanced email attack that uses compromised email accounts to target the global supply chain. With the cybercriminal group we’ve named Silent Starling, we see how devastating these attacks can be.
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How Silent Starling uses phishing email lures to target their victims
Why compromised email accounts make email...
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 impersonate...
The 2020 Election Security Poll delves into the issue of election security from the voters’ perspective. Findings include:
69% of registered voters say that foreign interference in 2020 U.S. presidential election campaigns is a threat to U.S. democracy
59% of respondents said receiving a fake/phishing email from one campaign would negatively impact their donation to other 2020 U.S....
Commenting on the Digital Guardian acquisition, Kate Bolseth, CEO,, said: “Our global customers look to us to provide them with powerful solutions and services to support all of their cybersecurity needs, and the data protection expertise the Digital Guardian team brings to Fortra is second to none.
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Agari Phishing Response prioritizes reported incidents, automating investigative analysis and triage, to elevate the most suspicious to the top of the list. Then, it reduces manual efforts with remediation workflows to accelerate time-to-containment.
Agari Phishing Defense uses predictive, artificial intelligence and real-time insights from trillions of emails each year, and we stop 99.987% of the attacks that secure email gateways missed. How? Let's take a look.