While Microsoft offers tiers of security features, their email security capabilities may not be enough on their own. In this webinar, Fortra experts discuss possible shortcomings in Microsoft email security and how adding solutions to fill the gaps can protect better against advanced email threats.
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.
Originally published in IT Security Wire
"PaaS (phishing-as-a-service) platforms simplify the creation and execution of credential theft phishing attacks which target the customers or...
Hybrid vishing (email-initiated voice phishing) attacks are on the rise. In this ZDNet article, John Wilson discusses the findings from the latest Agari and PhishLabs research and explains what organizations can do to help prevent hybrid vishing attacks.
Originally published in ZDNet.com
Excerpt:
“These emails are particularly adept at getting past attack controls because...
FOSTER CITY, Calif. (July 7, 2020) -- Agari, the market share leader in phishing defense solutions for the enterprise, revealed today details of the threat actor group dubbed Cosmic Lynx, the first-ever reported Russian cybercriminal ring to conduct business email compromise (BEC) phishing scams. This is a historic shift to the global email threat landscape and portends new and...
In his guest blog on The Last Watchdog, John Wilson looks at why Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks are on the rise, how they are orchestrated, and what organizations can do to stop this all-too-common attack vector.
Excerpt:
"BEC is a growing concern, and attackers have taken full advantage of the upheaval the COVID-19 pandemic has caused to ramp up their efforts. These...
Channel Insiders looks at considerations for Email Security Solutions and assesses the best providers and services in 2022.
Originally published in Channel Insiders
Excerpt:
"On Gartner Peer Insights, Agari and Clearswift both hold an average score of 4.8 / 5 stars across a dozen reviews. Top client reviews mention the vendor service and support, contract flexibility, ease...
Digital Risk Protection platform delivers curated threat intelligence and complete threat mitigation across digital risk landscape
MINNEAPOLIS, October 19, 2021—Fortra announced today the acquisition of PhishLabs, a leading cyber threat intelligence company that protects organizations from attacks on their brands, employees, and digital assets....
Agari by Fortra features in APWG's Q2 Phishing Activity Trends Report.
Here are some highlights:
APWG saw 222,127 attacks in June 2021, the third worst month in APWG’s reporting history.
Financial institutions and social media sectors were the most frequently victimized.
Increases in vishing and smishing continue to be observed. Vishing is phishing advertised via voice...
Covid-19 provided ample opportunities for threat actors to exploit weaknesses in online systems. In this article by NBC News, spokespeople from Agari explain how one threat actor group, Scattered Canary, used email to fraudulently claim Covid relief unemployment benefits potentially worth millions of US dollars.
Read the full article here.
Agari’s Cyber Intelligence Division...
MINNEAPOLIS (July 15, 2021) — Agari by Fortra, a market leader in phishing defense for the enterprise, today announced that its Agari Brand Protection solution for Domain Message Authentication Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) email authentication has been enhanced to help customers take advantage of Google’s newly launched support for BIMI in Gmail. BIMI—or Brand Indicators for...
MINNEAPOLIS (May 13, 2021)—Fortra announced today the acquisition of Agari, a recognized leader in enterprise solutions protecting against advanced email threats. Agari has seen notable growth with its Software as a Service (SaaS) offering, which sets the standard for protecting organizations against phishing, business email compromise, and email threats. In light of today’s...
FOSTER CITY, Calif. and LONDON (April 28, 2021) — Agari, the Trusted Email Identity Company™, announced today that Frost & Sullivan has named Agari a leader in the Frost Radar: Email Security report. This ranking is based on having the highest three year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 22.2% as well as the company’s vision and strategy focused on identity-centric email...
FOSTER CITY, Calif. and LONDON (April 15, 2021) – Interest in the Trust 2021 conference soared in the wake of the newly released FBI IC3 fraud report that stated business email compromise (BEC) and other email-based threats accelerated. An analysis of the reports showed that financially motivated fraud added up to $3.5 billion in losses, equaling 70% of all cybercrime losses in...
Capital call payment scams target on average more than $800,000 in wire transfers
333% increase in payroll diversion scams as attackers evolve their tactics
61% of phishing threats reported by employees are false-positives
5.8 Billion malicious emails crafted by scammers spoof corporate URL domains
Use of BIMI by companies jumps 82%
FOSTER CITY, Calif. and LONDON (March 3,...
While ransomware is rightly positioned as the most immediate cybersecurity threat, businesses shouldn't underestimate the threat business email compromise (BEC) attacks present to organizations.
In this article, Ciaran Rafferty, Managing Director,, discusses the release of the NCSC’s annual review for 2021 and looks at the implications for email security.
Originally published...
‘Tis the season to be extra vigilant for email scams. In this article, Mike Jones from Agari by Fortra looks at ways businesses can protect their employees' inboxes.
Originally published in Financial IT.net
Excerpt:
"In email spoofing attacks, the sender display and domain names can look like they come from legitimate brands. To prevent this, businesses can implement DMARC...
FOSTER CITY, CA and LONDON (Jan. 6, 2021) -- Agari, the market share leader in phishing defense solutions for the enterprise, today announced performance results for its fiscal fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2020.
Highlights include:
33% global customer growth
First to identify one of the cybercriminal rings behind U.S. CARES Act Fraud
First to uncover...
FOSTER CITY, CA (Nov. 18, 2020) -- Agari, the market share leader in phishing defense solutions for the enterprise, announced today that its email authentication product, Agari Brand Protection™, won Overall Enterprise Email Security Solution of the Year at the 2020 Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards. Now in its fourth year the Cybersecurity Breakthrough Awards are considered...
LONDON (Sept. 14, 2020) - Agari, the market share leader in phishing defense solutions for the enterprise, have earned the Best Security Company of the Year – over 150 staff award at the Cyber Security Awards for their pioneering contributions to and continued trailblazing within the email security sector. The Cyber Security Awards were established in 2014 to reward the best...
Tampa Bay, FL (March 5, 2020) – KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, today announced a new partnership with Agari, the market share leader in phishing defense solutions for the enterprise, that creates a best-in-class approach to defend against phishing attacks at scale.
As a result of this new partnership,...