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Guide
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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
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
Scattered Canary Guide
Guide
Guide

Scattered Canary Threat Dossier

Business email compromise (BEC) has continued to grow into a billion-dollar industry as cybercriminals turn to it as their preferred scam. But with the West African gang we’ve named Scattered Canary, we have deeper insight into how BEC is connected to the rest of cybercrime, and why it has grown in recent years. Download the threat dossier to learn: How Scattered Canary grew...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
Data Breach
Spear Phishing
Guide
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
Guide

Ransomware: Exploring the Leading Cyber Extortion Tool

Ransomware has evolved from targeting individuals to extorting large sums of money from businesses with the threat of releasing or destroying their private company data. This type of email-based attack can cause tremendous financial losses as well as reputation damage that’s difficult and expensive to repair. Read our ransomware white paper now for insights from Agari Chief...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Ransomware
Datasheet
Datasheet

Fortra's Integration for Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR

Why Integrated Email Threat Data Matters Email is a primary vector for attacks on your business today—and email threats are evolving faster than ever. But actionable data about email attacks is often inaccessible to time-strapped security operations and incident response teams. That disconnect leaves your business vulnerable and unable to mitigate hidden email threats. ...
Advanced Threat Protection
Anti-Phishing
Cloud Email Security
Email Security for G-Suite
Email Security for MS Exchange
Email Security for Office 365
Blog
Blog

What Is Email Phishing? Protect Your Enterprise

Wed, 12/08/2021
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...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
Data Breach
Spear Phishing
Cloud Email Security
Blog
Blog

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year… for Cybercriminals

Mon, 11/29/2021
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...
Advanced Threat Protection
Anti-Phishing
Phishing Simulation & Training
Cloud Email Security
DMARC Email Authentication
Blog
Blog

What is Email Spoofing & How to Stop Attackers from Spoofing Your Email Address

Tue, 12/15/2020
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...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Consumer Phishing
Spear Phishing
Advanced Threat Protection
Anti-Phishing
Cloud Email Security
Blog
Blog

Office 365 Phishing Emails: Prevention, Detection, Response

Tue, 11/24/2020
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...
Cloud Email Security
Email Security for Office 365
Blog
Blog

Phishing: With Zero-Day Email Attacks Rising, Are Some Companies Giving Up the Fight?

Mon, 06/15/2020
Amid a troubling rise in zero-day phishing attacks, recent research suggests that some companies may be making an ill-advised shift away from blocking advanced email threats to responding to them post-delivery. If true, the capitulation couldn't come at a worse time. Since January, cybercriminals taking advantage of the COVID-19 outbreak have been targeting businesses and...
Advanced Threat Protection
Anti-Phishing
Phishing Simulation & Training
Remote Workforce Protection
Cloud Email Security
Email Security for G-Suite
Email Security for Office 365
Blog
Blog

Preventing Phishing Attacks:  The Dangers of Two-Factor Authentication

Mon, 06/08/2020
Are you protecting your remote workers against an endless barrage of COVID-19 related phishing attacks by requiring 2-factor authentication (2FA) to log into employee email accounts? Smart move—just don't let it give you a false sense of security.
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Account Takeover
Consumer Phishing
Spear Phishing
Blog
Blog

COVID-19 Credential Phishing Scams: Feeding Off Coronavirus Fears

Tue, 04/28/2020
Since the beginning of February, we have seen more than a 3,000% increase in Coronavirus-themed phishing attacks targeting our customers. The spike in attacks is as logical as it is repugnant. With an estimated 75 million employees more reliant than ever on email during the largest "work-from-home experiment" in history, phishing scammers and other threat actors seem hellbent...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Consumer Phishing
Advanced Threat Protection
Anti-Phishing
Phishing Simulation & Training
Blog
Blog

Phishing Attacks: Top 3 Reasons Healthcare Employees Are Prime Targets

Wed, 01/22/2020
A growing body of evidence suggests employees throughout the healthcare sector may be uniquely vulnerable to phishing attacks. If finding itself a growing target for cybercriminals weren’t bad enough, the industry is also seeing associated lawsuits piling up. Montana-based Kalispell Regional Healthcare was recently hit with a suit after it disclosed that multiple employees had...
Advanced Threat Protection
Anti-Phishing
Phishing Simulation & Training
Phishing Incident Response
Blog
Blog

Microsoft Office 365 + Secure Email Cloud: All You Need in a Cloud-First World

Mon, 11/04/2019
You’ve heard the statistics…more than 70% of all business users will be provisioned with cloud office applications in the next two years, including email. It’s an overdue modernization that eliminates physical infrastructure to drive cost savings and integrate services for improved productivity Chasing this move, cybercriminals intent on account takeover are evolving their...
Advanced Threat Protection
Anti-Phishing
Cloud Email Security
DMARC Email Authentication
Email Security for Office 365
Blog
Blog

How to Prevent Phishing Attacks that Target Your Customers with DMARC and Office 365

Thu, 09/26/2019
Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on the Microsoft Security blog and has been republished here.  You already know that email is the number one attack vector for cybercriminals. But what you might not know is that without a standard email security protocol called Domain Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance (DMARC), your organization is open to the...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
Advanced Threat Protection
Anti-Phishing
Cloud Email Security
DMARC Email Authentication
Email Security for Office 365
Blog
Blog

How to Stop Phishing Message Voicemail Attacks

Tue, 09/24/2019
At Agari we often talk about the evolving nature of advanced email attacks and the identity deception tactics that go with them. These attacks bypass legacy controls and like a magician delighting a curious audience, they trick the human psyche by targeting core human emotions such as fear, anxiety and curiosity. Of course, the magic in this case comes with ill intent. A good...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Consumer Phishing
Spear Phishing