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BEC: Why This Basic Threat Is Difficult to Detect

Revenue lost to payment fraud saw an increase in every major global region from 2021 to 2022, and odds are your organization is still seeing email impersonation threats in inboxes. But why? This article provides insights on Business Email Compromise to help you understand just why these threats are so effective for cybercriminals.
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Machine Learning Models in Cloud Email Protection

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.
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Effective Strategies for Protecting Against BEC

While BEC is incredibly simple and effective, it is not unstoppable. Organizations need to go beyond traditional email security measures to detect, block, and prevent email impersonations. Learn what steps need to be taken in order to combat BEC and protect your organization from this popular attack.
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IT Security Wire: Cybersecurity in 2023: Top Three Predictions

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...
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ZDNet: Scammers Are Using This Sneaky Trick to Bypass Spam Filters

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...
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Los Angeles-Based Large Credit Union Eradicates Phishing Attacks

Executive Summary Los Angeles Federal Credit Union (LAFCU) was in the crosshairs of email scammers. Its brand was constantly being spoofed, putting its members at risk of being defrauded. The CTO prioritized email security as part of his broader risk management strategy, and selected Agari as his partner. That was more than a decade ago. Today, domain spoofing is at near-zero....
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Filling the Gaps in Microsoft 365

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.
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Clearswift and Agari: Best Email Security Providers & Services 2022

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...
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Fortra expands anti-phishing and DLP with latest acquisitions

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. Read the full article >    ...
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Fortra Acquires PhishLabs to Continue Expansion of Cybersecurity Portfolio

  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....
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Agari by Fortra Supports Customer Ready to Embrace BIMI Email Security

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...
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Fortra Acquires Agari to Grow Data Security Portfolio

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...
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Agari Named Leader in New "Frost Radar: Email Security " Report Based Growth and Innovation

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...