The Email Authentication Challenge Email is the #1 way attackers target an organization’s customers and email ecosystem. DMARC authentication, specifically with an enforcement policy of Reject, is the single most effective way to close this vulnerability inherent to email. While the premise of authentication is straightforward, organizations can encounter roadblocks and challenges along the way to...

Phishing and other email-based attacks account for 94% of breaches, with cybercriminals exfiltrating data mere hours after gaining access. However, it often takes months for businesses to discover a breach—and even longer to remediate it. Traditional security controls rely on blocking cyberattacks at a single point in time when email is delivered, attachments are executed, or URLs are clicked. In...

The benefits of moving to Microsoft 365—easily communicating and collaborating inside and outside of the organization while working anywhere from any device at any time—are well known. However, along with the convenience of a highly available and easily accessible environment comes an increased security risk. While M365 provides security to stop spam, known viruses, or malware, it does not provide...

Advanced email threats use impersonation and other techniques to easily bypass traditional email defenses like Secure Email Gateways. And while there are bolt-on security upgrades offered by cloud email providers–like Microsoft 365–they offer little protection against sophisticated threats. Once these malicious emails make it into user inboxes, cleaning them up is costly and arduous. Fortra's...

Financial Services Tips for Securing Email with Agari Although email is one of the primary digital channels for customer interaction within financial services institutions, it has never been secure. Today, with phishing more common than ever, anyone can spoof your brand and leverage it to hijack sensitive information from your customers. Phishing has played a role in almost every type of...

Strengthen Your Security Posture With a continually evolving threat landscape, organizations are under increased pressure to manage security vulnerabilities. They often need to deploy multiple threat intelligence feeds to assist in this process by identifying common indicators of compromise (IOC) and indicators of attack (IOA) and then recommending the necessary steps to prevent attack or...

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. Improve Visibility with...

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. Improve Visibility with...

AT A GLANCE After reaching a DMARC enforcement policy, Agari DMARC Protection continues to provide immense value to customers. BENEFITS Improves customer trust by protecting your brand from being used in phishing attacks. Decreases time to reject by automating implementation. Maximizes marketing efficacy and improves email engagement with trusted communications. Reduces operational costs...

Uncover Actionable Insights with BEC Threat Intelligence Phishing and BEC attacks represent a significant, ongoing threat to business. It’s critical to understand the strategies and tactics targeting your organization and defend against the ever-present risks, along with the potential financial liabilities that come with them. Phishing Is a Game of Cat and Mouse Cybercriminals utilize digital...

Organizations are more likely to be breached today than ever before, as cybercriminals shift tactics once again, using account takeovers (ATOs) to launch targeted email attacks. In fact, a recent Osterman Research survey reported that one in five organizations fell victim to an ATO-based email attack within the past 12 months. Attackers know that trusted email is the most effective way of...