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On-Demand Webinar

Cosmic Lynx Threat Disorder: The Rise of Russian BEC

By Crane Hassold
In this webinar, Agari Sr. Director of Threat Research, Crane Hassold discusses Cosmic Lynx, the first-ever reported Russian BEC criminal organization, and how the group has significantly impacted the email threat landscape with sophisticated, high-dollar phishing attacks.
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
Cloud Email Security
DMARC Email Authentication
Press Release
Press Release

How Enterprises Can Defend Against Rapidly Evolving Ransomware

Ransomware threats can change daily, making consumers and businesses more vulnerable than ever. Names like Angler malvertising, Locky ransomware and Angler Exploit Kit frequently crop up in the news, despite law enforcement’s best efforts to contain them. Simply put, malware is popular because it’s successful. Cyber criminals make an estimated 1,425% ROI for exploit kit and...
Video
Video

Informatica Gains Visibility into Threats by Using Fortra

Listen to Bill Burns, Chief Trust Officer and VP of Business Transformation for Informatica, speak about his experience working with Fortra's Agari.       Transcript  I'm Bill Burns, Chief Trust Officer and VP of Business Transformation for Informatica. I've been working with Fortra's Agari for about six years at previous companies, introducing...
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Account Takeover
Business Email Compromise
Case Study
Case Study

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....
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Consumer Phishing
Advanced Threat Protection
Anti-Phishing
Press Release
Press Release

Agari Identifies First-ever Reported Russian BEC Cybercriminal Ring Targeting Executives in 46 Countries Across Six Continents

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...
Case Study
Case Study

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.
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Advanced Threat Protection
Cloud Email Security
Blog
Blog

Customer Phishing Protection Couldn’t Be Easier with PhishLabs' Digital Risk Protection

Fri, 07/01/2022
It’s not news that cybercrime is a constant battle—large enterprises and small businesses everywhere are susceptible to a myriad of advanced email threats and socially engineered attacks, such as executive or brand impersonation. According to IC3’s Internet Crime Report, over $44 million in losses in 2021 were a direct result of malicious phishing and advanced email scams....
Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
Business Email Compromise
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Blog

Five Key Points When Preventing Cybersecurity Attacks in a World of Hybrid Working

Tue, 06/07/2022
On 19 July, the UK will finally lift the final social distancing measures that were put in place during the pandemic. Although concerns about the pandemic still exist, many people will now be contemplating a tentative return to the office. Although the benefits of homeworking are well-documented and recent events have proven that people can work just as effectively from home as...
Blog
Blog

SMTPS: Securing SMTP and the Differences Between SSL, TLS, and the Ports They Use

Thu, 05/26/2022
What is the difference between SMTPS and SMTP? SMTPS uses additional SSL or TLS cryptographic protocols for improved security, and the extra "S" stands for SECURE! Image By default, SMTP to send email lacks encryption and can be used for sending without any protection in place, leaving emails with an SMTP setup susceptible to man-in...
Cloud Email Security
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Blog
Blog

Why Cybersecurity Matters: Elevating IT to the C-Suite in Your Organization

Fri, 04/29/2022
There isn’t a CEO or board member in the world that would publicly state that their organization believes cybersecurity doesn’t matter. A Cybersecurity Ventures report has forecast that cybercrime will cost businesses worldwide an astonishing $10.5 trillion annually by 2025, so it’s an evident and sizable area of concern. Any CEO not taking this seriously would be roundly...
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Blog

5 Big Myths about DMARC, Debunked

By Monica Delyani on Tue, 04/26/2022
With email attacks contributing to billions of lost dollars each year, a growing number of organizations are adopting Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) in an effort to protect themselves and their customers from fraudsters. Adoption of DMARC has steadily gained traction since the onset of the pandemic, and the original email authentication...
Cloud Email Security
DMARC Email Authentication
Press Release
Press Release

Blunting BEC Capers that Continue to Target and Devastate SMBs and Enterprises

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...