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​​Cso: Cisos Advised to Rethink Vulnerability Management as Exploits Sharply Rise​

Tyler Reguly, Senior Manager of Security R&D at Fortra, was featured in a CSO article examining how security teams can adapt to the surge in vulnerabilities. He explains why public data remains a valuable tool for guiding risk-based strategies.Originally published in ​CSO.​Excerpt: ​“The reality is that public sources of intelligence are critical to managing your vulnerabilities,” Reguly argues. ...
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​​Help Net Security: The State of DMARC Adoption: What 10M Domains Reveal​

John Wilson, Senior Fellow of Threat Research at Fortra, dives into the state of DMARC adoption across the top 10 million domains. He explains how SPF, DKIM, and DMARC work together to prevent email spoofing, the dangers of misconfigurations like “+all,” and why few organizations enforce strong DMARC policies even years after the standard’s introduction. Wilson shares key research findings, real...
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2025 Email Threat Report Predicts Standard Security Measures Fall Short in the Wake of AI

Fortra, a global cybersecurity software and services provider, today published the 2025 Email Threat Intelligence Report. Fortra analysts and researchers evaluated over one million unblocked email threats from 2024 to understand how threat actors are bypassing common email security measures to target unsuspecting employees. The report’s predictions and actionable insights give organizations the data necessary to identify and defend against email-based attacks.
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Fortra VM 6.5.0 Release: Paving the Way for the Fall and New Year

Fortra VM 6.5.0 release has a lot going on behind the scenesIn the latest Fortra VM release, our team is laying the groundwork for capabilities that will roll out through this fall and into the new year.New UI: The back end of a refreshed, updated UI is established with 6.5 and will be more broadly visible in the upcoming fall release. Users will initially be able to opt in/out until the end of...
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What can Organizations do to Reduce the Risk of Ransomware?

With the news that the Biden Administration is bringing together 30 countries to discuss and address the threat of ransomware later this month, Digital Defense provides insight on how organizations can reduce their risk in this IT Nerd guest blog.
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Expanded Vulnerability Management Features Available to Fortra VM Customers at No Extra Charge

As part of our continual quest to ensure our Fortra Vulnerability Management and threat assessment solutions always meet the changing needs of modern cybersecurity, Digital Defense is upgrading subscriptions to make newer features available to all customers at no extra cost.The newly included features span a comprehensive breadth of considerations and include Threat Landscape, Network Map, and CIS...