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The Epoch Times and Bob Erdman
News Article

The Epoch Times: Why Your Personal Data Are Floating Around on the Darknet, Which Just Keeps Growing

Featuring Bob Erdman | Mon, 02/16/2026
Bob Erdman, Associate VP of R&D at Fortra, is quoted in a recent The Epoch Times feature exploring how personal data accumulates on the darknet, how criminals monetize breach information, and why these underground markets continue to grow despite law enforcement action. Erdman highlights how repeated breach exposures allow attackers to build and trade increasingly complete identity profiles,...
Threat Research & Intelligence
Data Protection
help-net-security
News Article

​​Help Net Security: The State of DMARC Adoption: What 10M Domains Reveal​

Featuring John Wilson | Mon, 09/15/2025
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...
Email Security & Anti-Phishing
2025 Email Threat Intelligence Report
Press Release

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.
Cybernews
News Article

​​Cybernews: Sextortion Kits Fuel the Great Crypto Heist​

Thu, 02/20/2025
Crypto-related scams have surged by over 1,200% in the past year, with attackers leveraging artificial intelligence, business email compromise (BEC), and sextortion kits to steal funds.
Threat Research & Intelligence
Email Security & Anti-Phishing
Data Loss Prevention