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BEC Global Insights Report: September 2024

By John Farina on Tue, 10/08/2024
The monthly Global BEC Insights Report from Fortra presents a comprehensive analysis of the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) employed by BEC threat actors. This report draws on extensive intelligence gathered from hundreds of active defense engagements conducted throughout the month. Key insights include geolocation data, attack volume, and the variety of scams, such as payroll diversion and advance fee fraud. The report also highlights the use of gift cards in scams, the requested amounts in wire transfer fraud, and the banks and webmail providers frequently targeted by attackers. These findings provide a critical understanding of the evolving BEC threat landscape.
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BEC Global Insights Report: August 2024

By John Farina on Thu, 09/26/2024
The monthly Global BEC Insights Report from Fortra presents a comprehensive analysis of the latest tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) employed by BEC threat actors. This report draws on extensive intelligence gathered from hundreds of active defense engagements conducted throughout the month. Key insights include geolocation data, attack volume, and the variety of scams, such as payroll diversion and advance fee fraud. The report also highlights the use of gift cards in scams, the requested amounts in wire transfer fraud, and the banks and webmail providers frequently targeted by attackers. These findings provide a critical understanding of the evolving BEC threat landscape.
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The Email Security Gaps in Your Cloud

By Ravisha Chugh on Mon, 01/22/2024
The cloud has reshaped the way organizations operate and comes with its own vulnerabilities in email security. Discover how Fortra's Cloud Email Protection can deliver multi-faceted defense against advanced email threats to keep your organization safe
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Google and Yahoo Take Stance on Email Authentication

Mon, 12/18/2023
Google and Yahoo announced new email authentication requirements for those sending email to their users, with a rapid deadline of February 2024. Discover what these requirements mean for your organization, the importance of having Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting & Conformance (DMARC) in place, and how Fortra can help. ...
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What’s New on Release Day 2023.4

Mon, 11/20/2023
In this issue discover how Fortra has strengthened email security and phishing protection with new rules and automation. Additionally, offensive security has added new capabilities, while data security has improved incident workflows for better threat remediation.
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Are Cybersecurity and Data Protection Now Integral to Business Success?

Mon, 02/06/2023
A famous front cover of The Economist in 2017 declared that the 'world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data.' The value of data has indeed increased significantly. Organizations rely on data and data analytics for almost every facet of their operations and use it to make insightful decisions to help move the business forward. Many have invested in the tools and solutions - AI, CRM,...
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Ransomware Attacks: Why Email Is Still THE Most Common Delivery Method

Thu, 01/26/2023
Organizations face a growing danger from phishing and ransomware, which have been the most common forms of cybercrime in recent years. Most businesses have fallen victim to phishing or ransomware attacks at some point. Every business needs to act against the growing threat of phishing, the primary method through which ransomware and other malware are spread. On the bright side, organizations have...
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Source Authentication for Email

Mon, 07/04/2022
This guest blog from Dr Edward Amoroso, Tag Cyber provides a high-level overview of modern advances in email security using source authentication and how the Fortra cybersecurity portfolio supports this important method for reducing information risk in enterprise.
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Customer Phishing Protection Couldn’t Be Easier with Agari and PhishLabs

Mon, 07/04/2022
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.
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Modern Data Security for the Enterprise

Fri, 07/01/2022
In this guest blog, Christopher Wilder of Tag Cyber provides a high-level overview of how companies can layer security solutions to ensure their data is fully protected no matter where it resides, how it travels or is shared.
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What Is NVMe?

By Randy Watson on Thu, 04/01/2021
NVMe is a communications interface plus high-performance protocol for accessing non-volatile memory. Learn more here.
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Realize ROI with Robot

By Tom Huntington on Sun, 03/28/2021
Robot has a reputation for providing high-quality systems management software and backing it up with great support. These additional benefits can help you justify the cost of automation at your company.
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Common Excuses for Not Automating

By Tom Huntington on Tue, 03/31/2020
Whether it’s staffing, budget, or complexity, we’ve heard all the excuses to forgo automation. The next time you hear—or find yourself making—an excuse, have the response ready.
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