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Abusing Data to Avoid Detection: Cybercriminal Adoption of Browser Fingerprinting
Mon, 04/08/2024
Browser fingerprinting is one of many tactics phishing site authors use to evade security checks and lengthen the lifespan of malicious campaigns. While browser fingerprinting has been used by legitimate organizations to uniquely identify web browsers for nearly 15 years, it is now commonly exploited by cybercriminals.
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Cybercriminal Focus in the New Year – Top 2024 Threat Trends
By Jessica Ryan on Fri, 03/29/2024
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Going Phishing Isn't Seasonal–Get the Latest Results from 2023's Tournament
By Monica Delyani on Fri, 02/23/2024
Preview the latest global phishing benchmarking results and expert security awareness recommendations from Fortra's Terranova Security 2023 Gone Phishing Tournament.
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The Changing Role of Government in Cybersecurity
By Antonio Sanchez on Wed, 11/29/2023
Governments are responsible for carrying out their duties to defend the rights and safety of their citizens. Find out their role in the cyber landscape and how Fortra plays a part.
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Common Email Threats and How to Combat Them
By Antonio Sanchez on Wed, 11/29/2023
We let email threats slip by us every day. Discover what popular ploys your team might be missing and how Fortra’s advanced security solutions can help.
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Threat Actor Profile: Strox Phishing-as-a-Service
Fri, 10/20/2023
Strox phishing-as-a-service has become one of the most complete phishing solutions for fraud actors available, offering advanced phishing kits, hosting services, mail spam scripts, and an automated market for selling stolen credentials. Uncover the origins, evolution, and impact of Strox, a prominent player in the world of online fraud.
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Top Takeaways from Fortra’s 2023 Domain Impersonation Report
By Antonio Sanchez on Fri, 10/20/2023
Discover domain impersonation trends in Fortra’s 2023 Domain Impersonation Report to find out how cybercriminals are spoofing employees. Fortra’s Antonio Sanchez shares insights from Fortra’s latest report.
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Financial Services Cybersecurity: What You Need to Know
By Antonio Sanchez on Wed, 10/11/2023
Today’s financial threat landscape is evolving, and firms are facing record high risk. Learn what’s causing the uptick and which essential cybersecurity practices will ke.ep you safe
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Guardians of the Digital Realm: How Managed Security Services Keep Your Business Safe
By Antonio Sanchez on Mon, 10/09/2023
In the world of cybersecurity, it's not just about keeping the bad guys out — it’s about staying one step ahead of their next move. The managed security services team at Fortra is dedicated to working with you to understand your organization’s unique security challenges and provide solutions to keep you protected against even the most sophisticated global threats. Get ready to exceed your expectations and fortify your environment like never before with Fortra.
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Generative AI in Cybersecurity
By Antonio Sanchez on Tue, 09/12/2023
Understand the challenges and benefits of generative AI on today’s cybersecurity landscape and learn how Fortra’s advanced cybersecurity solutions can help.
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Untrustworthy Email in Inboxes Reaches All-Time High
Thu, 06/01/2023
In Q1, the volume of emails classified as malicious or do not engage reached nearly a quarter of all reported emails. This is the highest combined volume of these categories since Fortra’s PhishLabs has documented this data point. Of those classified as malicious, threats considered email impersonation or, those lacking known signatures, made up a significant 98.7%.
Every quarter, PhishLabs...
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Preparing for the Impact of PCI DSS 4.0
Thu, 11/10/2022
Stealing credit card data is a perennial favorite of cybercriminals everywhere, whose aggressive tactics to score sensitive accountholder details result in breach after breach for organizations small and large. In its most recent research on payment card fraud, The Nilson Report found $28.6 billion in losses for 2020 (nearly 36% in the U.S. alone),...
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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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Solutions for Vulnerability Management
Fri, 04/22/2022
This guest blog from Dr. Edward Amoroso, Tag Cyber provides a high-level overview of modern advances in vulnerability management and how the Fortra cybersecurity portfolio supports this important method for addressing exploitable weaknesses in an enterprise.
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Top Social Media Threats Targeting the Retail Industry
Tue, 02/22/2022
Social media threats targeting enterprises more than doubled last year. Attacks on the retail industry specifically have grown, as threat actors are targeting victims with impersonation and counterfeit ad campaigns.
Purchasing behavior is increasingly influenced by social media, making it an attractive vector for these kinds of campaigns. The tendency of social media users to consume information...
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Why is Bandwidth Monitoring Important?
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 06/26/2020
What's the importance of bandwidth speed, capacity, and usage? Learn why monitoring these key metrics can help meaintain peak network performance.
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How to Get Started with NIST 800-171 Compliance
By Kevin Jackson on Fri, 09/22/2017
Are you ready to report your NIST 800-171 compliance status by the end of the year? If you do business with the federal government, you need to comply with SP NIST 800-171 by the end of the year. Now is the time to implement your compliance plan.
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Use Flows to Keep Network Traffic Moving
By Kevin Jackson on Wed, 12/14/2016
Intermapper Flows is a particularly valuable tool for monitoring network traffic as it gives you detailed metrics about who, how, and when data is flowing across the network.