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INFOGRAPHIC: How to Protect Your Data from Ransomware Attacks
Wed, 09/27/2023
Ransomware can take on multiple forms. From phishing emails or USB keys containing malicious files to downloaded files from the internet, ransomware takes over your computer and holds your data hostage. Here are 7 tips for prevention.
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INFOGRAPHIC: How to Protect Your Data from Spoofing Attacks
Tue, 09/19/2023
A social engineering attack needs only one thing to be successful: the trust of the targeted party. Here are 7 ways to protect against email spoofing.
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What is IT Process Automation? How to Build a More Resilient IT Department
Thu, 09/14/2023
As IT environments grow increasingly complex—and budgets and staff resources shrink—IT teams everywhere are looking for ways to fill the gaps. And they’re turning to IT process automation software. In fact, per Fortra’s recent IT automation survey, 72 percent of users say they’re looking to expand automation within the next year.
Curious how your IT department can utilize a process automation...
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INFOGRAPHIC: How to Protect Your Data from Smishing and Vishing
Mon, 09/11/2023
Smishing and vishing attacks can dupe even the most vigilant users with persuasive, convincing text and voice messages. Here are 6 ways to prevent these types of attacks.
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INFOGRAPHIC: How to Protect Your Data from Email Phishing Attacks
Wed, 08/02/2023
Responding to a sender, clicking on a link, or downloading a file that may not be trustworthy can lead to data corruption, leaked confidential information, and infected devices or networks. View this infographic to see tips for protecting against phishing attacks.
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RPA at PhishLabs: How Automation Benefits a Busy Cybersecurity Team
Discover how the cybersecurity professionals at PhishLabs turned to robotic process automation (RPA) to boost productivity without increasing labor costs.
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Data Classification and Data Loss Prevention (DLP): A Comprehensive Data Protection Strategy
Tue, 05/23/2023
Data is the world’s currency and has been for some time. Protecting data should be at the top of the list for organizations of any size, and the heart of any security strategy. Think about it: the purpose of any firewall, email solution, compliance regulation, or XDR platform is to keep data safe. Why not cut to the heart of it with a dedicated Data Loss Prevention (DLP) solution? And why not...
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Security Awareness: The Groundwork of Cybersecurity Culture
Wed, 05/03/2023
It’s a big world out there, and cybercriminals know you don’t have time for everything. A common fallacy is that they’re lurking in dark basements, bending their brands to maximum capacity to create highly sophisticated exploits that blow any current security system out of the water. More often than not, they’re not.Criminal hackers go after the low...
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What Is a Cloud Access Security Broker (CASB)?
Wed, 04/26/2023
The proliferation of cloud computing has heightened the need for organizations to monitor and manage the safe use of cloud services. Cloud access security brokers, or CASBs, provide the necessary security features to protect cloud-based resources as they’re accessed while also detecting threats and controlling data that flows through the cloud.What Are the 4 Pillars of Cloud Access Security...
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ORBE Advisors automates the generation of its clients' financial reports with Automate RPA
ORBE Company uses Automate, Fortra's RPA tool, to automate the generation of financial reports for its customers, reducing manual processes and saving time for its team. Read the full case study.
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Workload Automation (WLA) vs. Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
Wed, 02/15/2023
Automation remains a popular technology for businesses of all kinds. Within the realm of automation, there are a lot of acronyms representing different tools and approaches—two of the most common are workload automation (WLA) and robotic process automation (RPA). As you plan your strategy, it’s important to understand the differences of workload automation vs. robotic process automation.
Both...
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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...
Case Study
SFT Threat Protection Helps Credit Card Company Securely Transfer Files
Mercury® Financial needed a way to protect data in transit to stay secure and compliant. The added data security and peace of mind through the use of Clearswift Secure ICAP Gateway paired with the GoAnywhere MFT solution became the perfect pairing for the credit card company.
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Automation vs Hyperautomation: Learn the Differences
Thu, 11/10/2022
Gartner forecast a $600 billion global market in 2022 for technology that powers hyperautomation. Without a doubt, hyperautomation has quickly moved from an industry buzzword to the way companies of all sizes approach automation.
Surveys from the technology research and consulting firm show that a majority of CEOs and two-thirds of boards of directors are demanding operational excellence and...
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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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Alternative to UiPath: Fortra's Automate
Thu, 09/01/2022
As the RPA market has evolved three types of vendors have emerged based on increasing sophistication — and often — greatly increased costs. At one end you’ll find low-code or no-code automation products that offer desktop automation or productivity for individuals but can lack the functionality that would allow automation efforts to grow in number and complexity. At the opposite end, you’ll find...