In his April contribution to Forbes Advisor, John Wilson discusses the anatomy of “pig butchering” scams and shares insights on how to stay safe in the crypto world.
If you're a developer, scripting automations like webpage logins and file downloads can be fun. But most business users don't have the time or skill for such an undertaking. Learn how robotic process automation (RPA) offers an alternative to scripting and makes it easy to automate login to a website and download a file.
As vishing campaigns are on the rise during tax season, John Wilson writes in Bloomberg Tax about the dangers and how tax professionals can protect themselves and their clients from cybercrime.
Safeguarding our credit and debit cards is something we all need to prioritize. In his latest Forbes Advisor article, John Wilson provides tips to keep your payment card details safe from fraud.
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.
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...
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,...
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...
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...
It’s difficult to control your Social Security number in the wild. In his September contribution to Forbes Advisor, John Wilson discusses the most common scams involving Social Security numbers and provides 8 steps individuals can take to prevent identity fraud.
In this ITPro Today case study, find out why Summit Credit Union adopted robotic process automation (RPA) technology to streamline and improve an outdated online loan application process.
In Cyber Protection Magazine’s Crucial Tech podcast, John Wilson, Senior Fellow, Threat Research, delves into the latest research from Agari and PhishLabs by Fortra.
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...
In his August contribution to Forbes Advisor, John Wilson explains what vishing is, the most common vishing scams and how individuals and organizations can protect themselves from vishing scammers.
Hybrid vishing (email-initiated voice phishing) attacks are on the rise. In this ZDNet article, John Wilson discusses the findings from the latest Agari and PhishLabs research and explains what organizations can do to help prevent hybrid vishing attacks.
Response-based attacks targeting corporate inboxes have climbed to their highest volume since 2020, representing 41 percent of all email-based scams targeting employees, during Q2 of this year. This is according to the latest Quarterly Threat Trends & Intelligence Report from Agari and PhishLabs, part of the Fortra cybersecurity portfolio.
Healthcare EHR consultant Tegria uses robotic process automation (RPA) to help clients speed integration processes and save time and labor on highly manual tasks.