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VM Blog: Braving the Digital Risk & Email Security Landscape
By Eric George on Fri, 12/15/2023
How will the digital risk and email security landscape evolve in 2024? In this VM Blog article, Eric George discusses the industry's future and shares his seven predictions for 2024.
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Browser Automation: Automate Website Actions like Clicks or Data Extraction
Wed, 11/08/2023
With process automation revolutionizing the handling of routine tasks throughout organizations, many wonder if there are applications they may be missing. Automating browser tasks is one area that can simplify administrative processes and give time back to key employees.
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Solutions Review: Social Media Scams Impacting Businesses and Individuals Today
By John Wilson on Thu, 11/02/2023
In this Solutions Review article, John Wilson highlights common social media scams, their impact on businesses, and ways to safeguard yourself and your organization.
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What's New in Automate
Mon, 10/16/2023
That latest version of Automate has just been released. Find out more about what's new!
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CFO Dive: AI Linked to New Crop of Business Email Scams
John Wilson spoke to CFO Dive about Fortra’s recent report on business email compromise. He discussed the recent surge in the number of malicious or untrustworthy emails detected in corporate inboxes.
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Digital Journal: FBI’s Warning Around Sextortion Schemes
The FBI has issued a warning about the use of "deepfakes" in a new wave of sextortion schemes. In his interview with Digital Journal, John Wilson examines the techniques used and provides valuable tips to help protect children from such scams.
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How to Automate Google Chrome: Web Browser Automation
By EJ Stanley on Wed, 05/17/2023
Follow along with our tutorial to create your own web browser automation actions from Google Chrome using robotic process automation (RPA) from Automate.
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Industry-first Integration from Fortra Allows Organizations to Supercharge Their Automation Footprint
Newly released Automate Execution Method leads to improved process efficiency, increased productivity, and faster turnaround times.
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Forbes Advisor: Beware Of Loan Scams
In his latest Forbes Advisor article, John Wilson discusses loan scams and shares 7 red flags to help identify and avoid fraudulent loan offers.
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ConsumerAffairs: Phishing Attempts are Growing Like Wildfire and Becoming Harder to Detect
John Wilson spoke to ConsumerAffairs about today’s phishing scam scene and provided tips to recognize legitimate emails from phishing attempts.
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Forbes Advisor: Your Payment Cards Face A Growing Threat From Hackers
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.
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The IT Automation Survey
Wed, 12/14/2022
Companies continue to embrace digital transformation to navigate the post-pandemic climate. From economic uncertainties to an ever-shifting job market, IT automation tools are helping organizations meet the moment. And as automation solutions - and strategies - have evolved, we wanted to take the pulse of our users and get a snapshot of the state of IT automation and what’s top of mind as they...
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Forbes: 8 Ways To Keep Your Social Security Number Safe From Identity Theft
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.
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IT Pro Case Study: Fortra Automate and Summit Credit Union
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.
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Crucial Tech Podcast with John Wilson: Hybridized Vishing Attacks
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.
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Forbes: What is Vishing, and Why is it a Threat to Your Financial Health?
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.
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ZDNet: Scammers Are Using This Sneaky Trick to Bypass Spam Filters
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.
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Response-Based Email Threats Targeting Corporate Inboxes Are The Highest Since 2020, According To Fortra's Latest Agari And PhishLabs Report
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.
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Computing: The Importance of Automation and the Trends Driving it
In this video, Stuart Sumner, Editorial Director of Computing and Donnie MacColl, Senior Director of Technical Services at Fortra, explore the trends surrounding the current state of automation and discuss how to create a successful implementation strategy for fast ROI.