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99% of User-Related Threats Are Email Impersonation Attempts
Wed, 06/21/2023
Threats in corporate inboxes hit new highs with a quarter of all reported emails classified as malicious or untrustworthy. 99% of these threats were email impersonation threats, such as BEC and credential theft lures, that lack attachments or URLs delivering malware payloads. Cybercriminals continue to bypass traditional email security tools and reach end users by impersonating individuals,...
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Forbes Advisor: Beware Of These Vacation Rental Scams That Con Guests And Hosts
In his May contribution to Forbes Advisor, John Wilson sheds light on vacation rental scams targeting guests and hosts.
News Article
Technology Record: Theo Zafirakos on Using Simulation for Cybersecurity
Improving user behavior and implementing interactive education can lower the risk of cyberattacks and help foster a security-conscious organizational culture.
Press Release
Fortra’s Alert Logic Wins Fortress Cybersecurity Award for Threat Detection
Fortra's Alert Logic Managed Detection and Response (MDR) has won a 2023 Fortress Cybersecurity Award for threat detection services. Fortra’s Terranova Security was recognized as a finalist in the category for security awareness training.
News Article
Forbes Advisor: Pig-Butchering Scams
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.
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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...
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Bloomberg Tax: Tax Pros and Their Clients Can Be Targets of ‘Vishing’ Scams
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.
News Article
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.
Guide
Fortra's Complete Guide to Layered Offensive Security
Most organizations have a decent understanding of the types of defensive security tactics they need to employ to thwart cyberattacks. But offensive security techniques are just as important for detecting existing vulnerabilities that a threat actor has yet to discover and exploit.
Learn how to approach offensive security from the ground up, including the value of using a layered security...
Datasheet
How Fortra Supports the Zero Trust Journey
What Zero Trust means, tips for getting started, and how Fortra solutions support your Zero Trust security journey.
News Article
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.
Guide
2023 Pen Testing Report
Over the years, penetration testing has become an integral component in proactive approaches to security, evaluating and prioritizing risk before breaches occur. Through the exploitation of identified security vulnerabilities, penetration testing can effectively measure the feasibility of systems or end-user compromise and evaluate any related consequences such incidents may have on the involved...
News Article
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.
Blog
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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Fortra’s Vulnerability Management Solutions for Proactive Security
By Nick Hogg
Cybersecurity needs have grown well beyond antiviruses and firewalls. Proactive, offensive security measures are crucial to help avoid the damaging effects of an attack, including customer and credibility loss, compliance penalties, and expensive corrective security actions.
Fortra Vulnerability Manager, formerly Frontline VM, and beSTORM Dynamic Application Black Box Fuzzer can save your team...
Datasheet
Fortra Advanced Email Security Solutions
Since keeping the bad at bay is the rallying cry of the day, enterprises need comprehensive protection that spans the entire lifecycle of threats from the staging of email-borne threats outside your organization to active threats landing in the inbox. Fortra’s Advanced Email Security solutions do just this—whether you are operating in the cloud, in a hybrid environment, or on-prem through a complete solution, we can help you solve your toughest email security challenges.
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Infrastructure Protection for Proactive Security
By Nick Hogg
Infrastructure Protection for Proactive Security
Today’s threat landscape is moving so rapidly that it’s essential to anticipate attacks and adapt your cybersecurity strategy to avoid becoming the next security breach. Such devastating breaches can cripple an organization, slowing or halting day-to-day operations and doing significant harm to a business’ reputation.
Join our infrastructure...