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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 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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Email Security Best Practices: How to Protect Against Advanced Threats
Fri, 09/30/2022
Unfortunately, the bad news about data breaches, cybersecurity scams, and email attacks is constant and the numbers are more staggering with each year. Learn which steps to take NOW to protect your organization’s email ecosystem, such as collecting threat intelligence, mitigating against brand impersonation, and training your employees on security awareness, all while maintaining compliance.
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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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How to Prepare for PCI DSS 4.0
PCI DSS 4.0 is here, and you may have questions. Our webinar can help you navigate questions your organization may have in order to get ready for the March 2025 deadline.
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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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Top Mistakes You Could be Making in Email Security
By Alyn Hockey
Email threats are constant and remain a highly sought-after opportunity for data theft. Alyn Hockey, Vice President of Product Management, discusses the top mistakes made in email security, the problems they cause, and how to fix these mistakes.
News Article
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.
Press Release
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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Forbes: Scammers are Cracking Today’s More Secure Passwords
In his latest Forbes Advisor article, John Wilson, Senior Fellow, Threat Research at Fortra, looks at how fraudsters are targeting multifactor authentication and provides 3 ways to protect yourself.
News Article
Email Fraud Cyber Work Podcast Featuring John Wilson
John Wilson, Senior Fellow, Threat Research at Fortra features in this episode of Infosec’s Cyber Work Podcast. John covers all aspects of email fraud including business email compromise and phishing, and shares career tips and advice for budding threat researchers at all levels.
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Intelligent CIO: Interview with Ciaran Rafferty, Managing Director of Email Security, Fortra
Ciaran Rafferty, Managing Director, Email Security at Fortra, shares his thoughts on everything from cybersecurity trends to the future of email security in this interview with Intelligent CIO.
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Source Authentication for Email
Mon, 07/04/2022
This guest blog from Dr Edward Amoroso, Tag Cyber provides a high-level overview of modern advances in email security using source authentication and how the Fortra cybersecurity portfolio supports this important method for reducing information risk in enterprise.
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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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Modern Data Security for the Enterprise
Fri, 07/01/2022
In this guest blog, Christopher Wilder of Tag Cyber provides a high-level overview of how companies can layer security solutions to ensure their data is fully protected no matter where it resides, how it travels or is shared.
News Article
How Organizations Can Proactively Tackle Phishing Attacks
What can businesses do to take a more proactive stance in the battle against phishing attacks? Find out in this Expert Insights interview with Billy Smith and Mike Jones of Fortra.
News Article
Forbes: Common Online Scams and How To Avoid Them
From fake holiday home rentals to counterfeit medications, online scams are now an unfortunate common occurrence. Forbes contributor, John Wilson takes a detailed look at online scams and provides 5 ways to protect yourself from them.
Originally published on Forbes Advisor.
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