Press Release
Fortra Introduces New Integrations for Offensive Security
Fortra today announced new integrations for its offensive security solutions that streamline capabilities for vulnerability management, penetration testing, and red teaming. Working together, the solutions apply the same techniques used by threat actors to identify and exploit gaps in an organizations’ security. With this proactive security approach, customers can find and fix weaknesses in their security posture before they are exploited.
News Article
ABC11 EyewitnessNews: FBI Warns of Teens Being Targeted in Sextortion Scams
By John Wilson on Tue, 08/01/2023
The FBI has issued a warning about teenagers being targeted in sextortion scams. John Wilson spoke to ABC11 EyewitnessNews about the techniques the scammers use.
News Article
Cybersecurity Insiders: The Looming Threat of Business Email Compromise
By John Wilson on Thu, 07/20/2023
How can organizations protect themselves from business email compromise (BEC)? John Wilson spoke to Cybersecurity Insiders about the complexities of these threats and shared important insights from Fortra's latest report on BEC.
News Article
SC Media: Malicious Emails Pelting Inboxes Hit All-time High in Q1, 2023
Tue, 07/18/2023
According to the latest research by Fortra’s PhishLabs, in Q1 2023, about a quarter of emails landing in inboxes were classified as “do not engage” or malicious. SC Media shared key insights from the report.
News Article
The Last Watchdog: Fortra Researchers Find Email Impersonation Attacks Climbing to an All-Time High
By John Wilson on Mon, 07/17/2023
John Wilson spoke to The Last Watchdog and discussed the key findings of Fortra’s recent research on business email compromise (BEC).
Guide
Is Your Data Protection Plan Missing Something?
As businesses produce prolific amounts of data, security strategists need to know how to secure it. Without organizing new swaths of information, unstructured data could languish on servers and remain undetected and unprotected. Data protection services are built to help organizations take charge of their digital assets and create a culture of data hygiene that will ensure all data that comes into...
Blog
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,...
Blog
Untrustworthy Email in Inboxes Reaches All-Time High
Thu, 06/01/2023
In Q1, the volume of emails classified as malicious or do not engage reached nearly a quarter of all reported emails. This is the highest combined volume of these categories since Fortra’s PhishLabs has documented this data point. Of those classified as malicious, threats considered email impersonation or, those lacking known signatures, made up a significant 98.7%.
Every quarter, PhishLabs...
Blog
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...
Blog
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...
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...
News Article
Authority Magazine: What It Takes To Become A Cyber Executive, Today
Adam Burns spoke to Authority Magazine about his career journey and discussed exciting new developments and potential threats in cybersecurity.
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.
News Article
TechTarget: Vishing Attacks Increasing, But AI's Role Still Unclear
Eric George spoke to TechTarget and elaborated on whether AI technology contributes to increased vishing attacks.
Press Release
Fortra’s PhishLabs Recognized as Digital Risk Protection Market Leader by Frost and Sullivan
Cybersecurity firm also awarded Global Company of the Year for DRP
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.
Datasheet
Red Team Bundle
Cobalt Strike and Outflank Security Tooling (OST) are two elite red teaming solutions ideal for assessing the security posture of an organization by deploying sophisticated adversary simulations.
Cobalt Strike is a threat emulation tool that provides a post-exploitation agent and covert channels, replicating the tactics and techniques of an advanced adversary in a network. OST is a curated set...
Datasheet
Advanced Red Team Bundle
Core Impact, Cobalt Strike, and Outflank Security Tooling (OST) are three powerful security solutions that use the same techniques as today’s threat actors in order to safely evaluate organizational infrastructures and provide guidance on closing security gaps, enhancing defenses, and creating more resilient security strategies.
Core Impact is an automated penetration testing tool, typically...