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Fortra's Digital Guardian wins CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award 2022
Digital Guardian’s Enterprise Data Protection Platform named Data Leak Detection Solution of the Year
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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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Fortra Recognized in Expert Insights Best-Of Awards Fall 2022
Agari, Alert Logic, Digital Defense, Digital Guardian, and Tripwire, all by Fortra, were recognized in Expert Insights’ “Best-Of” Awards for Fall 2022.
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Digital Journal: How Your Employees Can Bring Down your IT Systems
Whether intentional or otherwise, the Insider Threat poses a serious risk to business. Fortra's experts, Bob Erdman, John Grancarich and Tom Huntington highlight the risks in this Digital Journal article and describe the solutions organizations can implement to help prevent malicious actors.
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Credence Security Signs Distributor Agreement with Fortra
Credence Security, a leading regional distributor of specialized solutions in cybersecurity, forensics, governance, risk, and compliance, has signed a distribution agreement with Fortra, a cybersecurity and automation software provider, to deliver their expansive portfolio across the UAE and wider GCC region.
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Tech Native: Avoiding Inertia With 7 Steps to a Zero-Trust Architecture
In his article for Tech Native, John Grancarich simplifies Zero Trust, and provides 7 steps organizations can take to implement a Zero Trust architecture.
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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find out why Summit Credit Union adopted robotic process automation (RPA) technology to streamline and improve an outdated online loan application process.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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The Last Watchdog: The Drivers Behind Persistent Ransomware and Defensive Tactics to Deploy
In his guest essay for The Last Watchdog, Eric George, Director of Solutions Engineering at PhishLabs by Fortra, explains what ransomware is, who the high-stake threat actors are, and how organizations can defend themselves against ransomware attacks.
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Bank Info Security: Fortra Buys Red-Teaming Firm for Offensive Security
Following Fortra's acquisition of red-teaming firm Outflank, John Grancarich and Mike Devine were interviewed by ISMG’s Michael Novinson.
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Fortra Acquires Outflank
Outflank’s trusted experts run sophisticated attack scenarios supported by a unique SaaS offering that help global businesses pinpoint and address dangerous IT vulnerabilities.
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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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Global Banking & Finance Review: New PCI DSS Update Fails to Convey a Sense of Urgency for Security
Donnie MacColl, Senior Director of EMEA Technical Services at Fortra, discusses the recent updates to PCI DSS V4.0 and asks if the timeframe for implementation is fast enough to raise the level of cyber protection needed by financial institutions today?
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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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e-ChannelNews Interview with Mark Bell: Core Security Releases New Ransomware Simulator
Following the release of Core Security’s Ransomware Simulator, Mark Bell, Managing Director of Infrastructure Protection at Fortra, shares vulnerability management best practices and more in an interview with e-ChannelNews.
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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.
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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.
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7 Steps to Switch Your Organization to a Zero Trust Architecture
With so much information published on Zero Trust, it’s easy to see why organizations remain unsure about what it means, let alone move forward with adopting a framework. In this Help Net Security video, John Grancarich cuts through all the material and aligns it with the process recommended by NIST to create a Zero Trust Playbook.
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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.