News Article
Security Weekly: Email Impersonation Threats Reaching Corporate Inboxes Hit An All-Time High
By John Wilson on Mon, 08/21/2023
During his recent interview with SC Media Security Weekly Podcast, John Wilson delves deep into threat actors' common techniques and shares strategies for defending against email impersonation.
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
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).
News Article
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.
News Article
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.
News Article
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.
Fortra Cybersecurity Software Bundles
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Offensive Security Product Bundles
Our modern threat landscape is constantly evolving, and a proactive approach must now be as central to any security strategy as defensive tactics. Reactive controls will always be a necessity, but organizations can also work to reduce the attack surface by anticipating a breach and detecting and responding to security weaknesses before serious impact is felt. Get ahead of attackers with...
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...
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.
Blog
An IBM i Hacking Tale
By Pablo Zurro on Thu, 04/06/2023
Discover how penetration testing can be used on IBM i systems to find hidden vulnerabilities in your security. This post breaks down Core Impact's IBM i pen testing process from discovery to privilege escalation.
News Article
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...