email security
99 percent of domains are not protected by DMARC
Essentially every global domain is vulnerable to phishing and domain name spoofing. A new report incorporates data from Agari, revealing that 90 percent of its customers have …
Most top US and EU e-retailers are putting their consumers at risk
A new study by 250ok has revealed that 87.6 percent of the root domains operated by top e-retailers in the United States and European Union are putting their brands and …
It’s time to get serious about email security
In today’s hyper-connected world, email is the foundation of every organization’s collaboration, productivity, and character. And despite annual rumors of its demise, there’s …
Phishers target panicking PayPal users with fake “failed transaction” emails
With the end-of-the-year holidays quickly approaching and many users worrying whether the gifts they bought online will be delivered in time for the festivities, an email from …
BEC scammers are robbing art galleries and collectors
BEC scammers are targeting art galleries, collectors and artists, swindling them out of money and, on occasion, ruining their businesses. According to The Art Newspaper, nine …
KnockKnock campaign targets Office 365 corporate email accounts
Researchers uncovered KnockKnock, an attack on Office 365 Exchange Online email accounts, originating from 16 countries around the world and targeted organizations in …
Google introduces new protections to prevent app-based account compromise
Google has implemented new protections that should considerably reduce the risk of potentially malicious apps gaining control of users’ Google account. There can be no …
BEC scams: How to avoid them and how to fight back
Phishing and spear-phishing emails are a constant threat to all users, but enterprises are positively inundated with them. “Most businesses will use a spam filter and …
Enterprises face 3,680 potential phishing emails each week
GreatHorn analyzed more than 3.5 terabytes of data – over 373 million corporate emails – to gain insights into the sheer volume of email threats facing enterprises …
Email scammers swindle US State Supreme Court judge out of $1 milion
If often happens to less prominent individuals, but this time it happened to a US State Supreme Court judge: scammers have managed trick her into wiring the money meant for …
When it comes to trustworthy websites, banks drop the ball
OTA’s ninth annual Online Trust Audit & Honor Roll analyzed more than 1,000 consumer-facing websites for their website and email security and privacy practices. The Audit …
New Gmail anti-phishing features rely on machine learning
Google has announced several new security features and improvement of existing ones in order to protect Gmail users against phishing emails. New features The new features are …