An ever-evolving and rampant form of cybercrime that targets emails as the potential medium to conduct fraud is known as Business Email Compromise. Targeting commercial, government as well as non-profit organizations, BEC can lead to huge amounts of data loss, security breach, and compromised financial assets. It is a common misconception that cybercriminals usually lay their … [Read more...] about How to Fight Business Email Compromise (BEC) with Email Authentication?
Yandex Employee Caught Selling Access to Users’ Email Inboxes
Russian Dutch-domiciled search engine, ride-hailing and email service provider Yandex on Friday disclosed a data breach that compromised 4,887 email accounts of its users. The company blamed the incident on an unnamed employee who had been providing unauthorized access to the users' mailboxes for personal gain. "The employee was one of three system administrators with the … [Read more...] about Yandex Employee Caught Selling Access to Users’ Email Inboxes
Phishing e-mail messages request cash for delivery
By 2019, 14.1% of all retail purchases in the world occurred online, and some digital buying statistics show 1.92 billion digital buyers worldwide having received goods through various delivery services. On the average, any given buyer receives 19 deliveries per year. The 2020 figures are likely to be significantly higher. In this year of self-isolation, it’s no longer uncommon … [Read more...] about Phishing e-mail messages request cash for delivery
SolarWinds Hackers Also Accessed U.S. Justice Department’s Email Server
The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday became the latest government agency in the country to admit its internal network was compromised as part of the SolarWinds supply chain attack. "On December 24, 2020, the Department of Justice's Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) learned of previously unknown malicious activity linked to the global SolarWinds incident that … [Read more...] about SolarWinds Hackers Also Accessed U.S. Justice Department’s Email Server
Securing Small Business: Layering Cisco Email Security and Office 365
This post was authored by Sham Miah I’ve been working in the cybersecurity industry for many years now and because of the way cybercriminals evolve their threats, there has always been one constant; email is still the number one threat vector. According to Gartner “by 2021, Gartner expects 70% of public and private companies to be using cloud email services”. And, that … [Read more...] about Securing Small Business: Layering Cisco Email Security and Office 365
Addressing the Challenges of Cloud Email Infrastructures
Welcome to the third installment of our look into the future of the email security market! Last time, we looked at the continued importance of email security and the ever-present threats that exist for both on-prem and cloud email infrastructures. This time, we’ll be exploring how you can address these challenges. Gartner’s 2019 Market Guide for Email defined the Cloud Email … [Read more...] about Addressing the Challenges of Cloud Email Infrastructures
The Benefits, and Potential Challenges of, Cloud Email Platforms
Welcome to the second installment of our look into the future of the email security market! In our previous entry, we looked at the continued relevance of the Secure Email Gateway (SEG) and discussed how Cisco’s Cloud Email Security (CES) provides our customers with versatile and comprehensive configuration and security options. This time, we’ll be exploring the simplicity and … [Read more...] about The Benefits, and Potential Challenges of, Cloud Email Platforms
Exim TLS Flaw Opens Email Servers to Remote ‘Root’ Code Execution Attacks
A critical remote code execution vulnerability has been discovered in the popular open-source Exim email server software, leaving at least over half a million email servers vulnerable to remote hackers.Exim maintainers today released Exim version 4.92.2 after publishing an early warning two days ago, giving system administrators a heads-up on its upcoming security patches that … [Read more...] about Exim TLS Flaw Opens Email Servers to Remote ‘Root’ Code Execution Attacks
How e-mail accounts are hacked with phishing
Good old e-mail isn’t the sexiest offering in the digital world, but amid a whole bunch of newer apps and services — the instant messengers, the social networks — it’s standing its ground as an essential tool for modern-day life. Most of us still have to use e-mail, at the very least to be able to register new accounts for all those services, apps, and social networks out … [Read more...] about How e-mail accounts are hacked with phishing
Findings from Gartner’s Market Guide for Email Security 2019
Gartner’s Market Guide for Email Security 2019 reaffirms that an increasing number of organizations are migrating their email platforms to the cloud. According to Gartner, “by 2021, Gartner expects 70% of public and private companies to be using cloud email services.”1 But, that access to email from anywhere and on any device means it is essential that organizations protect … [Read more...] about Findings from Gartner’s Market Guide for Email Security 2019