In 2021, high-profile ransomware attacks, such as the Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya hacks, caused significant disruptions to supply chains and companies’ operations ..read more

Vishing – a portmanteau of voice and phishing – attacks are performed over the phone, and are considered a type of a social engineering attack, as they use psychology to trick victims into handing over sensitive information or performing some action on the attacker’s behalf. How Vishing Works One common tactic is the use of authority. For example, the attacker may pretend to be from the IRS pretending to be calling to collect unpaid taxes. The fear of arrest can cause victims to do what the attacker tells them to. These types of attacks also commonly involve payment via gift card, and h ..read more

Content disarm and reconstruction (CDR), also known as Threat Extraction, proactively protects against known and unknown threats contained in documents by removing executable content ..read more

Sandboxing is a cybersecurity practice where you run code, observe and analyze and code in a safe, isolated environment on a network that mimics end-user operating environments. Sandboxing is designed to prevent threats from getting on the network and is frequently used to inspect untested or untrusted code. Sandboxing keeps the code relegated to a test environment so it doesn’t infect or cause damage to the host machine or operating system ..read more

In 2021, high-profile ransomware attacks, such as the Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya hacks, caused significant disruptions to supply chains and companies’ operations ..read more

Data loss prevention (DLP) solutions are essential to protect the sensitive information of an organization and its customers. DLP solutions are designed to monitor data flows to ensure that sensitive data does not inappropriately leave an organization’s network and systems ..read more

Social engineering is a security threat that targets humans rather than computers or software. Social engineers use a combination of trickery, coercion, and similar tactics to influence their targets to do what they want. How Does Social Engineering Work? Social engineers commonly take advantage of Cialdini’s seven key principles of persuasion: Reciprocity: People are more likely to do something for someone who has or promises to do something for them in return. Commitment and Consistency: Someone is more likely to do something after making a commitment or if it has always be ..read more

According to Verizon’s 2021 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), phishing is a leading cause of data breaches, accounting for over a third of incidents. It is also the most common delivery method causing ransomware.  Nowadays, most companies have adopted cloud-based email systems and are supporting a distributed or remote workforce. Both factors drive a need for an email security solution that supports a growing and distributed enterprise. Common Email Threats Cybercriminals can use email in a variety of attacks. Some of the leading email threats include ..read more

Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) are an email security solution that sits inline on emails’ path from the public Internet to the corporate email server. This position allows it to inspect email for malicious content before it reaches corporate systems. However, the design of the SEG makes it less suited to protecting modern cloud-based email solutions. How Does A Secure Email Gateway Work? An SEG works by acting as a proxy for an organization’s email server. When configuring an SEG, the organization sets up its DNS MX record to point to the SEG’s cloud-based proxy. Any email sent to the organiza ..read more

Smishing is a form of phishing attack that targets mobile devices. Instead of sending phishing content over email, smishers use SMS or MMS text messages to deliver their messages. As the use of mobile devices for business becomes more common due to remote work and bring your own device (BYOD) policies, smishing has become a growing threat to enterprise cybersecurity. How Smishing Attack Works? The popular conception of phishing focuses on email because email was one of the original and most common media for delivering phishing content. However, it is not the only way that phishers ..read more