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Category: Email security


Email security, Security

Unmasking 2024’s Email Security Landscape

February 28, 2024

Via: Security Affairs

In the ever-shifting digital arena, staying ahead of evolving threat trends is paramount for organizations aiming to safeguard their assets. Amidst this dynamic landscape, email stands as a primary battleground for cyber defense. VIPRE Security Group’s latest report, “Email Security […]


Email security, Security

Email forwarding flaws enable attackers to impersonate high-profile domains

September 11, 2023

Via: Help Net Security

Sending an email with a forged address is easier than previously thought, due to flaws in the process that allows email forwarding, according to a research team led by computer scientists at the University of California San Diego. The issues […]


Email security, Security

Urgent FBI Warning: Barracuda Email Gateways Vulnerable Despite Recent Patches

August 25, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning that Barracuda Networks Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances patched against a recently disclosed critical flaw continue to be at risk of potential compromise from suspected Chinese hacking groups. It also deemed […]


Email security, Security

Zimbra Warns of Critical Zero-Day Flaw in Email Software Amid Active Exploitation

July 14, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

Zimbra has warned of a critical zero-day security flaw in its email software that has come under active exploitation in the wild. “A security vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite Version 8.8.15 that could potentially impact the confidentiality and integrity of […]


Email security, Security

U.S. Government Agencies’ Emails Compromised in China-Backed Cyber Attack

July 13, 2023

Via: The Hacker News

An unnamed Federal Civilian Executive Branch (FCEB) agency in the U.S. detected anomalous email activity in mid-June 2023, leading to Microsoft’s discovery of a new China-linked espionage campaign targeting two dozen organizations. The details come from a joint cybersecurity advisory […]


Email security, Security

An email attack can end up costing you over $1 million

February 10, 2023

Via: Help Net Security

75% of the organizations had fallen victim to at least one successful email attack in the last 12 months, with those affected facing average potential costs of more than $1 million for their most expensive attack, according to a new […]


Email security, Security

Cybercriminals exploit volatile job market for targeted email attacks

February 9, 2023

Via: Help Net Security

Between July–December 2022, the median open rate for text-based business email compromise (BEC) attacks was nearly 28%, according to Abnormal Security. Business email and supply chain compromise as attack strategies Additionally, of the malicious emails that were read, an average […]


Email security, Security

PK Secure Email helps users discover sensitive information in email communication

January 26, 2023

Via: Help Net Security

PKWARE has released its newest data discovery and protection solution, PK Secure Email. This Microsoft Outlook add-in automatically discovers sensitive information in email message body, subject line, and attachment and prompts policy-driven protection actions upon sending. Email is a staple […]


Email security, Security

Cloudflare unveils several email security and data protection tools

January 12, 2023

Via: Help Net Security

Cloudflare announced several new zero trust email security solutions, compatible with any email provider, to protect employees from multichannel phishing attacks, prevent sensitive data being exfiltrated via email, and help businesses speed up and simplify deployments. Now, Cloudflare is providing […]


Email security, Security, Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware

Rackspace Sunsets Email Service Downed in Ransomware Attack

January 6, 2023

Via: Dark Reading

Rackspace has completed its forensic investigation into the Dec. 2 ransomware attack that took down its Hosted Exchange Email service and announced that it will discontinue that offering and transition it to cloud-based Microsoft 365. The company said it has […]


Email security, Security

Gmail launches a big security update, but you might not get it yet

December 19, 2022

Via: TechRadar

Google has become the latest company to roll out an encryption upgrade, revealing it Gmail email service is set to get full end-to-end encryption (E2EE) support, but not all users will be able to get it. In an update on […]


Email security, Privacy protection, Security

Armorblox Custom Role-Based Access Controls protects sensitive data

December 19, 2022

Via: Net Security

Armorblox announced the addition of Custom Role-Based Access Controls to its cloud-delivered email security platform to maintain data compliance and reduce data blindspots for individuals across the organization. Not all emails are created equal. On the inbound threat side, attackers […]


Email security, Security

The Evolution of Business Email Compromise

November 30, 2022

Via: Dark Reading

In 2012, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) began investigating an influx of reported fraud incidents involving threat actors rerouting payments to attacker-controlled accounts. In these incidents, victims received seemingly legitimate emails containing requests to alter scheduled payments. The […]


Email security, Security

Abnormal Security Posture Management offers protection against email platform attacks

November 16, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

Abnormal Security has released Security Posture Management, its newest addition to the product portfolio as the company progresses toward delivering the cloud email security. The latest innovation protects customers from emerging email platform attacks that are increasing in volume and […]


Email security, Security

Top enterprise email threats and how to counter them

November 15, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

A research from Tessian, the State of Email Security Report, found that enterprise email is now the No. 1 threat vector for cyberattacks. According to the report, 94% of organizations experienced a spear phishing or impersonation attack, and 92% suffered […]


Email security, Security

Researchers Say Microsoft Office 365 Uses Broken Email Encryption to Secure Messages

October 17, 2022

Via: The Hacker News

New research has disclosed what’s being called a security vulnerability in Microsoft 365 that could be exploited to infer message contents due to the use of a broken cryptographic algorithm. “The [Office 365 Message Encryption] messages are encrypted in insecure […]


Email security, Security

Microsoft Email Encryption Vulnerable to Structural Leaks

October 14, 2022

Via: DataBreach Today

Electronic Codebook encrypts repeated blocks of information with the same ciphertext – meaning that in the supposedly impenetrable gibberish encryption uses to protect information from prying eyes, patterns may emerge. “You can have the correct cipher, a really secure way […]


Email security, Security

Mass email campaign with a pinch of targeted spam

September 23, 2022

Via: Securelist

Most mass malicious mailing campaigns are very primitive and hardly diverse, with the content limited to several sentences offering the user to download archives that supposedly contain some urgent bills or unpaid fines. The email messages may contain no signatures […]


Email security, Security

N-able Private Portal adds an extra layer of security for sensitive and business-critical emails

September 9, 2022

Via: Help Net Security

N-able has introduced Private Portal, an extra layer of email security to help protect critical business data, to N-able Mail Assure. Private Portal, included with Mail Assure free of charge, sends a notification to recipients when they receive an email […]


Email security, Security

Business Email Compromise: Secret Service on How to Respond

August 31, 2022

Via: DataBreach Today

Ransomware gets the headlines, and phishing sets off the most alerts, but business email compromise costs enterprises the most – more than $43 billion since 2016. U.S. Secret Service agents Stephen Dougherty and Michael Johns discuss the criticality of rapid […]