An electronic mail is one of the most preferred modes of sending information across the world. Billions of emails pass between senders and recipients every day. These emails contain texts, videos, pictures, documents, and every other known form of content. Emails can be classified as professional emails, which are communicated between organizations, and personal emails. The transfer of these emails between the sender and the recipient occurs in a protected form through a secure email gateway service.
One of the most basic cyber-hygiene practices is to keep your software systems and applications, such as the OS, mobile phone apps, updated at all times. It is in these outdated applications, in which threat actors are able to find and exploit vulnerabilities to rob-off the end-users of their financial credentials or other critical details such as social security numbers and other personally identifiable information to launch identity thefts and all kinds of cyber attacks against them. This is why it is of utmost importance today to keep yourself aware of the cyber world’s latest happenings to ensure you don’t end up being a victim of one such cyber attack!
Inactive accounts may not seem to be much of a security concern, but these can prove to be the reason behind the downfall of the entire digital network of an organization, given the threat actor is competent enough to use a single inactive account to get access to organization’s insider information.
The cyber domain is continuously targeted by threat actors, making it a vulnerable space. However, relying on the right cybersecurity tools ensures better protection. Here are the top cyber scams from this week that will surely help plan your risk management strategies more efficiently
Email security has been crucial in helping businesses implement appropriate business policies and achieve set objectives. Without safeguarding the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data passed through email communication, an SME cannot think of business growth or further development.
Today, cybersecurity is of utmost concern for not only the most significant multinational conglomerates but also for us, regular consumers of technology. The following news headlines from the cyber realm highlight the latest attack trends that stakeholders must be abreast of to keep their information assets from falling into the hands of cyber adversaries.
SMTP stands for ‘Simple Mail Transfer Protocol’, which is a generally accepted protocol used by all email systems to send messages over the internet. An SMTP Server facilitates this exchange of emails between two email systems by ensuring a hassle-free and quick transmission of a message from one server to another over TCP/IP networks. In other words, SMTP encompasses the processes taking place behind your computer screen while you send or receive an email.
Managed Service Providers or MSPs provide a host of services that help clients across a lot of domains. MSPs are a welcome addition to any team for various services, from protecting their network against malicious attacks to anti-phishing solutions. However, one of the areas that they have overlooked is the ubiquitous email. It is not only an important sector but a lucrative one too. MSPs must pay more attention to email security services if they want to claim that they provide complete assistance.
Effective use of cybersecurity tools and regular security patches helps minimize cyber threats to an extent; however, no strategy is one-hundred percent foolproof, as suggested by the following headlines on recent cybersecurity issues. Read on to know how malicious actors pick their victims and how you can learn from others’ mistakes to make sure the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of your digital assets remain intact! (more…)
We all know how Office 365 consists of (almost) all the tools required to increase productivity at work. However, as with any other piece of software, the widely used Microsoft product has its cons. A significant issue that worries users is data security or, rather, data vulnerability and whether the phishing protection measures are enough to ensure that their data is safe.
IP or Internet Protocol is the domain address of every active domain on the internet. It is a 32-bit number that is formatted in four 8-bit fields and separated by periods. A single IP can host more than one domain, meaning IPs form the closest point from where one can separate traffic. Businesses can consider the reputation, resource utilization, and stability to assess the impacts of adequate traffic separation and allocate the resources effectively.
Cybersecurity tools are often unable to protect an organization from data theft if the employees aren’t aware of cyber threats, as they remain the first line of defense in today’s threat landscape. The following cybersecurity headlines from this past week have been written to instigate the importance of using robust cybersecurity tools in today’s times, always to remain a step ahead of threat actors and keep yours as well your organization’s information assets from falling into the wrong hands!
Despite technological developments and high Internet speed, email remains the preferred mode of corporate communication. There is also a lot of personal information exchange over electronic mail. Email marketing remains one of the most effective marketing forms, primarily because it can quickly cover a wide network area, even encompassing the entire planet. However, specific rules and etiquette must be followed when it comes to outbound emails, especially from the IT Security and Email Marketing perspective.
We can never expect the cyberworld to go without security incidents. These incidents reinforce the importance of email protection and other cybersecurity services. The following are the top cyberattacks from the week gone by
2020 has been a testing year for every industry. The COVID-19 restrictions paved the way for new trends like the WFH culture, remote workforces, and cloud-platforms. These changes have also affected the digital communication pathways, including email communication, in various ways. As these trends continue in 2021, there is a need for ramping up email security strategies accordingly.
New breaches are getting discovered as employees get back to the offices post the holidays. While the attacks aren’t unprecedented, they speak volumes of the need to better utilize cybersecurity tools, particularly in the festive season.
The earlier model of Email Marketing was that of one mail being sent to a large group of people. It relied too much on luck and probability, and people did not think much about how it could influence the receiver. However, with the entry of AI into the scene, the game has changed. It now gives marketers a better chance of influencing the target through better personalization and reducing overall efforts with various tools.
Disclosed last week by Mimecast, a threat actor has compromised the certificate which was used to authenticate several products to Microsoft 365 Exchange Web Services.
The year 2021 has just begun, and the cyber adversaries are already strengthening their game. The following headlines from cybersecurity echo the dynamic events associated with the cyber realm:
2020 was a roller-coaster ride for most individuals and businesses, and everyone had to adapt to a new normal. The most notable change was in the way we work. While businesses started work from home policies, individuals started relying on electronic modes of transactions and communications. The increasing reliance on emails, unsurprisingly, led to a considerable hike in the number of email-based cyberattacks. While businesses are becoming more informed about the advantages of maintaining a robust cybersecurity posture, they are ignoring email security. This article will persuade them otherwise.
