Guardian Digital's Email Security Intelligence, Tips & Tricks & Blog - Page No: 40

by Brittany Day

Published: 11 March 2020

Dave Wreski recognized the power of Open Source two decades ago.  Already an established internet security expert and Network Architect at UPS, Dave was captivated by the power of open-source development.  He was soon to discover that this model could be used as a vehicle for solving complex digital security needs. He recognized that the open-source model-  where resources could be shared by a worldwide community-  was the vehicle that would drive internet security into the 21st century. 

by Brittany Day

Published: 09 March 2020

With the dreaded coronavirus rapidly spreading worldwide, staying healthy is unfortunately not the only task demanding your concern. Securing your business email against phishing and fraud is more critical than ever, as cybercriminals are taking advantage of this fearful situation to gain access to sensitive information, infect computer systems with malware and viruses and, in many cases, steal significant amounts of money with deceptive phishing scams.

by Brittany Day

Published: 08 March 2020

Cybercriminals take advantage of the stress of tax filing deadlines to impersonate the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to steal money from taxpayers by implementing various social engineering attacks. Threat actors use tax season to obtain personal information, sensitive credentials, and tax returns using phishing, ransomware, online banking trojans, spyware, and fake IRS phone calls. Fake IRS calls managed to take over $63 billion from 12,000 victims in 2018.

by Brittany Day

Published: 10 February 2020

You have probably heard of email encryption by this point, as its prominence in the media has spotlighted these cybersecurity solutions. However, there is a lot of debate regarding how effective it can be for companies. This service can help provide any company with a successful email security strategy by protecting sensitive data and login credentials that could otherwise result in data loss.

by Brittany Day

Published: 20 January 2020

With email-borne threats evolving to become increasingly sophisticated and problematic for businesses, creating and implementing an effective enterprise level best practices for email security has never been more important. Ninety percent of cyberattacks are now carried out via email, and successful attacks cost enterprises over $1 million per incident on average. Inadequately secured enterprise email is an open door for spear phishing, ransomware and other advanced exploits. Email safety best practices are more important than ever. 

by Brittany Day

Published: 15 January 2020

As more organizations switch to digital work environments, cybercriminals have improved their email threats to impact servers in an elevated manner. Unfortunately, cybersecurity platforms do not have the proper email protection software in place to prevent phishing emails and other email attack types from infiltrating servers.