Tag: email
Cybersecurity Threat Advisory: Critical Exim Mail Server vulnerability
A critical vulnerability known as CVE-2024-39929 has been identified in Exim Mail Server, impacting versions 4.87 to 4.95.1. This vulnerability enables attackers to bypass security filters, posing a significant risk to email communications and the security of over 15 million...
New report: BEC accounts for 1 in 10 email attacks
Email-based social engineering threats are thriving as attackers continue to adapt and evolve their tactics to increase their chances of success. The latest analysis of email detection data by Barracuda researchers reveals that while the landscape remains dominated by mass phishing and general scamming attacks, there’s...
Obliterating three MSP marketing misconceptions
The marketing industry is a fascinating one. When you look up tips from experts, you’ll see all kinds of misconceptions, myths, and conflicting information. However, this isn’t because the experts don’t know what they are talking about. For one, the...
How to help your clients comply with new Google and Yahoo email requirements
When it comes to email security, most of the focus is on what happens when a malicious email is received. Optimally, a multi-layered approach will help filter out phishing emails and other attacks via technology and user training. But some...
5 best practices for MSP email security
Email remains the primary entry point for most cyberattacks, whether phishing, ransomware, social engineering scams, or business email compromise (BEC). According to data from Barracuda, 75 percent of organizations were the victim of a successful email attack in 2022, and...
Threat Spotlight: How attackers use inbox rules to evade detection after compromise
Automated email inbox rules are a useful and familiar feature of most email clients. They help people manage their inboxes and the daily flood of wanted and unwanted communications by enabling them to move emails to specific folders, forward them...
Tech Time Warp: Could I have email, texts, and spam, without the spam?
This week’s Tech Time Warp is all about “spam.” Spam can now be used as a noun or verb and even has an adjectival form: “spammy.” And to think, not long ago it was solely canned meat! So how did...
Threat Spotlight: 3 novel phishing tactics
As cybercriminals work to make phishing attacks more effective, they are continually introducing new techniques and tactics to try to trick victims, bypass security, and avoid detection.
