Guardian Digital's Email Security Intelligence, Tips & Tricks & Blog - Page No: 18

by Justice Levine

Published: 03 March 2023

Chances are you’re familiar with phishing, the prominent email attack that deceives recipients in order to gain access to confidential information, often resulting in significant website downtime, data loss, revenue decreases, and severe reputational harm.

by Justice Levine

Published: 03 March 2023

People have begun to deem ransomware attacks inevitable as they dominate email security news headlines daily. In May of 2021, the Colonial Pipeline Ransomware Attack highlighted the real-world consequences of a successful cyberattack.

by Justice Levine

Published: 01 March 2023

Businesses now recognize that email protection that works at the client level on devices like laptops, desktops, and mobile devices is limited in safeguarding users and critical assets against phishing, ransomware, and other dangerous threats. Despite the widespread use of endpoint threat protection, cyberattacks and breaches - over 90% of which are initiated via email - are occurring at an unprecedented rate, with one in five businesses getting hacked daily.

by Justice Levine

Published: 28 February 2023

Microsoft 365, also known as Office 365, is used by around 38% of companies, making it one of the most commonly used platforms of cloud-based applications. Microsoft 365’s popularity is driven by the fact that it enables easy collaboration within an organization, even if employees are working remotely. However, Microsoft 365 is a platform that is designed to simplify data and make it easier to access large amounts of sensitive data, which makes it a common target for cyber attackers. Companies need Office 365 email security solutions to protect against cyber threats.

by Justice Levine

Published: 27 February 2023

In September 2023, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) released a strategic plan that covers 2023 to 2025 and outlines four goals to guide the organization as it continues to grow and push America into a higher level of cybersecurity. CISA aims to "spearhead the national effort to ensure the defense and resilience of cyberspace," help partners protect critical infrastructure, and support more vital "whole-of-nation operational collaboration and information sharing." This article will discuss the four goals in greater detail so that you can appropriately use these cyber threat protection tips to prevent successful attacks.

by Justice Levine

Published: 22 February 2023

In November 2022, 22,000 students at national educational institutions who were victims of a credential attack were targeted by phishing campaigns impersonating Instagram. These attacks bypassed the Microsoft email security system, as the campaigns were not recognized as potential email threats by the native email security controls that Microsoft provides. This credential phishing attack seeks to obtain the victim’s Instagram information to access their accounts entirely. This article will discuss the attack, how it managed to avoid detection, and methods to ensure you have a secure email that faces less risk of becoming a compromised account.