The FBI calls successful phishing a Business Email Compromise (BEC) and has logged about 7,000 such events since 2013. The average loss was $130,000. With strengthened email
If you thought the spam problem was going away, think again. According to Securelist, “email traffic in Q1 2015 saw a considerable increase in the
One of the biggest misnomers in email security is that built-in spam and phishing protection keeps all malicious email at bay. Because of this, many
As any IT professional knows, spam isn’t only annoying; it can be extremely expensive and downright dangerous. Consider the fact that an average 1,000 employee
In today’s age of high-tech viruses and sophisticated malware, good old-fashioned social engineering attacks are still some of the most dangerous threats out there. Consider the
When you consider the fact that 91% of all cyber attacks begin with a spear phishing email, it is easy to see why it is so
What is 30 seconds of your life worth? Frankly, you might spend more than 30 seconds musing about the answer, but if you’re being paid by
In the business world, technologies such as social media, text messaging and instant messaging are all becoming acceptable forms of communication. Despite end users having
It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone working in information technology that cyber criminals still prefer email as their primary attack vector. Spam continues to
These days, cybercrime is big business, with U.S. companies losing nearly $40 billion a year to email-based schemes and theft. That figure is only expected to grow,