Paul Gaba Paul Gaba

Understanding the steps in a social engineering attack: from reconnaissance to covering tracks

Social Engineering Attacks are increasingly common in the cybercrime landscape, leveraging human psychology to trick users into revealing confidential information. These attacks typically follow a defined process, starting from information gathering, developing a relationship, exploiting the established trust, and finally executing the fraudulent activity. Understanding these steps is pivotal in implementing thorough security measures, including robust email protection like DMARC, to prevent such attacks.

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Van Murray Van Murray

The cost of impersonation: a threat that could lose your organization millions

Impersonation attacks are a growing threat that could cost organizations millions in financial losses and reputational damage. Posing as trusted entities, cybercriminals exploit human vulnerabilities to infiltrate organizations, stealing sensitive data and funds. Implementing robust email security measures, particularly DMARC, can drastically reduce this risk, safeguarding your organization from potentially catastrophic losses. DMARC helps authenticate emails, making it difficult for cybercriminals to impersonate your domain, providing a crucial layer of protection against such attacks.

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Van Murray Van Murray

Cyber impersonation: Unmasking the growing threat to law firms

Law firms have increasingly become targets for cybercriminals. Cyber impersonation or spoofing attacks exploit the trust clients place in their lawyers by impersonating legal professionals in digital communications. To mitigate these attacks, law firms need to adopt robust security measures like implementing DMARC. DMARC protects against email spoofing by allowing email domain owners to specify how to handle unauthenticated emails, thereby improving client trust and preserving the firm's reputation.

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Paul Gaba Paul Gaba

10.5 trillion reasons why anti-spam is not enough

Amid the escalating risks of cyber threats worldwide, businesses can't solely depend on anti-spam solutions. With an annual loss of $10.5 trillion to cybercrime by 2025, comprehensive email protection, like Domain Message Authentication Reporting & Conformance (DMARC), is essential. DMARC not only blocks phishing emails but also provides insight into who is sending email on your behalf, revealing potential dangers. While anti-spam filters are important, they're far from adequate, especially against sophisticated phishing attacks and business email compromise scams.

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