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What Is a Watering Hole Attack?

A watering hole attack takes place when a hacker compromises a specific audience either by infecting an existing website likely to attract the targeted audience or by creating a website to lure in the intended users. The number of watering...

January 10, 2022

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Is TLS Email Encryption Good Enough?

Banks do not send customers’ financial statements in an email. Why? Because email is not a secure method of communication. Email data travels unsecured over the web and is stored unencrypted on internet email relays, email servers, and end-user devices....

January 10, 2022

DOS Attacks Explained: What They Are and How To Prevent Them

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DOS Attacks Explained: What They Are and How To Prevent Them

What is a DoS Attack? A denial-of-service attack, also called a DoS attack, is a means of overburdening a network’s bandwidth or computer system to the point that it can no longer function. Attackers create DoS attacks by directing too...

January 10, 2022

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Benefits of Cloud Security Controls

Introduction Cloud technology has grabbed the attention of many businesses worldwide. A growing number of companies are switching to cloud deployment of systems and services rather than on-premises deployment. The benefits of cloud computing are undeniable, but at the same...

January 4, 2022

Pretexting: 5 Examples of Social Engineering Tactics

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Pretexting: 5 Examples of Social Engineering Tactics

Cyber attackers use pretexting scenarios, a type of social engineering, to manipulate victims in order to gain access to personal or valuable information. In this scam, the attacker creates a plausible situation or a pretext to dupe the user into...

December 29, 2021

What Is BIMI & Why It Matters to Email Security

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What Is BIMI & Why It Matters to Email Security

BIMI – Brand Indicators for Message Identification is a standardized protocol introduced recently to systematically display brand logos in emails. BIMI is not only a marketing tool, it is also an important new email security feature. In addition to ensuring...

December 29, 2021

5 Best Phishing Email Templates for Simulations

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5 Best Phishing Email Templates for Simulations

Public and private keys serve as the foundation for public key cryptography and are heavily relied upon in end-to-end encryption. Also referred to as asymmetric cryptography, public key cryptography works because each public key exclusively matches a single private key....

September 11, 2021