Trustifi Zero-Day Attack Prevention Email Security
Zero-day exploits are malware that attacks previously unknown vulnerabilities. The terms “0-day exploit” or “0-day attack” may be used interchangeably. The difference between a zero-day attack and a typical hacker attack chain is that the zero-day attack infiltrates the victim’s...
What Is Emotet Malware and How Is It Delivered?
If you are not familiar with the term Emotet, you may think it’s a rock band from the ‘90s or ancient Egyptian king. Those are good guesses, but Emotet is something far more sinister and dangerous than a bunch of...
Typosquatting Exposed
Social engineering has evolved into a powerful collection of techniques for cybercriminals to lure unwary individuals into disclosing their personal information and credentials. One such technique is typosquatting. In typosquatting, malicious websites redirect users to URLs that are misspelled versions...
What to Do If You Respond to a Phishing Email?
Anyone can fall victim to a phishing email attack. Phishing is a dangerous activity that can cause anxiety, financial loss, and reputational damage. Phishing scams use fraudulent emails and websites to steal confidential and sensitive information, such as account numbers,...
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...
4 Simple Tips to Prevent Vishing Attacks
When you receive a call from an unknown number, you don’t know who will be on the other end of the line. It is possible that it is a vishing attempt which is a type of phishing. A phone scam...
Trustifi and Rain Networks Case Study
Nathan Ware, President of Rain Networks, runs a value-added distribution company focusing on security solutions for channel partners in a range of vertical markets. His clients work primarily with small business end-users, many who have fewer than 50 employees. This...
Phishing vs Spam: Learn the Difference
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....
What Helps Protect from Spear Phishing?
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....