Email Security Articles
Social media opens up risks for new targeted attack techniques
As social media has begun to play an integral role in many businesses' operations, activity on these channels also opens up new vulnerabilities to targeted attacks that threaten data protection.
Alarming rise in targeted attacks demonstrates need for multi-layered solutions
The internet and related technological trends such as cloud computing, social media and bring-your-own-device have provided hackers with new sources of information that can lead to more targeted attacks.
DHS stresses threats of phishing are high due to information on the internet
Phishing campaigns have become increasingly sophisticated as attackers can gather information about employees and businesses more easily through the web, particularly on social media.
Sophisticated phishing campaigns still leading cause of malware
Regardless of industry or business size, IT security professionals need to address emerging risks that have become more successful at infiltrating networks, threatening data protection.
As regulations increase, DLP is essential
As regulations for data and privacy protection begin to require enterprises to provide breach notification, the risk of enforcement, which can lead to costly penalties and reputation damage, is a higher risk.
BYOD security measures inadequate, according to recent studies
According to recent research, enterprises in a variety of industries have adopted bring-your-own-device (BYOD) policies without sufficient consideration for threats that employee personal devices can pose to data protection.
