Mimecast has released a new research which highlights the risky behavior of employees using company-issued devices.
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Legacy email security systems are “failing,” reveals report
The latest report found more than 14,277,163 pieces of spam and 9,992 emails containing dangerous file types – all missed by the incumbent providers and delivered to users’ inboxes.0 1329
Understanding BEC scams: Payroll diversion
Emile Abou Saleh, Regional Director, Middle East and Africa, Proofpoint, explains how one of the most critical forms of BEC attacks – payroll diversion – works and how security teams can better protect the organisation and, consequently, its people.
US-based PowerDMARC signs on Disti360 as Middle East distributor
US-based email authentication solutions provider PowerDMARC has announced that it signed a partnership agreement with Dubai-based information security distribution company Disti360.
Majority of UAE firms faced at least one cyber-attack last year: Proofpoint
Majority (82 percent) of CSOs and CISOs have reported at least one cyber-attack on their organisation in 2019, according to the latest research by Proofpoint.
#TogetherAgainstFraud: UAE launches fraud awareness campaign amid COVID-19 pandemic
UAE Banks Federation (UBF), the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), Abu Dhabi Police, and Dubai Police have announced the launch of the UAE’s first national fraud awareness campaign.
Battling email fraud: the power of people-centric security
Business email attacks are particularly pernicious as, when convincing enough, they can get behind even the best security defences incredibly quickly.
Mimecast blocks over 90 billion suspicious emails
The Mimecast Threat Intelligence Report includes analysis of 207 billion emails processed by Mimecast, 99 billion of which were rejected.
Online shoppers in the Middle East at risk of email fraud: Proofpoint
90 percent of the top 20 online retailers in the Middle East are not actively blocking fraudulent emails from reaching customers
Help AG inks new partnership to deliver ‘people-centric’ cybersecurity
Help AG and Proofpoint have entered into partnership to deliver people-centric cybersecurity solutions covering key user-focused threat vectors including email, social media and mobile devices.
Spam most used conduit for distributing malware: report
Mimecast’s Threat Intelligence Report: Black Hat Edition 2019, revealed that attackers are using either simple, opportunistic attacks or complex, targeted attacks based on necessity to impact the target.