Mimecast Acquires User Education Startup Elevate Security 

Elevate Security raised $18.3 million in venture capital financing and scored investments from the likes of Cisco and CrowdStrike.
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Chinese Hackers Deliver Malware to Barracuda Email Security Appliances via New Zero-Day

Chinese hackers exploited a zero-day tracked as CVE-2023-7102 to deliver malware to Barracuda Email Security Gateway (ESG) appliances.
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SMTP Smuggling Allows Spoofed Emails to Bypass Authentication Protocols

A new attack technique named SMTP Smuggling can allow malicious actors to send out spoofed emails that bypass authentication mechanisms.
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CISA Issues Warning for Russian ‘Star Blizzard’ APT Spear-Phishing Operation

The US cybersecurity agency calls attention to a Russian APT targeting academia, defense, governmental organizations, NGOs and think-tanks.
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Google’s RETVec Open Source Text Vectorizer Bolsters Malicious Email Detection

Google shows how RETVec, a new and open source text vectorizer, can improve the detection of phishing attacks, spam and other harmful content.
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Google Will Start Deleting ‘Inactive’ Accounts in December. Here’s What You Need to Know

The easiest way to keep your Google account active (and thus prevent it from being deleted) is to sign in at least once every two years.
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How cybercriminals adapt and thrive amidst changing consumer trends

The email threat landscape is experiencing a profound transformation, adapting to new challenges and exploiting emerging vulnerabilities with speed and sophistication. In this Help Net Security video, Usman Choudhary, CPTO at VIPRE Security Group, disc… Continue reading How cybercriminals adapt and thrive amidst changing consumer trends

Proofpoint to Acquire Tessian for AI-Powered Email Security Tech

Proofpoint removes a formidable competitor from the crowded email security market and adds technology to address risk from misdirected emails.
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