Clean links and sophisticated scams mark new era in email attacks

Analysis of 7 billion emails shows clean links are duping users, malicious EML attachments increased 10-fold in Q4, and social engineering attacks are at all-time highs, according to VIPRE Security. The rise of the EML file attachments In 2024, QR code… Continue reading Clean links and sophisticated scams mark new era in email attacks

Gmail & Yahoo DMARC rollout: When cyber compliance gives a competitive edge

The essence of cybersecurity is not just about defense but enabling business through trust and reliability. As Gmail and Yahoo take steps to enforce stricter email authentication, organizations that are proactive in their DMARC compliance will not only… Continue reading Gmail & Yahoo DMARC rollout: When cyber compliance gives a competitive edge

HPE Says Russian Government Hackers Had Access to Emails for 6 Months

HPE told the SEC that Russian state-sponsored threat group Midnight Blizzard had access to an email system for several months.
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Organizations need to switch gears in their approach to email security

Email security risks remain high with 94% of organizations experiencing incidents in the past 12 months, according to Egress. Inbound email incidents primarily took the form of malicious URLs, attacks sent from a compromised account, and malware or ran… Continue reading Organizations need to switch gears in their approach to email security

What is the correct way to implement a change-of-email request flow?

I am currently implementing a change-of-email request flow for a web service without MFA. My initial approach is to consult the current OWASP Guide for such a flow. In reading the document, I’ve realized this is quite different from the f… Continue reading What is the correct way to implement a change-of-email request flow?

Mails invalid signature because of encoding of periods in quoted printable [migrated]

I‘m sending a mail encoded with quoted printable encoding that contains some dots .. There is a problem with a specific mailserver/customer. For some reason, they receive the mail in such a form that each dot is encoded as =2E ultimately b… Continue reading Mails invalid signature because of encoding of periods in quoted printable [migrated]