Beware of fake COVID-19-themed emails from President Trump

As US citizens wait for President Trump’s final decision about whether quarantine will be over by Easter, malware peddlers have already “decided”: quarantine will be prolonged until August 2020. Phishing emails point to malware Resear… Continue reading Beware of fake COVID-19-themed emails from President Trump

RSA Conference announces finalists for Innovation Sandbox Contest 2020

RSA Conference announced the 10 finalists for its Innovation Sandbox Contest 2020. The competition calls on the most promising young companies in cybersecurity to showcase their transformative technologies to a panel of judges and live audience at RSA … Continue reading RSA Conference announces finalists for Innovation Sandbox Contest 2020

Impersonation, sender forgery and corporate email spoofing top the charts

This Q4 of 2018 was a busy period for phishing scammers. INKY researchers saw a spike in email volume this time of year as people use email to gather their receipts from online shopping, shipping notifications, returns, and virtual holiday greetings. F… Continue reading Impersonation, sender forgery and corporate email spoofing top the charts

INKY emerges from stealth with email spoofing, phishing protection service

INKY, a startup that provides protection against email spoofing and phishing services, emerged from stealth mode on Tuesday and announced its “INKY Phish Fence” product. The product helps organizations detect spoofing attempts whereby attackers hijack a domain to pose as a credible entity. It also uses “anomaly detection algorithms” to warn employees of suspicious emails and detect spearpshing and extortion attempts. Based in Rockville, Maryland, INKY has raised about $5.8 million in venture capital funding, according to Crunchbase, including a $5.6 million Series A round backed by ClearSky Security, Gula Tech Adventures and Blackstone. “There is an obvious lack of innovation around detecting and preventing today’s sophisticated phishing attacks. With the launch of INKY Phish Fence, enterprises will now be able to detect and prevent against the industry’s most common, yet formidable vectors,” said Ron Gula, founder of Gula Tech Adventures, in a press release. “Investing in this space is […]

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