Whitepapers
How Proofpoint Defends Against Ransomware
Cyber Security | | By Proofpoint
🕧 2 minRansomware is one of today’s most disruptive forms of cyber attack. It puts victims out of business, forces hospitals to turn away patients and brings entire governments to a standstill. It has evolved into one of the most menacing cyber threats today. Last year alone, the United States experienced more than 65,000 ransomware attacks. The…
Getting Started with DMARC
CRM, Cyber Security, ERP | | By Proofpoint
🕧 2 minThe Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) standard, unveiled by a group of leading email organizations in February 2012, is one of the most powerful and proactive weapons to date in the fight against phishing and spoofing.
The Human Factor 2023
Cyber Security | | By Proofpoint
🕧 2 minThe more things change, the more they stay the same. In some respects, 2022 saw a lot of development in the threat landscape. Attack chains became more varied. Delivery mechanisms were rapidly tested and discarded. And threat actors began to match their ingenuity with new-found patience.
Cloud in the Crosshairs
Cyber Security | | By Proofpoint
🕧 2 minIn the digital era, Microsoft 365 is an essential tool for getting work done. Unfortunately, its popularity has made it a prime target for cyber criminals. And while Microsoft 365 includes a host of native capabilities to stop cyber attacks, these tools are simply no match for today’s sophisticated attacks
Case Study
Email Fraud Threat Report
Cyber Security, E-Commerce, IOT, Networking, VR and AR | | By Proofpoint
🕧 < 1 minEmail fraud, also known as business email compromise (BEC), is one of today’s greatest cyber threats. These socially engineered attacks seek to exploit people rather than technology. They are highly targeted, sent in low volumes, and impersonate people in authority. Email fraud preys on human nature–fear, the desire to please, and more–to steal money and…
The Human Factor
CRM, Cyber Security, ERP, Networking | | By Proofpoint
🕧 < 1 minLife imitated art in 2015 as real-world cyber criminals every day applied the mantra ofthe anti-hero hacker of the cable TV series Mr. Robot: “People make the best exploits.”Social engineering became the No. 1 attack technique. Attackers shifted away fromautomated exploits and instead engaged people to do the dirty work—infecting systems,stealing credentials, and transferring funds.…
