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Enhancing Cyber Threat Protection in Microsoft 365

Mon, 02/11/2019
The National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has recently published an advisory report that explores the ways M365 can be compromised by malicious parties, explaining how cybercriminals can use compromised M365 accounts to obtain financial profit. Integrating advanced threat prevention and data protection features to a M365 platform can enhance the existing security capabilities it offers. Clearswift’s bolt-on solution for M365 be seamlessly implemented to enable deep content inspection of all email traffic through the platform – inbound, outbound and internal – in both email messages and attachments.
Email Security
Microsoft 365
Cybersecurity
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Preparing for the Inevitable: A Guide to Handling a Data Breach

Thu, 12/21/2017
Cyber-attacks and data breaches are now so widespread that it isn’t a matter of ‘if’ but ‘when’ your organization gets hit. According to the UK Government’s latest Cyber Security Breaches Survey, nearly seven in ten large businesses identified a breach or attack in the past year. When taking into consideration all sizes of businesses in the UK, nearly half had suffered a breach...
Advanced Threat Protection
Data Security
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Microsoft Deal Is a Start, But More Needs to be Done to Protect the NHS from Cyber Threats

Mon, 08/21/2017
Following the recent WannaCry attack that affected so many organizations, both public and private, across the globe, many firms are now taking steps to protect themselves from potential threats in the future. One establishment in the UK that the WannaCry attack had ramifications for was the NHS. The incident meant multiple hospitals across England and Scotland had to cancel...
Data Loss Prevention
Email Security
Content Inspection
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New Email-Embedded Malware Getting Through Major AV Scans

Mon, 12/14/2015
Clearswift has recently been approached by a number of top cybersecurity teams and organizations to help them address an increasing threat of ongoing attempts to deliver embedded malware hidden in email attachments that is automatically activated by malicious scripting code. The sophistication and continuous morphing of delivery methods have made it so these new malware variants go undetected and pass right by major AV scanning solutions.
Email Security
Microsoft 365
Cloud Security
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What Is Adaptive Data Loss Prevention?

Thu, 12/03/2015
There’s a bewildering volume of data in modern business. IDC has predicted that by 2025, there will be 175 zettabytes of data in the world, a figure that's almost impossible to conceive. While this data will not be of interest to many people, there will be some that is highly prized indeed. Data has become highly valuable IP for many organizations, and the need to keep it...
Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
Email Security
security
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Next Generation Organization Agility... Are You Ready?

Mon, 06/30/2014
The blurring of work and life boundaries that exist on devices, both with the changes to the law on flexible working and the general rise of BYOD, means that it’s far too easy to send information to the wrong person via email – and then be penalised for it.
Data Security
Information Security
Malware
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Quit While You’re Ahead...?

Tue, 10/29/2013
Last week saw The Open Group conference take place in London. In conjunction with this was The Jericho Forum’s announcement that after ten years they were declaring success and sunsetting.
Data Loss Prevention
Information Security
Cybersecurity
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The Pitfalls of Handling Credit Card Details

Tue, 10/08/2013
Credit card fraud in 2012 cost $5.55 billion worldwide. But there are other problems - is the way you handle credit card information sufficient?
Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
Email Security
Information Security
Web Security