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How Fortra's Clearswift Secure Email Gateway Aligns to NCSC's Email Security Guidelines

Tue, 03/12/2024
Working in cybersecurity is one of the most challenging roles in the organisation. Not only are you tasked with keeping the business and its data safe and secure, but you must do so in the face of ever-increasing professionalism and sophistication on the part of cybercriminals. There are more threats than ever before, and the consequences of a data breach are more significant too. In recent Fortra...
Compliance
Email Security
Encryption
March Madness
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March Madness Challenge for Cybersecurity Professionals

Mon, 03/11/2024
Let the "madness" begin! The NCAA Basketball tournament is different for everyone. Some experience madness after a gut-wrenching triple overtime victory by their alma mater, while others after a buzzer-beater shot from half-court by a 16th-ranked Cinderella underdog that instantly knocks out one of your final four selections. However, to me there is nothing more maddening, in the delightful sense...
Data Loss Prevention
Email Security
Web Security
Are Microsoft Advanced Analytics enough?
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Microsoft's Defender for Identity – Is it Enough?

Thu, 09/07/2023
In early 2023, Microsoft launched Defender for Identity which aims to offer visibility by helping to identify threats and provide actionable reports on attacks. But M365 security is not completely adequate for the modern enterprise and must be augmented by other data security solutions.
Email Security
Microsoft 365
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Capital One Data Breach: A Reminder to Lock Your Back Door

Tue, 08/13/2019
In July 2019, leading financial organization Capital One received an anonymous e-mail revealing some bad news: “There appears to be some leaked data of yours in someone’s Github.” This leaked data was revealed to be the personal details of about 106 million individuals across the US and Canada, mostly consumers and small business owners that have applied for credit card products, including their...
Advanced Threat Protection
Data Loss Prevention
Email Security
Web Security
Lock on Keyboard
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The Unthought About Risks of Encryption

Mon, 08/05/2019
We hear a lot about encryption in this day in age, particularly around it being the panacea for compliance with data protection regulations. It’s true it can be a component of an information security and compliance strategy, but there are a variety of different encryption options available on the market today, so care needs to be taken with selecting the right solution to ensure it doesn’t turn...
Managed File Transfer
Email Security
OCR
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Has Your Multifunction Printer Become A Data Loss Risk? Consider DLP For Images.

Sat, 06/16/2018
Optical Character Recognition (OCR) as a technology has been around for a long time. It inspects images for text and then decodes them. While the human eye is fantastic at recognizing text, be it upside down or at an angle, it is computationally intensive to do this by machine on a regular basis. However, new algorithms now exist to deal with skew (angled text) as well as being able to handle...
Email Security
Lock on Keyboard
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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 procedures after vital...
Data Loss Prevention
Email Security
Eye
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Need to Know, or Really, Really Need to Know?

Thu, 11/05/2015
From the latest set of statistics released as part of the Clearswift Insider Threat Index, the one that really caught my eye, was the fact that 35% of employees say they have access to information above their pay grade.
Data Loss Prevention
Email Security
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'Accepted Everywhere'

Wed, 07/30/2014
Originally, when thinking about the claim ‘Accepted Everywhere’ I was sure it was the slogan of a specific credit card from across the pond.
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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
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Clearswift Triumphs at Info Security Awards 2014

Tue, 02/25/2014
By Heath Davies, Chief Executive. Direct from the annual RSA Conference I am delighted to share the news that Clearswift won an impressive three awards at the 10th Annual Info Security Awards 2014 ceremony.
Content Inspection
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Inside Out, Outside in, Inside in...

Tue, 01/14/2014
Threats from outside the organization are still happening, but it's the threats from within which are causing a greater challenge. Not just employees but third parties who have access to internal systems and information.
Email Security
Web 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