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Enhance Microsoft 365 Data Loss Prevention

Tue, 10/25/2022
DLP policies can identify, monitor, and automatically protect sensitive items across Microsoft 365 services. That's why using DLP tools, such as Clearswift, can enhance Microsoft 365 to protect data better.
Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
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September Was Insider Threat Awareness Month

Mon, 10/03/2022
Insider threats may not get as much attention as the outsider threats. Outsider threats are overwhelmingly malicious in intent. Organizations must protect their data with a strong barrier, because the “bad guys” are on the outside. However, inside the walls of an organization can be a disgruntled employee wanting to cause harm or an employee incentivized from outside the organization. Then of...
Email Security
Microsoft 365
Photo Security
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Photo Security: Why a Picture Is Worth a Thousand Files

Wed, 06/22/2022
Communication through photos and short videos have now become commonplace with applications like Instagram and TikTok. While this popular use of imagery feels safe, many may not realize that photos can also be used to inconspicuously share data or carry out a ransomware cyberattack. Explore the threats of steganography and why ignoring it can be a significant email security mistake.
Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
Email Security
Microsoft 365
Cybersecurity
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The Four 'C's of Security

Thu, 02/17/2022
Why the Three 'C's of Cybersecurity is arguably missing a very important 'C,' and why it is vital to an solid cybersecurity solution.
Compliance
Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
Email Security
Clearswift Secure Email Gateway
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Data Privacy Day - Education and Inspiration

Fri, 01/28/2022
Dependency on the internet for communications and business are at an all time high, and so are cyberattacks. We discuss how you can protect your organization's sensitive information.
Email Security
Datasheet
Datasheet

Secure Email Gateway Cloud Sandbox

Upgrade your existing Fortra's Clearswift Secure Email Gateway (SEG) appliance with the next-gen Cloud Sandbox from Sophos. This network sandbox offers state-of-the-art machine learning to provide an additional layer of security against ransomware and targeted attacks, but without any more systems to manage. Enterprise-grade protection that’s deployable in minutes with seamless integration into...
Email Security
Datasheet
Datasheet

Using Fortra's Clearswift Secure Email Gateway Appliance to Enhance Data Security in Microsoft 365

For many organizations, Microsoft 365 is the ideal collaboration tool, providing a convenient platform for employees to share information and communicate daily. Microsoft offers different tiered packages to suit a variety of customer requirements. Its Microsoft 365 E5 package provides platforms for mid- and larger-sized enterprises, with the lower-tiered packages (e.g., E1 and E3) offering fewer...
Data Security
Email Security
Microsoft 365
Datasheet
Datasheet

Clearswift URL Filtering

General Features Categorizing 99.9% of the active web, enabled by a Global Feedback Network of hundreds of millions of users worldwide More than 55 million sites categorized with 10 million new sites added and 10 million dead sites removed each year Coverage representing billions of web pages from around the world Over 100 categories using automated categorization technology (machine learning)...
Canadian Data Privacy Act
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Heads up! New Canadian Data Privacy Act is Around the Corner

Mon, 09/06/2021
The time to prepare to meet soon-to-be-enacted Canadian data privacy regulations is now. Around the world, the awareness of the need to protect the privacy rights of individuals, including the access, transparency, and security of personal information has never been higher.
Compliance
Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
Encryption
Office 365 Security
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How to Enhance Data Loss Prevention in Office 365

Fri, 09/03/2021
Office 365 is a powerful collaboration tool, but can organizations be sure it provides the level of DLP capabilities required in today’s ever-morphing threat environment? Discover the benefits of pairing Clearswift with your Office 365 deployment.
Data Loss Prevention
Microsoft 365
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New Encryption Guidance Published by UK’s Information Commissioner

Fri, 09/03/2021
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office published update guidance on encryption on 3rd March 2016, amidst concerns that there was a general lack of understanding of how and when to use encryption. It is the lack of appropriate technical measures, such as the use of encryption that has led to a significant number of fines issued in the UK since 2010. There is a risk of bigger fines with the...
Data Loss Prevention
Data Security
Email Security
Critical File Transfers
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Managing Critical File Transfers

Fri, 09/03/2021
For those wanting to collaborate on a sensitive document, there are a variety of cloud-based solutions that enable this - for sharing a file or simultaneously editing a document. Use of cloud solutions is also required if large files need to be shared.
Data Security
Managed File Transfer