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Beta News: 7 Key Considerations for Adopting Zero Trust
In this Beta News article, John Grancarich encourages patience while navigating Zero Trust and gives 7 key considerations for adopting a Zero Trust architecture.
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Fortra's Digital Guardian wins CyberSecurity Breakthrough Award 2022
Digital Guardian’s Enterprise Data Protection Platform named Data Leak Detection Solution of the Year
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Forbes: 8 Ways To Keep Your Social Security Number Safe From Identity Theft
It’s difficult to control your Social Security number in the wild. In his September contribution to Forbes Advisor, John Wilson discusses the most common scams involving Social Security numbers and provides 8 steps individuals can take to prevent identity fraud.
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Digital Journal: How Your Employees Can Bring Down your IT Systems
Whether intentional or otherwise, the Insider Threat poses a serious risk to business. Fortra's experts, Bob Erdman, John Grancarich and Tom Huntington highlight the risks in this Digital Journal article and describe the solutions organizations can implement to help prevent malicious actors.
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Tech Native: Avoiding Inertia With 7 Steps to a Zero-Trust Architecture
In his article for Tech Native, John Grancarich simplifies Zero Trust, and provides 7 steps organizations can take to implement a Zero Trust architecture.
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Crucial Tech Podcast with John Wilson: Hybridized Vishing Attacks
In Cyber Protection Magazine’s Crucial Tech podcast, John Wilson, Senior Fellow, Threat Research, delves into the latest research from Agari and PhishLabs by Fortra.
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The Last Watchdog: The Drivers Behind Persistent Ransomware and Defensive Tactics to Deploy
In his guest essay for The Last Watchdog, Eric George, Director of Solutions Engineering at PhishLabs by Fortra, explains what ransomware is, who the high-stake threat actors are, and how organizations can defend themselves against ransomware attacks.
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Forbes: What is Vishing, and Why is it a Threat to Your Financial Health?
In his August contribution to Forbes Advisor, John Wilson explains what vishing is, the most common vishing scams and how individuals and organizations can protect themselves from vishing scammers.
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Global Banking & Finance Review: New PCI DSS Update Fails to Convey a Sense of Urgency for Security
Donnie MacColl, Senior Director of EMEA Technical Services at Fortra, discusses the recent updates to PCI DSS V4.0 and asks if the timeframe for implementation is fast enough to raise the level of cyber protection needed by financial institutions today?
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ZDNet: Scammers Are Using This Sneaky Trick to Bypass Spam Filters
Hybrid vishing (email-initiated voice phishing) attacks are on the rise. In this ZDNet article, John Wilson discusses the findings from the latest Agari and PhishLabs research and explains what organizations can do to help prevent hybrid vishing attacks.
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Response-Based Email Threats Targeting Corporate Inboxes Are The Highest Since 2020, According To Fortra's Latest Agari And PhishLabs Report
Response-based attacks targeting corporate inboxes have climbed to their highest volume since 2020, representing 41 percent of all email-based scams targeting employees, during Q2 of this year. This is according to the latest Quarterly Threat Trends & Intelligence Report from Agari and PhishLabs, part of the Fortra cybersecurity portfolio.
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Forbes: Scammers are Cracking Today’s More Secure Passwords
In his latest Forbes Advisor article, John Wilson, Senior Fellow, Threat Research at Fortra, looks at how fraudsters are targeting multifactor authentication and provides 3 ways to protect yourself.
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Email Fraud Cyber Work Podcast Featuring John Wilson
John Wilson, Senior Fellow, Threat Research at Fortra features in this episode of Infosec’s Cyber Work Podcast. John covers all aspects of email fraud including business email compromise and phishing, and shares career tips and advice for budding threat researchers at all levels.
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Infosecurity Magazine: Video Interview with Donnie MacColl Live from Infosec 22
Infosecurity Magazine’s Editorial Director, Eleanor Dallaway, interviews Donnie MacColl, Senior Director of EMEA Technical Services and DPO at Fortra, live from Infosec22.
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Forbes: 1 in 4 ID Theft Victims Had Thousands Of Dollars Stolen During The Pandemic. Here’s How To Keep Your Financial Info Safe
An alarming number of Americans say they experienced identity theft, or attempted identity theft, during the pandemic. Forbes contributor, Kelly Anne Smith takes a detailed look at identity theft and provides 5 tips on how to protect yourself from it. Featuring John Wilson, Senior Fellow, Threat Research.
Originally published on Forbes Advisor.
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"The financial...
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Interview with Expert Insights: The State of the Cybersecurity Landscape
How have changes in the way businesses engage with digital services impacted the threat landscape and how important is it that organizations take a layered approach to security as a result? John Grancarich of Fortra discusses these challenges and more in this in-depth interview with Expert Insights.
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How Organizations Can Proactively Tackle Phishing Attacks
What can businesses do to take a more proactive stance in the battle against phishing attacks? Find out in this Expert Insights interview with Billy Smith and Mike Jones of Fortra.
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Forbes: Common Online Scams and How To Avoid Them
From fake holiday home rentals to counterfeit medications, online scams are now an unfortunate common occurrence. Forbes contributor, John Wilson takes a detailed look at online scams and provides 5 ways to protect yourself from them.
Originally published on Forbes Advisor.
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“Mary was lonely. The recently divorced mom of three was ready to dip her toe back into...
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Keeping Personal Data Secure
With the rise in phishing attacks and identify theft, Ciaran Rafferty, Managing Director, Email Security at Fortra looks at emerging trends and ways organizations can keep their sensitive data secure. He also provides an update on what to expect from Fortra in 2022.
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Taking Steps to Proactively Address Supply Chain Security Risks
In The Logistics Point, Chris Spargen looks at how secure managed file transfer can help organizations combat data loss security risks in the supply chain.