In 2017, Statista estimated that, globally, people sent about 269 billion emails per day. Email’s staying power continues to showcase its ability to adapt to the ever-changing landscape of personal and business communications. However, as with any good thing, there’s …
Given the age and popularity of email, you might think that getting emails from sender to receiver is a solved problem. But, in reality, providing email services is a tricky proposition, not because of any flaw in the fundamental technology, …
Holidays and other notable events bring out the spammers like ants at a picnic. Security companies and IT departments consistently report a large increase in malicious email during shopping seasons like Christmas or important world events like the Brexit vote …
Attempted theft online has become an everyday occurrence. Whether spammers are trying to steal your personal data, your corporate data, or your money, spear phishing has become the “go-to” method. This wasn’t always the case, but the threat landscape continues …
A World Full of Spear Phishing: What it is, and What to Look Out For Read More »
As most families come down off of the exhilaration of Christmas and New Year’s and pack up the holiday decorations for another year, it’s important not to let your guard down when it comes to security. The bad guys still …
Spam is nothing new. In most cases it ends up directly in a spam or junkmail folder. Those unwanted messages that make it through to the Inbox are generally deleted without a second glance. Spammers know how to exploit headlines …
Spammers prey on Bruce Jenner revelation and Kardashian drama Read More »
Tech pundits and vendors have been prematurely declaring the death of email for over a decade. However, email remains the dominant form of communication for businesses and individuals around the world despite it’s shortcomings. A Radicati Group report claims that …
Spam continues to thrive thanks to ‘snowshoe’ strategy Read More »
Despite the fact that contracting Ebola is highly unlikely, and that there are a wide variety of things that are a much greater threat to the lives of every day people, it seems that we’re in full-on, 24/7 Ebola panic …
Comments on posts are a great way to engage readers (or customers) and build credibility for your brand or business. There are two things that can ruin it, though, trolls and comment spam. Trolls post vitriolic or incendiary comments with …
Definition: Spam is the term used to describe unwanted or unsolicited email. It is generally sent in bulk to millions of email addresses at once and frequently contains other security concerns such as viruses, worms or phishing attacks. Also Known …
