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Why The Mimecast Hack Was Predictable
After the recent discovery of the devastating SolarWinds attack on the US Government, Mimecast disclosed yesterday that they too have been compromised by a sophisticated cyber criminal. It is not known at this point if the attack was conducted by the same suspected Russian hackers responsible for the SolarWinds incident, but it does bear some...
Cloudphish acquired by McCracken to Bring Anti-Phishing Software Globally
As an industry leader in the financial software space, McCracken will leverage their resources and experience for Cloudphish’s email security application Cloudphish announced today that it has agreed to be acquired by McCracken, an industry-leading financial software company specializing in solutions for commercial lending and servicing. The acquisition will help bring Cloudphish’s anti-phishing software to...
Release Notes 1.1.6
Deployment date 11/2/2019 Enhancements Domain and Cousin Email Configuration Portal Added additional configuration option to domain administration allowing administrators to distinguish between Domain and Email cousin or doppelganger email detection. Turning off Email cousin detection allows organizations with partial deployments to reduce false errors. Enterprise Multi-Factor Authentication Method Control Portal Added additional configuration option to...
Blockchain and Email Security
The first appearance of the written word dates back to Babylon 3000 BC. Actually, it wasn’t a letter, diary or novel, it was a ledger. Farmers were creating a document counting their livestock and agricultural products. An accurate ledger of assets was absolutely essential to conduct even primitive commerce. However useful a single-entry ledger had...