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Here's a quick checklist of things you should do when your email has been compromised.

Topics: Email Management, cybersecurity, phishing, Email Security

Recent research has shown changes in the effectiveness of various phishing attacks.

Cofense, previously PhishMe, issued a report based on 1,400 clients in 23 industries in more than 50 countries that notes that 7.5 million phishing emails were reported in 2017 alone. But the effectiveness of phishing campaigns has shifted.

In prior research, users were most emotionally motivated to open emails that made them feel a sense of urgency, fear or opportunity. Those three emotional motivators have now been replaced with entertainment, social and reward/recognition.

Topics: Security, Training, cybersecurity, Ransomware, Hacking, phishing, Cybercrime, Email Security, Information Security

Even though email is as ubiquitous at law firms as it is in other industries, few legal professionals pay adequate attention to the importance of effectively managing their emails. In a series of blog posts, we will look at the importance of classifying emails, archiving emails, mailbox management, getting legal professionals to comply with email management policies, data security practices, handling emails for departing attorneys or matter release and email retention and destruction.

Topics: DMS, Email Management, Document Management, Microsoft, Office 365, Email Security, Outlook

A recent ransomware attack against the city of Atlanta took its computers offline for over a week while city officials, along with the FBI, attempted to remedy the situation without paying the hackers $51,000 in Bitcoin. 

Topics: cybersecurity, Ransomware, Cybercrime, Email Security, Information Security

We thank our partners at DocsCorp for sharing this blog post about the new release of cleanDocs 2.1. cleanDocs is a breakthrough technology that removes metadata from Microsoft Office, PDF and ZIP files at sub-second speeds.

Topics: Partner Series, DocsCorp, Email Management, cleanDocs, Email Security, Recipient Checking

Topics: Security, Training, Malware, Information Governance, Email Management, Network, Access Control, Mimecast, Dual Factor Authentication, whaling, cybersecurity, Passwords, Biometric Authentication, Two Factor Authentication, Ransomware, Hacking, Advanced Persistent Threats, phishing, Antivirus, Cybercrime, Enterprise Mobility Management, Mobile, Email Security, 2FA, Information Security, Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Testing, firewall

We have recently been made aware of a sophisticated email phishing campaign targeting law firms and other businesses. 

Topics: Security, Alerts, Email Management, cybersecurity, Hacking, phishing, Cybercrime, Email Security, Information Security, Identity Theft

Has your password been stolen? Are you worried one of your firms' email addresses has been compromised? 

 

There's an easy way to find out. 

Topics: Email Management, Passwords, Two Factor Authentication, Email Security, 2FA

We're very appreciative to our partners at Mimecast for sharing this report from Forrester. We hope it will help you prepare for the GPDR. 

 

Topics: Email Management, cybersecurity, Email Security, GPDR

Topics: Email Management, cybersecurity, Passwords, Two Factor Authentication, Email Security, 2FA, Information Security, firewall

Topics: Cloud, Email Management, cybersecurity, Email Security, Fortinet

At the end of each year, the organizations publishing dictionaries release terms that will be included in their next editions. Terms that would have been nonsensical just years ago become commonplace. One word has been hiding just below the surface of our everyday conversation. It is terrifying in terms of scope and mortifying in terms of transmission. I speak of the word “ransomware.”

Topics: Security, SentinelOne, cybersecurity, Ransomware, Cybercrime, Email Security, Information Security

News this week that a series of cyberattacks and data breaches at North American law firms in 2015 was worse than initially reported (isn't that always the case?) was seemingly timed with the release of a bevy of new articles and information sheets on cybersecurity by our staff.

Topics: Security, Technology Consulting, Cloud, IT Tips, cybersecurity, Cybercrime, Email Security, Articles, Information Security