Email security
Evolve your cyber security strategies to cover one of your most vulnerable areas with email security solutions designed to protect against event the most comprehensive attacks.
The current state of email security
Email security involves measures to protect email communication from unauthorised access, data breaches, and malicious attacks, ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of email messages and attachments.
The importance of email security
There were nearly five million phishing attacks in 2022 alone, and with cyber criminals becoming more sophisticated, these types of attacks are catching many people out.
Phishing is a type of cyber attack where threat actors impersonate legitimate entities, such as banks or companies, to trick individuals into providing sensitive information like passwords, credit card numbers, or personal data. This is typically done through deceptive emails, messages, or websites designed to appear authentic, prompting victims to disclose confidential information or click on malicious links or attachments.
There are many types of phishing, and it’s vital to prevent the success of these attacks by implementing email security solutions and taking employee training courses.
The depths of email threats
By leaving your email platforms unsecure, you’re allowing your organisation to be vulnerable to a wide range of threats. Threat actors use several different methods to breach your environments via email weaknesses:
Phishing
deceptive attempts to trick individuals into revealing sensitive information
Malware
malicious software, like viruses or ransomware, sent through email attachments or links
Spoofing
faking the sender’s identity to appear as a trusted source
Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks
interception of communication between two parties without their knowledge
Denial-of-Service (DoS)
overloading email servers to disrupt service
Email spoofing
creating emails with a forged sender address to deceive recipients
Business Email Compromise (BEC)
manipulating employees into transferring funds or sensitive information
Zero-day exploits
targeting undiscovered vulnerabilities in email software
Credential stuffing
using stolen credentials from one site to gain unauthorised access to email accounts
Email eavesdropping
illegitimate monitoring or interception of email content
Email security solutions
We work with several email security partners that work around the clock to protect your organisation from a wide range of threats and ensure effective recovery in the event of an attack. From free email security assessments to comprehensive DMARC, our offerings encompass all email security needs, helping us to understand and deliver the best email security solutions for your organisation.
Our industry leading email security partners
The benefits of implementing email security solutions
Email security solutions help safeguard against various cyber threats, reducing the risk of data breaches, financial losses, and reputational damage.
By implementing email security measures, organisations can ensure compliance with industry regulations and data protection laws, which mandate the protection of sensitive information transmitted via email.
Effective email security solutions help maintain the integrity and availability of email communication systems, ensuring uninterrupted business operations and minimising disruptions caused by cyber incidents or malicious attacks.
Email security FAQs
Email security involves measures like authentication, encryption, and anti-malware tools to protect email communication from unauthorised access and malicious activities. These measures aim to ensure the confidentiality and integrity of emails, reducing the risk of cyber threats and data breaches.
Email security services give your environment the best protection it can against cyber attacks. Additionally, using a strong and unique password, enabling two-factor authentication (2FA), and being aware of phishing attempts will add an extra layer of security.
Phishing emails often contain red flags such as generic greetings, urgent requests for personal information, or suspicious sender addresses. Be wary of emails asking you to click on unfamiliar links or download attachments from unknown sources.
Look out for grammatical errors or inconsistencies in the email content, as these can indicate fraudulent messages. When in doubt, verify the legitimacy of the email by contacting the sender through a trusted communication channel or directly visiting them.
DMARC is an email authentication protocol that helps organisations prevent email spoofing, phishing, and other fraudulent activities by providing a mechanism for email senders to authenticate their messages and instructing email receivers on how to handle unauthenticated emails.
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