Material Security receives $100m on a unicorn valuation worth $1.1b
Material Security has fundraised around $100 million to extend and advance its products into new zones to expand internationally.
Elad Gill, Andreessen Horowitz, and other prestigious tech investors have collaborated with Founders Funds to lead the Series C round. The fundraising was carried out... Read more
Phishers breach British healthcare system
Cybercriminals hacked into the mail system of the UK's National Health Service. Breached employee accounts are used to send phishing mails.
There are signs of a scandal. The incident wasn't reported by the National Health Service (NHS). It took an independent security provider to break the news.... Read more
Avast launch new features to prevent online scams and phishing
Avast has released new features to protect users from online scams and security threats.
Avast today announced the addition of several new capabilities to its leading product, i.e., Avast One, which is meant to safeguard users from fraud, online scams, and other security threats. Email Guardian,... Read more
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Why Businesses Need Advanced Threat Protection for Email Security
Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) consistently provides solutions to prevent critical business-sensitive data from cyber threats before they reach their employees and react promptly when things go wrong. ATP also provides, detects, and notifies you of advanced threats via email, mobile, social, and ... Read more
Cloudflare acquires Area 1 Security for 145 million euros
Cloudflare is acquiring email security specialist Area 1 Security for 145 million euros ($162 million). Cloudflare aims to further expand its security portfolio.
The acquisition provides Cloudflare with a platform that helps email programs protect against phishing and malware attacks such as ran... Read more
Investor buys Mimecast for 5.1 billion euros
Permira acquired listed security specialist Mimecast for approximately 5.1 billion euros ($5.8 billion). The acquisition should enable the security specialist to grow further.
Permira is a private investment company. The acquistion results in Mimecast's removal from the NASDAQ stock exchange. In... Read more
Cloudflare moves into email security
The company has launched two new tools to protect email accounts from targeted threats.
This week Cloudflare announced two new email safety and security offerings. The company sees the new products as a first step toward catching more targeted phishing attacks
Cloudflare users will now be ab... Read more
Gmail adds full support for BIMI standard to its app
Google provides full support to BIMI standard in Gmail Application to help email recipients know whether or not the message they are receiving is authentic.
What is BIMI?
Brand Indicators for Message Identification, or BIMI, is a specification that allows companies to display their logo next ... Read more
Barracuda launches new version of email scanner
Barracuda Networks has released a new version of its email scanner. The new version offers improved reporting and a new user interface. The software integrates directly with Microsoft 365.
Barracuda Email Threat Scanner is a free tool that helps detect email threats that have escaped detection b... Read more
Microsoft to add alerts for nation-state attackers to Defender
Microsoft is in the process to add a new security alert to the dashboard of Microsoft Defender for Office 365 (formerly referred to as Office 365 Advanced Threat Protection). It will notify companies when employees are targeted by known nation-state threat actors.
The feature was first added on ... Read more