{"id":9922,"date":"2023-09-27T11:17:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T08:17:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oberig-it.com\/?p=9922"},"modified":"2024-03-11T13:01:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T10:01:36","slug":"email-security-that-evolves-with-modern-threats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oberig-it.com\/en\/articles\/email-security-that-evolves-with-modern-threats\/","title":{"rendered":"Email Security that Evolves with Modern Threats"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a previous post I discussed how email represents the weakest data security vector for organizations. Email volume over the past several years has increased exponentially. Unfortunately, so has data loss through email. In this context, it’s not surprising that email remains one of the most popular ways for bad actors to deliver malware and phishing attacks.<\/p>\n

According to Jennifer Glenn, research director for IDC’s Information and Data Security products:
\nEmail and collaboration tools are often the gateway to an organization’s most sensitive assets…”<\/p>\n

“Security tools aimed at enforcing protection and educating users at this pivotal egress point are essential for secure and trusted digital transformation.” [1]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

While there have been some important improvements in the email data security market in the last couple of years, one major change is that basic email hygiene that addresses incoming email spam and many types of malware has become ubiquitous. Many of our customers are using Microsoft 365<\/span><\/a> or Gmail. And both vendors’ capabilities to cover spam and malware have improved. We call this \u201ccommodity email hygiene\u201d \u2013 it\u2019s widely available and very often our customers already have this through their email services.<\/p>\n

But as we all know, hackers never sit still. Phishing attacks are more sophisticated; and more complicated malware attacks continue to increase while they become more targeted, requiring stronger security capabilities. Forcepoint is addressing these changes in the following ways:<\/p>\n