Best practices for forwarding emails to Gmail users

Best practices for forwarding emails to Gmail users

When you forward emails from any account to Gmail, the possibility of that email passing through the authentication checks decreases. But here are some recommendations that can help emails forwarded to Gmail pass authentication checks without any trouble.  Google encourages setting up SPF, DKIM, and DMARC for authentication. DKIM authentication is even more crucial for…

Kansas Water Cyberattack, Moneygram Halts Operations, Telegram Shares Data

Threat actors and their tactics are getting sophisticated-one attack at a time. In such times, only staying aware of cybercrimes can safeguard your precious data and hard-earned money. This is the 4th edition for the month of September, and we are back with cyber news from around the globe. Keeping yourself updated about the latest…

Using DKIM selectors to enhance control over email authentication

DKIM comes in handy in letting your recipients know if any malicious entity has tampered with the email content in transit. A DKIM selector is part of the whole DKIM process and is especially necessary when publishing multiple DKIM records. When you publish several DKIM records, multiple DKIM keys get involved, which is where the…

Phishing and Spoofing- Two emerging cyberattack trends in 2024

Phishing and Spoofing- Two emerging cyberattack trends in 2024

Cyberattacks are getting more sophisticated every passing year. Threat actors are playing it hard to keep up the pace with evolving technology. Two trends that are dominating the 2024 threat landscape are spoofing and phishing. Both of these cyberattacks are aimed at deceiving victims and tricking them into sharing sensitive personal details. Threat actors use…

How to configure SPF, DKIM, and DMARC records for Brevo?

By now, you probably know enough about authenticating your email-sending domain and its numerous benefits. The first and perhaps the most important one being how it protects your organization from falling prey to pervasive cybersecurity attacks like phishing, ransomware, malware, spoofing, etc. Apart from this, configuring your sender domain with SPF, DKIM, and DMARC helps…

Chrome Password Risk, Tycoon Sanctioned Cyber, Election Panic Rumors

Hello again! We are back with the third edition of the month, and this time, we have got some super juicy details. We are sure you must be eager to learn about the latest cybersecurity events going on across the globe. The highlight of the week is a group of hackers who are forcing Chrome…

Turkish SMBs Targeted, Cyber Expert Shortage, Singapore’s Chinese Syndicate

Turkish SMBs Targeted, Cyber Expert Shortage, Singapore’s Chinese Syndicate

Hello again! Here’s the second edition of the September cybersecurity news that you have been waiting for. This week, we will be talking about the CosmicBeetle attack on Turkish SMBs. Secondly, we will share some details on how the cyber staffing shortage is affecting critical cyber operations. Next in the pipeline is the shocking news…

Understanding TLS downgrade attacks and how MTA-STS mitigates them

It is easier to think that your encrypted email is safe enough to defend against any kind of attack, but the truth is that cybercriminals are getting smarter by every second, and it takes more than simple encryption to secure your email communications. One such attack that puts the integrity of your already secured emails…

Role of DMARC in detecting and preventing shadow IT 

Role of DMARC in detecting and preventing shadow IT 

Have you wondered why some organizations have stringent policies that prevent them from using certain apps and devices to get work done while others are pretty open with no such restrictions? In the latter situation, the employees certainly have more flexibility and convenience, but this openness can introduce significant security risks.  This phenomenon, known as…