QR Code Phishing or Quishing is on the Rise; Here’s How You Can Prevent it

QR Code Phishing or Quishing is on the Rise; Here’s How You Can Prevent it

QR codes are seen everywhere for directing users to URLs with a tap; and just as every coin has two slides, these Quick Response codes are also being used negatively. In fact, in May 2023, a U.S.-based energy firm encountered nearly 29% of more than 1000 malicious emails containing QR codes.  Adversaries are developing newer…

A Basic Guide to Email Authentication for Legal Professionals

A Basic Guide to Email Authentication for Legal Professionals

Individual legal professionals and law firms are becoming one of the favorite targets for cybercriminals. The incidence of cyber attacks targeting UK law firms rose by 36% in the last year. Chaucer, a specialty reinsurance group, reported a total of 166 cyber breaches for the 2021/22 period. This figure surged to 226 for the 2022/23…

How Do You Configure Third-Party Vendors to Be DMARC Compliant?

According to the How Businesses Hire Agencies Study by Semrush, nearly 94% of businesses outsource some or all of their marketing activities, including sending emails on their behalf. With such outsourcing comes the risk of opening up new gateways for malicious actors to access, intercept, and exploit your technical and non-technical resources.  So, deploying SPF,…

Reasons Why You Aren’t Receiving DMARC XML Reports

Reasons Why You Aren’t Receiving DMARC XML Reports

Once you have created a DMARC record, the job is not over; the real work of monitoring begins after that. Domain owners or administrators have to assess XML reports to understand if someone is sending unauthorized emails from your domain.  But what if you don’t receive these reports in the first place? You won’t get…

Phishing vs. Smishing vs. Vishing: Everything You Need to Know

Phishing vs. Smishing vs. Vishing: Everything You Need to Know

Have you ever received an email from a seemingly familiar sender only to realize that it was perhaps a fraudulent one, masquerading as a legitimate email? Well, this looks like a classic case of a phishing attack that involves deceitful communication designed to trick individuals into divulging sensitive information, such as login credentials, financial details,…