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Integrated Cloud Email Security (ICES) vs Secure Email Gateway (SEG)

Cybercriminals continually evolve their techniques, leading to more successful phishing attacks. Using techniques such as text-based attacks that utilize social engineering and highly ...

What Happens If I Click A Phishing Link?

Phishing is the most prominent form of cyber-attack, regularly prompting email recipients into disclosing their personal information, credentials, downloading malware, or paying ...

How To Recall An Email In Outlook

Independent research shows that 91% of organizations have experienced outbound email security incidents in their Microsoft 365 environments. Human error is the primary cause of these ...

Humans Will Give AI Anything If You Make It Sound Cool Enough

There's a beautiful moment happening right now, and by "beautiful" I mean "horrifying in that can't-look-away-from-the-car-crash sense”.

AI-Assisted Social Engineering Attacks Continue to Rise

Social engineering remained the top initial access vector for cyberattacks in 2025, with increasing assistance from AI tools, according to a report from ThreatDown. The researchers warn ...

How To Recall An Email In Gmail

People accidentally send emails to the wrong recipients every day. The impact of these incidents can be relatively minor if there is no sensitive data included in the email body or ...

Report: AI-Driven Fraud Surged by 1200% in December 2025

AI-driven fraud attacks spiked by more than 1200% in December 2025, according to a new report by Pindrop Security. Threat actors are using AI to assist in every stage of the attack, from ...

Your Password Needs To Be 25 Characters or Longer Due to AI and Quantum Attacks

Prior to my further research into AI and quantum for my latest book, How AI and Quantum Impact Cyber Threats and Defenses, I had pretty solid password policy recommendations:

Warning: Attackers Are Using DKIM Replay Attacks to Bypass Security Filters

Cybercriminals are abusing legitimate invoices and dispute notifications from popular services to send scam emails that bypass security filters, according to researchers at Kaseya’s INKY. ...

Welcome to the Blur: Designing Security That Works With, Not Against, AI Adoption

There's a moment in every security professional's career when they realise the game has fundamentally changed. Mine came last Tuesday at 3:47 PM, watching my colleague Erich argue with an ...