Every email is vulnerable, theoretically. The path of an email through the Internet is long, even if the speed of transmission often makes you forget. Emails can be intercepted, read or even modified during transport. At least if they are sent unencrypted. The consequences can be devastating: financial damage, data loss or loss of image threaten all those who exchange unencrypted emails. In addition, unencrypted emails are already no longer compatible with data protection – also with regard to the GDPR.
One way to enable secure email communication and send information confidentially and securely is PKI-based email encryption and signature. PKI stands for Public Key Infrastructure, and the most common standard for such encryption used by government agencies and companies is S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions).
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Emotet: Public Institutions Increasingly Targeted by Cyber Criminals
All TopicsThe last quarter of 2019 was marked by scare news about malware and cyber attacks. Public institutions in particular were damaged by the numerous attacks, including the Berlin Court of Appeal and the administration of the city of Frankfurt am Main. However, the victims also included institutions such as the University of Gießen, the Catholic University of Applied Sciences Freiburg and the Fürth Clinic. In all the cases mentioned, the IT systems were infected with the malware Emotet. Read more
Beta version of Project Heimdall now available
All Topics, Product, Tech & SupportThe action Project Heimdall is available since version 13.0 as a preview in NoSpamProxy. It currently ensures that metadata for email attachments and URLs are collected and uploaded to the NoSpamProxy cloud. This includes the file name, file sizes, the SHA-256 hash value, the MIME type (as recognized by NoSpamProxy) and the transaction ID.
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Microsoft forces secure connections to Domain Controller from March onwards
All Topics, Tech & SupportIn March, Microsoft will suppress insecure connection requests to Windows domain controllers. This change was announced in August. NoSpamProxy customers can sit back and relax because they only have to check the Active Directory synchronization of NoSpamProxy – in case this hasn’t already been done. If necessary, firewall ports will have to be adjusted.
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New version NoSpamProxy 13.1
All Topics, UpdatesVersion 13.1 contains a total of 18 new functions and function enhancements: Among other things, the reputation filter has again been extended with new checks. Reputation Filter is a powerful system that protects against phishing emails and CEO fraud attacks independent of pattern files and is continuously refined.
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Important Support Information
All Topics, News, Tech & SupportRecently, our support has received reports that the Cyren Integration Service is detected as malware by Windows Defender on systems with the NoSpamProxy Gateway role and the NoSpamProxy WebPortal.
Please refer to the Knowledge Base article Configuration of installed on-access virus scanners and exclude all directories described there from the online scan of the locally installed virus scanners.
Encrypted PDF Files as Security Risk – First Assessment and Essential Alternatives
All Topics, News, NoSpamProxy EncryptionA Bochum research group today published a vulnerability in encrypted PDF files. The BSI had published a preliminary information on this subject prior to the publication. It is to be expected that users will be highly unsettled. NoSpamProxy clarifies for whom which risks actually exist and who is affected. For special safety requirements, alternatives are shown.
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Secure email communication with S/MIME certificates
All Topics, News, NoSpamProxy EncryptionEvery email is vulnerable, theoretically. The path of an email through the Internet is long, even if the speed of transmission often makes you forget. Emails can be intercepted, read or even modified during transport. At least if they are sent unencrypted. The consequences can be devastating: financial damage, data loss or loss of image threaten all those who exchange unencrypted emails. In addition, unencrypted emails are already no longer compatible with data protection – also with regard to the GDPR.
One way to enable secure email communication and send information confidentially and securely is PKI-based email encryption and signature. PKI stands for Public Key Infrastructure, and the most common standard for such encryption used by government agencies and companies is S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions).
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it-sa: New Version and Premium Managed Service for Mail Security
All Topics, Events, News, Product, Tech & SupportAt the security fair it-sa, which takes place from 08-10 October in Nuremberg, we will show you our new version 13.1! In addition to numerous improvements, it offers optimization for SaaS operation. On this basis, we will in future offer partners whowill support the development and developmentof a managed service for ishy away from customers, own cloud service. A total of 18 new features and feature enhancements include extending the reputation filter with new checks, supporting additional file types in the content filter to increase the security of email attachments, and VIP Encrypt© that can be used to implement particularly secure content encryption in conjunction with Office 365.
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