The introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) led to unrest and uncertainty in many companies. At the last minute, pop-ups on websites, hastily printed information sheets and rushed data protection declarations paved the rocky road that led to Day X – 25 May 2018. On that day, the GDPR became a binding and crucial part of the data protection framework in the European Union. Since then, email communication has also been subject to special requirements, as Chapter 13 of the GDPR must be taken into account in the form of correspondingly adapted email disclaimers.
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Beta version for NoSpamProxy 13.2 is available
All Topics, NewsThe official beta phase for NoSpamProxy 13.2 will start on April 3, 2020. Interested customers now have a unique opportunity to get to know the new features before the official release.
How to create GDPR-compliant email disclaimers
All TopicsThe introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) led to unrest and uncertainty in many companies. At the last minute, pop-ups on websites, hastily printed information sheets and rushed data protection declarations paved the rocky road that led to Day X – 25 May 2018. On that day, the GDPR became a binding and crucial part of the data protection framework in the European Union. Since then, email communication has also been subject to special requirements, as Chapter 13 of the GDPR must be taken into account in the form of correspondingly adapted email disclaimers.
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Is Sandboxing a Miracle Cure or a Hype?
All Topics, News, NoSpamProxy ProtectionIT infrastructures today are regularly exposed to dangerous and sophisticated attacks by hackers. With the growing number of attacks, the technological maturity of the attack methods used increases: Emotet, WannaCry, Locky, DDOS attacks or Zip bombs repeatedly threaten companies and authorities, and in many cases cause considerable damage. Read more
The Federal Fiscal Court and email security
All Topics, NoSpamProxy Encryption, NospamProxy Large Files, NoSpamProxy ProtectionSince 7 June 2019, a warning about fake emails can be read on the website of the Federal Fiscal Court in Germany. According to the warning, previously unknown perpetrators send emails with malicious attachments and use the email domain of the Federal Fiscal Court in the sender. It goes without saying that the emails also look deceptively real. Although the Federal Fiscal Court’s warning is shared in the social media, the actual range is likely to be limited. The majority of the victims are informed – if at all – much too late. And this despite the fact that the DMARC specification is a freely available technology that could prevent this.
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NoSpamProxy launches “No Spam Area” against spam and malware
All Topics, News, NoSpamProxy Encryption, NospamProxy Large Files, NoSpamProxy ProtectionThe new “No Spam Area” offers information and assistance on the topics of spam, malware and email security. It raises awareness of threats such as phishing, CxO fraud or Trojans, highlights effective countermeasures and assists in their concrete implementation.
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Emails in spam folders are considered delivered
All Topics, News, NoSpamProxy ProtectionNew verdict confirms: Messages in emails have legal effect even if they are filtered out and moved to the spam folder.
So-called false positives always pose a risk for many anti-spam solutions. These emails that are incorrectly recognized as spam are then either deleted or moved to quarantine or to the spam folder.
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Artificial Intelligence: Emerging Ways of Fighting Spam
All Topics, NoSpamProxy ProtectionWe are increasingly surrounded by artificial intelligence (AI). Autonomous driving or automatic facial recognition are just two popular examples of how AI is changing our everyday lives. IT security is also on the verge of upheaval, as AI has enormous potential for defending against cyber attacks. The attackers do not rest and use AI to optimise their attacks. Despite all the hype, however, it is often overlooked that users today can already benefit from conventional functionalities that are on a par with AI-supported technologies.
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End of support for the Outlook Add-in for Outlook 2007
News, Tech & SupportSince Microsoft has already discontinued support for Outlook 2007 in October 2017, we now announce the discontinuation of support for Outlook 2007 for the NoSpamProxy Outlook add-in as of June 30, 2019. If you are still using the Outlok add-in with Outlook 2007, we recommend that you upgrade to a current version of Office or Outlook (at least Outlook 2010) due to the security risks associated with Office 2007.