Digital transformation is the change to modern workplaces that correspond to technical progress and the realities of people’s lives. However, this shift to cloud-based working should not come at the expense of security or data protection – especially in light of the fact that emails are still the most important gateway for cyberattacks. So what options does Microsoft 365 offer to secure email traffic and protect your company against spam and malware?
For months we have been reading about increasingly sophisticated attacks on companies. With every new wave, we are amazed to discover that a particular virus or trojan is especially dangerous and clever. The programmer of the malware may even award himself or herself a medal if the German BSI issues a report or a news report mentions the attack.
Criminals have recently launched a wave of email attacks targeting industrial AutoCAD files. The focus is on companies in the renewable energy and automotive sectors. Industrial espionage thus reaches an unprecedented scale.
The #Efail debate has caused great uncertainty among users and IT departments regarding the effectiveness of email encryption. Headlines such as S/MIME and PGP hacked were not only factually incorrect, but also led some self-proclaimed experts to advise against the use email encryption in general. The fact that the problem is not S/MIME or PGP itself was completely ignored. In reality, encryption is bypassed by getting the email client to send the plain text of the email to the attacker.
Yesterday the news made headlines under the hashtag #Efail – researchers from Münster published exploits for S/MIME and PGP encrypted emails. The NoSpamProxy team has reviewed these with regard to relevance for NoSpamProxy customers and published a press release today.
Emails are a common part of our private and professional communication. However, there seems to be no awareness of the vulnerability of each individual email sent. In many cases, emails travel across a variety of servers and countries, regardless of whether the recipient lives on a different continent or just on a different floor in the same building. The structure of the internet makes this possible.
As a result, anyone with the neccessary technical knowledge can intercept, read or even change emails at any node during transport. And he or she can write emails in your name.
How to use SPF-authenticated servers in “Corporate email servers” Similar to Microsoft Exchange, some NoSpamProxy features can only be enabled through a PowerShell cmdlet. Specifying an “SPF-authenticated corporate email server” is one such feature. Entries of this kind facilitate the maintenance of NoSpamProxy enormously. “Corporate email servers” define the servers of a company that are […]
The Digital Strategy 2025 of the Federal Ministry of Economics and Energy (BMWi) supports medium-sized companies with regard to the increase of data security. In particular, the use of e-mail encryption with special solutions to complement the classic e-mail servers is required as a necessary measure. The “Compass for IT Encryption” emphasizes the user-friendliness of future-proof gateway-based solutions in this regard.
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