{"id":28344,"date":"2019-08-19T11:52:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-19T10:52:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/?p=28344"},"modified":"2019-08-21T10:52:13","modified_gmt":"2019-08-21T09:52:13","slug":"trend-micro-expert-on-how-to-ensure-you-have-robust-email-security-systems-in-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelligentcio.com\/africa\/2019\/08\/19\/trend-micro-expert-on-how-to-ensure-you-have-robust-email-security-systems-in-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Trend Micro expert on how to ensure you have robust email security systems in place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Russell Young, Tech Lead at Trend Micro in South Africa<\/strong>, talks about what organisations need to do to ensure they have robust email security systems in place.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As corporate environments become progressively interconnected, threats become increasingly complicated. In fact, of all infection vectors, email remains one of the most consistently used platforms in cybercrime because of how easily it can be abused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apart from\nbeing a staple communication and collaboration tool, email is effortless and\ncheaper (if not cost-free) to distribute. The convenience it affords to\ncybercriminals puts enterprise environments using email services in a\npotentially precarious situation – they can be susceptible to fraud, spying,\ninformation theft and spoofing, among other attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2018, the\nTrend Micro Smart Protection Network detected and blocked over 41 billion email\nthreats. The overwhelming increase in the number of phishing attacks and spam\ncampaigns, as well as cybercriminals\u2019 constant bundling of email with various\ntypes of malware, contributed to this huge total. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nproliferation, not to mention persistence, of these threats should remind\norganisations that despite all the other potential areas which cybercriminals\ncan attack, they still need to efficiently protect their email systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Phishing\nemails have long been the favourite tool for cyber attackers to use. These can take\nthe form of targeted attacks, ransomware and scams to steal data from the\norganisation. Email is an open door into the business and with convincing\nsocial engineering, even the most most savvy user can be tricked into clicking\non a link, opening an infected attachment, or changing a beneficiary account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies therefore need smarter security solutions capable of addressing all facets of email threats. However, cybersecurity is a constantly evolving environment. What works today will not necessarily work tomorrow. Decision-makers must ensure their policies and protective measures are agile to reflect this dynamic environment. Yet security must be easy to administer and integrate information with other protective measures to instantly protect the company from existing and emerging threats.#<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Russell Young, Tech Lead at Trend Micro in South Africa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately,\nresearch shows that nearly all running computers have serious hardware flaws,\nransomware persists globally, unauthorised cryptocurrency mining is growing,\nand vulnerable connected devices in homes are frequently hit with new attacks.\nIn the wake of this, it is easy to lose sight of the basic security\nfundamentals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Companies\nmust therefore set up a multi-layered cybersecurity defence to address the\nrisks that email threats pose. Furthermore, cybersecurity solutions must take\nthe cloud into account and leverage the built-in security of email services\nlike Office 365 through Machine Learning in detecting suspicious content in the\nmessage body and attachments. These solutions must be able to perform sandbox\nmalware analysis, document exploit detection, and use file, email, and Web\nreputation technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, an\neffective cybersecurity strategy does not only consist of multiple layers of\ncybersecurity protection. It also needs workforce cybersecurity awareness so\nthat no security holes can be accidentally opened for cybercriminals to\nexploit. In addition to employing security solutions, organisations can inform\nemployees of best practices against email threats and help them become more\nvigilant by deploying our free phishing simulation and user training service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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