On the 19th of April, the Cofense Phishing Defense Center received an email crafted to appear to be from “Sberbank Russia.” In fact, it was a phishing email containing the Troldesh malware, a variant of Russian Ransomware first seen in mid-2015. The PDC hadn’t seen this variant for quite some time.
5 ways we boost your anti-phishing program’s ROI.
If you’re shopping for a vendor to help with phishing awareness training, you might be thinking, “They all seem pretty similar. What’s the difference?”
How to Avoid Drowning in Spam and Phishing Emails
As we have continued to improve anti-phishing capabilities for clients over the past few years, we have seen a myriad of changes in phishing email composition, style, and approach. Throughout all those changes however, one thing has remained the same.
Their email filters missed these threats. Good thing the users didn’t.
By Jerome Doaty, Zakari Grater, and Brenda Gooshaw Samson
Technology is an important part of any phishing defense, especially perimeter tech designed to filter emails. But these systems, even those billed as “next-gen email security platforms,” don’t catch everything. Some phishes always get through.
Cofense Moves to 100 Percent Channel Sales Model to Provide Easier Access to Best-in-Breed Cyber-Security Solutions
The restructuring enables channel partners and Cofense to collaborate better to bring the right solutions to the right customers.
Cofense Wins Three Information Security Awards During RSA Conference 2018
Cofense recognized for Leader Anti-Phishing, Hot Company Anti-Phishing Training and Best Product Anti-Phishing Protection
SAN FRANCISCO, CA. – April 17, 2018 – Cofense™, the leading provider of human-driven phishing defense solutions worldwide, today announced company and product recognition by Cyber Defense Magazine (CDM), the industry’s leading electronic information security magazine and the premier source of IT Security information.
Examples of Silver-bullet Technology Fails
Most security teams today are pretty much in the same boat: limited budget, limited man power, and limited time to defend their network against escalating threats and attacks. Perhaps that’s why so many information security vendors claim to have the “silver bullet” to protect the customer’s environment and solve their problems.
Communication is essential to your anti-phishing program.
One of the keys to a successful anti-phishing program is communication. Specifically, communicating with users before and after a phishing scenario.
Phishing attack shut down in 19 minutes with Cofense Triage.
Imagine a cunning phisher: he knows his craft and sends your users an email appearing to come from your CEO that bypasses all your other technology. What would you do?
One of our customers faced that very scenario and relied on Cofense TriageTM and the Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC) to analyze and respond to the attack in less than 20 minutes after it launched.
