For years, organizations have wrestled with the challenge of understanding and optimizing their email security posture within enterprise environments. Email remains a top vector for both opportunistic and targeted attacks—phishing, business email compromise, and malware routinely slip through...
Microsoft’s recent move toward greater transparency in email security effectiveness offers a timely and much-needed step forward for organizations seeking to stay a step ahead of relentless and evolving cyber threats. Over the past decade, the threat landscape has shifted dramatically...
There’s a growing threat in the digital landscape that preys on trust rather than technical vulnerability. It slips quietly into our daily lives, masquerading not as suspicious spam, but as the kind of corporate communication we expect: a calendar invite. For millions of Microsoft 365 and...
Email bombing, a cyberattack technique that inundates a target's inbox with a deluge of emails, has long been a tool for malicious actors aiming to disrupt communication channels and mask more insidious activities. Recognizing the escalating threat posed by such attacks, Microsoft has introduced...
Email bombing, a form of cyberattack where attackers flood a target's inbox with a massive volume of emails, has become an increasingly prevalent threat. This tactic aims to overwhelm users, making it challenging to access legitimate communications and potentially disrupting organizational...
In a significant move to bolster email security, KnowBe4 has announced a strategic integration with Microsoft, marking the first initiative within Microsoft's Integrated Cloud Email Security (ICES) vendor ecosystem. This collaboration aims to enhance protection for mutual customers by combining...
Microsoft has unveiled a new security feature within its Defender for Office 365 suite aimed at mitigating the rising threat of email bombing attacks. This feature, termed "Mail Bombing Detection," is designed to automatically identify and quarantine high-volume email flooding campaigns that...
Outlook users are about to experience a new layer of email security as Microsoft expands its efforts to safeguard users from sophisticated attack vectors. In July, Microsoft will block two additional file attachment types—.library-ms and .search-ms—within Outlook, specifically targeting the...
In a continuous effort to bolster email security, Microsoft has announced an expansion of its list of blocked file types for attachments in Outlook on the Web and the New Outlook for Windows. Starting in early July 2025, the company will add two new file extensions to the BlockedFileTypes list...
attachment restrictions
blocked file types
cybersecurity
digital security
email administration
email attachment policies
email compliance
email management
emailprotectionemail safeguards
email security
email threats
it security
malware prevention
microsoft outlook
outlook for windows
owamailboxpolicy
security enhancements
security updates
windows security
In a rapidly evolving digital communication landscape, Microsoft Exchange Online plays a foundational role in email services for countless organizations worldwide. On April 25th, a significant issue arose, sending ripples through the Microsoft 365 ecosystem: legitimate emails originating from...
In today’s fast-moving digital world, the privacy and security of our communications have never been more critical. Email remains one of the most widely used means of professional and personal correspondence, yet it is also a frequent target for malicious actors seeking to intercept, alter, or...
business security
cybersecurity
data privacy
digital security
email best practices
email encryption
email privacy
emailprotectionemail security
encryption settings
end-to-end encryption
it security
message encryption
microsoft 365
microsoft outlook
outlook privacy tips
s/mime
secure communication
secure email
windows 11 security
Proofpoint, a stalwart in cybersecurity and compliance, is joining forces with Microsoft to usher in a new era of cloud-powered threat protection. This bold, expansive global partnership leverages Microsoft Azure’s robust cloud infrastructure with Proofpoint’s cutting-edge, human-centric...
In today’s digital battleground, business emails are much more than lines of text—they’re the lifeblood of operations, the custodians of confidential contracts, and the chronicles of critical client interactions. With cyber threats, accidental deletions, and the occasional human error always...
Ransomware is one of the latest malware threats that is attracting an increasing number of cyber-criminals who are looking to profit from it. In fact, in the last 12 months, the number of ransomware variants have more than doubled. Its premise is deceptively simple: infect users’ devices, and...
I use Windows mail with Vista and AVG Internet Security to handle email protection and junk mail filtering, is Windows Live Mail better than Windows Mail? I also have a few XP machines that still use Outlook Express, I assume Windows Live Mail is a major step up and a nice replacement to OL...