phishing

Phishing attacks have evolved far beyond suspicious links in emails or obvious malware-laden attachments; today’s cybercriminals are engineering schemes that bypass even the most robust inbox filters, preying on the everyday habits and default settings trusted by countless Microsoft 365 and...

As the October 2025 end-of-life date for Microsoft Office 2016 and 2019 approaches, organizations are facing critical decisions regarding their IT infrastructure. Beyond the immediate concerns of software obsolescence, this transition period brings to light significant security vulnerabilities...

In recent years, the landscape of cybersecurity has undergone a seismic shift, primarily due to the rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI). Both Google and Microsoft have sounded alarms about the vulnerabilities inherent in traditional password-based authentication systems. They...

A new and deeply concerning vulnerability known as the FileFix attack has surfaced, exposing a blind spot in Windows’ security posture that could have serious consequences for ordinary users and enterprises alike. Leveraging nuances in how Windows handles local HTML applications and the Mark of...

A new era of phishing is underway, and the stakes have never been higher for organizations relying on Microsoft 365, Okta, and similar cloud-driven services. The weaponization of artificial intelligence, most recently exemplified by the abuse of Vercel’s v0 generative AI design tool, has made it...

Cybersecurity professionals worldwide have watched for years as the battle between defenders and attackers has grown increasingly sophisticated. But a new wave of threats is now on the horizon—one where generative AI acts as the great equalizer, equipping even novice cybercriminals with the...

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...

In recent years, cybercriminals have increasingly exploited digital calendars to orchestrate sophisticated phishing attacks, particularly targeting Microsoft 365 users. These scams often involve deceptive calendar invitations that appear legitimate but are designed to steal sensitive information...

Artificial intelligence’s growing influence in the business world is increasingly coming with a sharp edge, as demonstrated by a recent report from identity management giant Okta. The convergence of easily accessible AI-powered web development tools and the rising sophistication of threat actors...

The invisible war between cybercriminals and organizations has taken a dramatic turn as hackers’ phishing campaigns embrace increasingly sophisticated strategies, using PDFs to impersonate trusted brands like Microsoft and DocuSign. Between May and June 2025, researchers from Cisco Talos...

There is no denying that Microsoft 365 is the digital engine room for modern businesses—fueling everything from email communications and calendaring to collaborative document editing and video meetings. Organizations of all sizes, across continents and industries, have woven the fabric of...

Microsoft’s ongoing investment in enterprise security takes a significant leap forward with the rollout of a sophisticated feature in Microsoft Defender for Office 365: advanced detection and mitigation of email bombing attacks. As cybercriminal tactics grow in complexity and frequency...

In May 2025, cybersecurity researchers at Varonis Threat Labs uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign exploiting Microsoft 365's Direct Send feature. This attack has targeted over 70 organizations, with 95% based in the United States, across sectors such as financial services, manufacturing...

As email-based threats continue to evolve in both scope and sophistication, organizations leveraging Microsoft’s business productivity suite face a relentless challenge: how to protect their workforce—and their most sensitive data—from increasingly novel attack tactics. One such cybercrime...

Hackers are increasingly exploiting one of Microsoft 365’s lesser-known conveniences—Direct Send—to launch sophisticated phishing campaigns that closely mimic internal communications, putting even well-defended organizations at serious risk. As recent research from Varonis and corroborating...

For many organizations, the expectation is that internal communications on their Microsoft 365 tenants are inherently more trustworthy—after all, who would question an authentication-free email from the company’s own domain? Yet a recent investigation by the Varonis Managed Data Detection and...

In recent months, cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign that exploits Microsoft 365's "Direct Send" feature to impersonate internal users and bypass traditional email security measures. This technique has targeted over 70 organizations, primarily in the...

For small businesses leveraging Microsoft 365, security is no longer a passive IT checkbox—it is a living, breathing discipline that can directly impact the survival and reputation of an organization. The surge in cyberattacks exploiting cloud misconfigurations and the rise of sophisticated...

In a sobering development for the cloud security landscape, new research has exposed how Microsoft 365’s Direct Send feature—a tool primarily designed for seamless internal communication—has become a significant vector for phishing attacks. As organizations of all sizes deepen their reliance on...

Phishing attacks continue to challenge organizations worldwide, evolving in sophistication and leveraging the very tools designed to enhance digital communication. An alarming new campaign has emerged wherein cybercriminals exploit Microsoft 365’s Direct Send feature—traditionally trusted for...