Prevent scams with anti-phishing software
As cyberattacks on businesses continue to increase, IT teams are increasingly seeking anti-phishing software to help prevent devastating security breaches. Phishing email attacks are designed to trick users into revealing sensitive information like passwords, credit card data, and even bank account numbers.
To carry out these attacks, cybercriminals use fake emails that look like they're from trusted sources like banks and shipping companies to get you interested enough with their offer of free services or gifts before asking for sensitive information such as passwords, etc. They then take your information and use it for nefarious means.
If you're concerned about phishing attacks, implementing an anti-phishing email solution at your organization could just save you from a costly and devastating security breach. These solutions work by identifying and blocking phishing emails before they reach your inbox. They also provide employees with education and training on how to spot phishing attacks.
What are the different types of email phishing?
Phishing attacks come in many different forms, but they all aim to trick users into revealing sensitive information. Here are some of the most common types of phishing attacks:
- Deceptive phishing: Deceptive phishing is the most common type of phishing attack. These attacks usually come in the form of an email that appears to be from a trusted source, like a bank or shipping company. The email will often contain false information about an account or transaction in an attempt to get the user to input sensitive information.
- Spear phishing: Spear phishing attacks are similar to deceptive phishing attacks but are targeted at specific individuals or organizations. These attacks usually come in the form of an email that appears to be from a trusted source, like a bank or shipping company. The email will often contain false information about an account or transaction in an attempt to get the user to input sensitive information.
- Whaling: Whaling attacks are targeted phishing attacks that target high-level executives and other individuals with access to sensitive information. These attacks usually come in the form of an email that appears to be from a trusted source, like a bank or shipping company. The email will often contain false information about an account or transaction in an attempt to get the user to input sensitive information.
Anti-phishing software services from Mimecast
Mimecast makes email safe for business by unifying services for email security, continuity, and data protection on a single cloud platform. Mimecast's all-in-one, SaaS-based subscription service makes it easy for IT teams to quickly deploy anti-phishing software solutions and technology to protect against various threats. Easy to implement and to use, Mimecast helps to simplify email management and allows IT administrators to spend more time focusing on other strategic initiatives.
Comprehensive anti-phishing software defenses
Mimecast anti-phishing software includes a suite of solutions that defend against the variety of methods employed by hacktivists, cyber criminals and nation state attackers. These include defenses against:
- Malicious URLs: Mimecast anti-phishing software provides real-time scanning on every click and rewrites all URLs and inbound emails to prevent users from inadvertently clicking on a malicious link.
- Malicious attachments: Mimecast scours attachments for potential malware and converts suspicious documents to safe formats to get them into users' hands more quickly. Mimecast can also sandbox documents in the final stage of analysis using full system emulation and virtualization.
- Impersonation attempts: Mimecast scans all incoming email for anomalies in headers, for domain similarity, and for other techniques that are often an indication of an impersonation attack.
- Internal threats: Mimecast anti-phishing software also provides protection against attacks that may be spread through internal email, which may not otherwise be analyzed with the same vigor as email arriving from outside the organization.
Learn more about anti-phishing software from Mimecast.