Forbes

SEGs Are Dead — Long Live Relay-Based Email Security

Once upon a time, secure email gateways — or SEGs — were the main line of defense to protect business emails from malicious attacks such as malware, ransomware, Trojans and phishing scams. One of the ...
Forbes

Email Threats Are Coasting Past SEGs, And CISOs Are Waking Up To It

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Email remains one of the most significant routes for cyberattacks, and cybercriminals are ...
Security

Cofense Annual Report indicates 105% increase in malicious emails bypassing secure email gateways

LEESBURG, Va. -- Cofense today announced the release of its 2024 Annual State of Email Security Report. The data included in this report are curated from the Cofense Phishing Detection Center, which ...
Threat Post

Ransomware Phishing Emails Sneak Through SEGs

The MICROP ransomware spreads via Google Drive and locally stored passwords. Secure email gateway (SEG) protections aren’t necessarily enough to stop phishing emails from delivering ransomware to ...