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In our blog, the Hornetsecurity team – especially the experts from the Security Lab – regularly report on IT security topics as well as on current innovations and events at Hornetsecurity.
A Journey Through the History of Cryptography – Part 2
We hope that after our first contribution on of cryptography you have found your way back to your office safely and eagerly awaited this continuation. During our first exploration, we got to know different encryption methods, that have poven to be formative for the...
Corona Opportunists: How bad actors leverage the crisis
The Security Lab shows, using three different threat activities as examples, how corona opportunists are trying to leverage the corona crisis.
Security gaps in the home office? The challenge of IT security in times of crisis
The number of coronavirus infections are increasing each day, which has resulted in drastic countermeasures. Shops, restaurants and other public places are staying closed to prevent the spread of the virus. Companies are asking their employees to work from their homes. During this extraordinary and sometimes overwhelming situation, companies and employees should not have to face additional fears about IT security in the home office. Hornetsecurity has some recommendations for this.
Why switch from Symantec Cloud Security to Hornetsecurity?
Are you a partner of Symantec who is currently selling Symantec Cloud Security? Or are you on the receiving end; the customer who is being provided Symantec Cloud Security? Have you begun considering your switch? With the recent news of the Broadcom acquisition of Symantec, it was announced that over 1 Billion + in funds will be removed from the budget that was set specifically for Symantec’s Cloud Research and Development, Marketing, and Support. This is unsettling news, as email cyber-attacks make up over 90% of all threats in today’s modern IT world.
Hornetsecurity and api jointly launch Cloud Security for Office 365 in reseller channels
Hornetsecurity forms their next important partnership with api Computerhandels GmbH as the third distributor to further increase the penetration of the German IT retail market. The cooperation has strategic advantages for both sides: While Hornetsecurity is once again significantly increasing its presence in the German channel and at the same time gaining access to other European markets, api is expanding its portfolio of value-added services to include important security elements.
Mysterious spam campaign: A security analysis
A recent case has not only puzzled researchers at Hornetsecurity Security Lab, but also other security analysts: In a current email spam campaign in which malicious Excel documents are delivered in zipped archives, only the Windows calculator application ultimately starts when the analysis is performed on the security experts’ computers. Our Security Lab uncovers what exactly lies behind the scam and what possible target the attackers are trying to exploit.
Facing the threats: Hornetsecurity at the RSA 2020
In cooperation with the IT Security Association of Germany (ITSMIG) and TeleTrust, on this year’s RSA in San Francisco Hornetsecurity welcomed up to 45,000 visitors and showed them how usable security for Office 365 can be.
Coronavirus is also dangerous by email
The Hornetsecurity Security Lab has recently noticed an increase in phishing emails sent on behalf of the WHO and the CDC. The cyber criminals take advantage of the current fear of the corona virus.
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