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Krazy Glue of the internet Cloudflare has buffed up its email security with the purchase of anti-phishing firm Area 1. Area 1 Security is all about pre-emptively tracking phishing campaigns and preventing customer mailboxes being troubled thanks to its INBOX.CLEAN product.
With an inherent emphasis in "Privacy-by-default", Hoplite Technology announced the new launch of a free anti-phishing solution named Anti-Phishing Bot to protect everyday users against phishing attacks. Due to the lack of ways to verify the identity of the senders, everyday users without technical trainings will often find it difficult to distinguish a phishing attack as the red flags are hidden in different parts of an email.
Redwood, California-based anti-phishing firm Area 1 Security has raised $25 million in a Series D funding round led by ForgePoint Capital and supported by existing investors Kleiner Perkins, Icon Ventures and Top Tier Capital. Area 1 Security claims to have stopped 42 million phish in 2019, and has thwarted $273 million in BEC fraud in the first five months of 2020.
College Park, MD-based phish prevention firm INKY has raised $20 million in a Series B funding round led by Insight Partners. The firm brings artificial intelligence in the form of machine learning and computer vision technology to the recognition and handling of phishing emails.
Version 79 of Chrome is out, and it promises to do a better job of protecting you against phishing sites and credential stuffing attacks.
A new security feature allows users of Android 7 and later to use their smartphones to authenticate themselves to their Google accounts.
IRONSCALES, the world’s first automated phishing prevention, detection and response platform, announced that its AI powered anti phishing threat protection platform is now available on mobile...
UK-based cybersecurity services provider Netcraft on Monday announced the launch of a new mobile application designed to protect users against phishing and other threats. read more
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Google recently added new G Suite safety settings to give Gmail users an added layer of protection. Learn how to warn users of harmful emails, or simply send them straight to spam with these options.