When organizations sign commercial agreements with Microsoft, they often include a Microsoft Azure Consumption Commitment (MACC). In simple terms, this is a pledge to spend a set amount on Azure over one to three years. It ensures predictable cloud spend for Microsoft and, in return, can unlock better pricing and incentives for the customer.…
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Executive summary: Email spoofing is a growing cyber threat where attackers forge the sender’s address to impersonate trusted sources, enabling phishing, business email compromise, and financial fraud. Because legacy email protocols like SMTP lack strong authentication, spoofing can bypass traditional filters. Organizations can mitigate this risk by implementing robust email authentication measures, especially DMARC.…
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Executive summary: Email phishing has evolved and criminals now use social engineering to impersonate executives, suppliers, and even government agencies, persuading recipients to approve payments or disclose credentials. Because human judgment sits at the heart of these attacks, technical controls that eliminate spoofed messages before they reach the inbox are essential. DMARC provides that…
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Executive summary: Varonis has surfaced an active phishing campaign that spoofs internal users by abusing Microsoft 365’s Direct Send feature. Because Direct Send doesn’t require authentication and is treated as “internal,” these messages often bypass the checks you rely on for outside mail. Microsoft now offers an opt-in switch, RejectDirectSend, to block the pathway,…
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Executive summary: Hackers are hiding JavaScript inside SVG attachments that pass as harmless images, and slipping past Secure Email Gateways (SEGs). To stay secure, organizations need to enforce a DMARC policy of p=reject, easily implemented with Red Sift OnDMARC, to stop compromised SVGs before they reach the end user. Key takeaways: Scalable Vector Graphics…
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Executive summary: Over half of major U.S. banks remain exposed to phishing attacks because of weak or absent DMARC enforcement, despite rising cybercrime losses and increasingly sophisticated email threats. Operational challenges, regulatory gaps, and underestimation of risk hinder stronger protections, putting customer trust and financial stability in jeopardy. Key takeaways Email remains the primary…
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