Area 1 Security
Cloudflare announces email security products to prevent phishing and malware attacks
Cloudflare announced that it plans to make enterprise-grade email security tools available to Cloudflare customers, once Cloudflare’s acquisition of Area 1 Security closes. …
Cloudflare acquires Area 1 Security to expand phishing protection and threat intelligence capabilities
Cloudflare announced that it has agreed to acquire Area 1 Security for approximately $162 million. Area 1 Security’s cloud-native platform, which works seamlessly with any …
Key email threats and the high cost of BEC
Area 1 Security published the results of a study analyzing over 31 million threats across multiple organizations and industries, with new findings and warnings issued by …
Ongoing Office 365-themed phishing campaign targets executives, assistants, financial departments
A sophisticated and highly targeted Microsoft Office 365 phishing campaign is being aimed at C-suite executives, executive assistants and financial departments across numerous …
Attackers finding new ways to exploit and bypass Office 365 defenses
Over the six-month period from March to August 2020, over 925,000 malicious emails managed to bypass Office 365 defenses and well-known secure email gateways (SEGs), an Area 1 …
Phishers are targeting employees with fake GDPR compliance reminders
Phishers are using a bogus GDPR compliance reminder to trick recipients – employees of businesses across several industry verticals – into handing over their email …
Steve Pataky appointed Chief Revenue Officer at Area 1 Security
Area 1 Security announced the appointment of noted go-to-market sales and channel leader, Steve Pataky, as Chief Revenue Officer. Pataky will helm all of Area 1’s global …
Assessing the email security controls used by 10,000 U.S. state and local election administrators
With fewer than 100 days left until Election Day, a new report from Area 1 Security reveals that states are still in widely varying stages of cybersecurity readiness. Key …
New infosec products of the week: October 26, 2018
Data Theorem introduces automated API discovery and security inspection solution Data Theorem introduced the industry’s first automated API discovery and security inspection …
Area 1 Security releases Pay-Per-Phish, the performance-based cybersecurity solution
Area 1 Security released Pay-Per-Phish, the performance-based cybersecurity solution. Unlike traditional solutions where customers are forced to pay without guaranteed …