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Phishing in 2024: What the Lures Look Like and How Not to Get Caught

In the old days (that is, a couple of years ago), grammar mistakes and clumsy attempts to personalize signaled a possible phishing attack. Unwary users still got caught, but common sense and email filters provided pretty good protection. Phishing in 2024 has evolved to a more dangerous level, and both users and organizations need to strengthen their defenses. Recent studies show an alarming increase in phishing attacks. A study by Acronis, for instance, reports an increase of over 200% in email attacks just in the last six months. Despite being one of the oldest attack vectors, email remains one of

How MSPs Protect Your Microsoft 365 Environment from Cyber Threats

By GroupWise Migration Experts|2023-04-27T10:28:39-04:00March 29th, 2023|Cyber-Security, Microsoft 365, Safety and Cyber Security|

Millions of users around the world benefit from the scalability, rich feature set and anytime/anywhere access provided by Microsoft 365. However, in any cloud environment, clear benefits come with added security risk. MSPs protect your Microsoft 365 environment by providing deep security expertise, cutting edge tools and other critical services. While rich with possibility and promise, the cloud also brings new challenges. And guarding against cyber threats in the cloud requires a new set of skills and tools. Key cloud security threats include: Misconfiguration – Microsoft and other cloud providers offer a host of tools to manage risk and operate