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No one is safe from spear phishing attacks. Not even the highest-ranking government officials. CNN reported recently that a self-described email prankster successfully spear phished several members of the White House staff and First Family posing as the President’s son-in-law and advisor, Jared Kushner. One victim was Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert: “Tom, we are […]

Our mission here at Graphus, is to make simple, powerful, and automated cloud security accessible to any size business, anywhere in the world. Robust, enterprise-grade cybersecurity protection shouldn’t be difficult to implement or use or only be available to large enterprises. Small and medium-sized enterprises should have access to the same protection as enterprise organizations. […]

In a previous post, we talked about ways Graphus can help automate your cybersecurity defense. In our recent product release, we took this a step further. We have introduced a warning banner for our customers. Now for any spoofing, scam, phishing, wire fraud, or other business email compromise threats, we include a warning banner in […]

According to Wikipedia, Phishing is the attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. Phishing attacks are typically delivered via email and often direct recipients to enter personal information at a fake website. […]

We’ve recently read several articles about the the U.S. Government turning to Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) to improve their email security. This has been led, largely in part, by the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) binding operational directive that was issued in October 2017 to enhance email and web security for federal […]

Here at Graphus, we see a variety of different email configurations – almost every organization is setup differently. We are regularly asked for advice on improving email security so we decided to put together our top recommendations. (1) Use a reliable email service provider – like G Suite or Office 365 If you aren’t currently […]

New cyber statistics seems to come out daily, and most of the numbers are increasing in favor of the attackers. Below is a list of some of these insane stats. 7 billion records exposed in the first three quarters of 2017 This is a 305% increase compared to the same period in 2016. And 2016 […]

A group of U.S. defense contractors have been targeted by a hacking group known as Fancy Bear, which is believed to be a cyber espionage group associated with the Russian military intelligence agency GRU. These defense contractors are both small and large and the individuals targeted work on classified programs for militarized drones, missiles, rockets, […]

We are excited to be a part of DCA’s 30 Red Hot Cyber Companies of 2018. Washington, DC has become a hotbed for cybersecurity companies and we are honored to be listed among this distinguished group of companies! Some of the other companies include ThreatConnect, LookingGlass, ForeScout, ThreatQuotient, PhishMe, and many more. We have experienced […]

Phishing comes in a multitude of forms and that means it is more important than ever to be vigilant online. With so many different types of attack, it can be hard to spot them all. This guide will help you to understand some of the more common types of phishing attacks and how to avoid […]