Fake CVs, Medical Leave Forms, Voicemail Alerts Used as Lures in Phishing Attacks
Researchers at Check Point have issued a warning that cybercriminals are using fake CVs, resumes, and medical leave forms to spread malware such as banking Trojans and information stealers. Many Americans have lost their jobs as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unemployment is now at the highest level it has ever been in the United States, so a great many Americans will now be looking for work. It is therefore no surprise that...
AI-Assisted Virtual Security Analyst Added to Ironscales’ Advanced Threat Protection Platform
Ironscales, the Tel Aviv-based anti-phishing solution provider, has announced it has incorporated a new module into its advanced threat protection platform that helps security teams assess suspicious incoming emails more quickly to determine whether they are benign or malicious. When email threats are reported to security teams they must manually analyze the emails to find the real threats hidden among the false positives. That...
Ironscales Announces Introduction of Non-Blocking Cloud-Native API Deployment
Ironscales has announced its automated phishing defense platform can now be used to protect organizations without the need for any physical plugins, thanks to its new non-blocking cloud-native API deployment, which has been made available for all of its anti-phishing modules. The new option is ideally suited to businesses that have moved their email services to the cloud and are looking for an easy-to-implement solution that offers...
Ironscales Phishing Threat Technology Recognized for Spear Phishing Protection Capabilities
Ironscales, a provider of an automated phishing protection, detection and response platform has had its advanced spear phishing threat technology recognized as a key innovation in the spear phishing market by the global market research and consulting firm Markets&Market in its recent spear phishing market report. The company’s technology was developed specifically to identify and block advanced spear phishing threats that often...
Ironscales Hires New VP of Sales for the Americas
The automated phishing prevention firm Ironscales is on a mission to expand sales in the Americas. The Tel Aviv-based firm has already expanded significantly and grown its customer base in Europe, and a new office in Atlanta and skilled sales team will help drive forward sales on the other side of the Atlantic. Ironscales has developed a suite of anti-phishing solutions based around its AI-assisted IronSights phishing detection...
IronScales Raises $6.5 Million in Series A Funding
Tel Aviv-based anti-phishing company IronScales has raised $6.5 million in Series A funding, bringing total equity funding to more than $8 million. IronScales has enjoyed continued double-digit growth over the past three years and has invested heavily in its threat detection, incident response, and threat intelligence sharing technologies. The company has recently been rated as one of the top ten companies to watch by Momentum...
Phishing Has Been the Leading Vector for Cyberattacks in 2017
A recent email security report from anti-phishing vendor IronScales shows that throughout 2017, the leading cyberattack vector is phishing emails, which account for almost 95% of successful cyberattacks. For the report, IronScales surveyed 500 cybersecurity professionals and asked questions about recent cyberattacks, their causes, mitigating those attacks, and cybersecurity defenses deployed to block attacks. Even though many of the...
New Ironscales Report Delves into Current Phishing Trends
Ironscales, a leading vendor of anti-phishing solutions, has published a new report on the latest phishing trends. The report shows how phishing tactics have changed, the effectiveness of phishing campaigns and how traditional anti-spam technologies are failing to block spear phishing attacks. The report – titled ‘How Modern Email Phishing Attacks Have Organizations on the Hook’ – was the result of a study of 8,500 verified...
Tsahy Shapsa Joins IronScales’ Board of Directors
Tsahy Shapsa, a cybersecurity industry veteran, has joined IronScales’ board of directors and has been tasked with developing growth, overseeing company performance and will assist with long term operational and financial planning. Tsahy Shapsa has a long history in the IT industry spanning more than 20 years. Shapsa has previously taken on management roles at Sun Microsystems and NetApp and has also served the Israeli Prime...
Ironscales Announces New Partnership with Check Point to Improve Detection and Remediation of Email Security Threats
Ironscales has announced it has partnered with Check Point Software Technologies Ltd and will be integrating its innovative IronTraps™ anti-phishing solution with Check Points’ Sand Blast Zero-Day Protection – a threat emulation solution that tests suspicious email attachments in a safe and secure sandbox. At present, Ironscales is the only company to offer an anti-phishing solution that combines human intelligence with machine...
Ironscales Wins Best Messaging Security Solution Award
Cyber Defense Magazine has announced the winners of its 2017 Awards, with Ironscales winning an Editor’s Choice Award in the Best Messaging Security Solution category for its automated phishing defense platform IronTraps™. The Cyber Defense Magazine Awards are decided by a panel of independent information security experts, with nominated products assessed on a wide range of criteria over a period on months. The prestigious awards...
Anti-Spoofing Email Security Tool Launched by IronScales
IronScales, a leading Israeli cybersecurity firm, has launched a new anti-spoofing email security tool that prevents impersonation attacks using company domains and branding. The new anti-spoofing email security tool, called IronShield™, is an Microsoft Outlook plugin that inspects all company emails at the mailbox level and validates the senders of emails. The technology helps businesses block phishing emails, Business Email...
Ironscales Announces 302% Growth of Annual Revenue
Israeli cybersecurity firm Ironscales has announced it has recorded an increase in annual revenue of 302% in 2016. Ironscales provides services that help organizations deal with the threat from phishing. Phishing is now the biggest cyberthreat that must be mitigated by organizations. More than 9 out of 10 data breaches occur as a result of employees clicking on phishing emails, with attacks becoming increasingly sophisticated....
IronScales Announces Annual Revenue Growth of 302 Percent
IronScales has enjoyed a year of record growth, with its annual revenue increasing by 302% in 2016 as more companies take advantage of its innovative anti-phishing solutions. IronScales has developed the first anti-phishing solution that combines human intelligence with machine learning. The company’s suite of products includes IronTraps™ – An intrusion prevention system designed to block phishing, spear phishing and BEC attacks...
IronScales Adds Automated Server-Side Remediation to its Anti-Phishing Solution
IronScales has improved its IronTraps™ phishing mitigation technology allowing security teams to automatically mitigate phishing attacks. Previously, the IronTraps™ solution required manual mitigation of threats. Now, security teams can choose to have confirmed phishing emails automatically removed from email servers and endpoints. Phishing campaigns are often conducted randomly, with the campaigns involving millions of messages. An...
Ironscales Named Finalist at 2017 SC Awards
The Israeli cybersecurity firm Ironscales has been named a finalist in the 2017 SC Awards in the Best Email Security Solution category and will be competing to win top spot in the category at the upcoming annual awards event in February 2017. This is now the 20th year that SC Media has been honoring the top cybersecurity vendors, with the awards highly coveted. The awards program is highly respected within the industry, with only the...