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How Many Layers Does Your Email Security Need?
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ChrisHarget
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ChrisHarget,
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6/6/2016 | 3:33:47 PM
Re: Could you send that email again? I never got it.
Lots of useful tactics in your comment.

Blocking all attachments goes too far, for most users we talk to.

Too much of their business (with insiders and outsiders) uses email to send docs. Add in the risk of email account takeover of a trusted business partner, and they really need a way to deeply scan office docs and PDFs for new, one-off, targeted malware. 
theb0x
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theb0x,
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6/6/2016 | 1:55:39 PM
Could you send that email again? I never got it.
Here's just a few things your email gateway should include...

 

RBLs

Whitelist

Greylist

Authentication

Challenge / Response

Reject All File Attachments

Strip HTML

Strip URLs

Spoof Filtering

Reverse DNS Mismatch Check

DNSBLs

GeoIP Filtering

Word based filtering

SPF Filtering

DMARC

Heuristic Filtering

Bayesian Filtering

MX Lookup Verification

Mime Header Check

IP Reputation Check

Open Relay Check

Hashing/Checksum

Signature Matching

 
Joe Stanganelli
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Joe Stanganelli,
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6/6/2016 | 12:03:45 PM
The spam industry
"According to the 2016 Trustwave Global Security Report (registration required), 54% of inbound email is classified as spam, down from 85% in 2010. Cyber criminals have realized that email gateways are quite capable of blocking generic spam and have moved to different techniques, including targeted attacks."

I wouldn't say that that's the only -- or even the most significant -- cause.  I think it has more to do with how the spamming industry has changed dramatically over the past six years, being whittled to a shadow of its former self by in-fighting and better enforcement.  Brian Krebs has written on this in depth in his book, Spam Nation.


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