eMail

KnowBe4 Report Finds More Users Are Falling for Security and HR-Related Phishing Attacks

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Cybercrime, Identity theft, Social engineering, Crime, Spamming, Internet, Fraud, Phishing, Simulated phishing, eMail

**Email subject lines are a combination of both simulated phishing templates created by KnowBe4 for clients, and custom tests designed by KnowBe4 customers.

Key Points: 
  • **Email subject lines are a combination of both simulated phishing templates created by KnowBe4 for clients, and custom tests designed by KnowBe4 customers.
  • When investigating 'in-the-wild' email subject lines, KnowBe4 found the most common throughout Q1 2021 included:
    *Capitalization and spelling are as they were in the phishing test subject line.
  • KnowBe4, the provider of the world's largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, is used by more than 39,000 organizations around the globe.
  • Tens of thousands of organizations rely on KnowBe4 to mobilize their end users as their last line of defense.

Venio Systems Announces eDiscovery Ingestion and Processing Capability of All Major Business Chat Volume with the Addition of Microsoft Teams

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Civil procedure, Electronic discovery, eMail, Information governance, Records management, Web chat, Collaboration tool, Information technology, Computing, World Wide Web

FAIRFAX, Va., July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Venio Systems, a Virginia-based company, today announced a significant milestone of ingesting and processing chat-based communications in eDiscovery with the addition of Microsoft Teams.

Key Points: 
  • FAIRFAX, Va., July 13, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Venio Systems, a Virginia-based company, today announced a significant milestone of ingesting and processing chat-based communications in eDiscovery with the addition of Microsoft Teams.
  • This development addresses the issue many companies face with the dramatic rise in the volume and complexity of chat-driven information.
  • The issue is expected to become more central to eDiscovery, with the volume of live chat expected to grow by 87% in the next 12 to 18 months.
  • "We are committed to processing all the modern collaboration tools available today," Ankur Agarwal, Venio Systems' VP of Products, said.

Entrust Announces General Availability of Verified Mark Certificates to Improve Email Authentication and Brand Assurance under BIMI Standard

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 12, 2021
Software, Technology, Data management, Security, Email authentication, Microsoft, eMail, Spam filtering, Webmail, Computing, Brand Indicators for Message Identification, Bimi, DMARC, Gmail, Outlook.com

Entrust , a global leader in trusted identity, payments and data protection, today announced general availability of its Verified Mark Certificates (VMCs) to support the Brand Indicators for Message Identification ( BIMI ) standards for strong email sender authentication.

Key Points: 
  • Entrust , a global leader in trusted identity, payments and data protection, today announced general availability of its Verified Mark Certificates (VMCs) to support the Brand Indicators for Message Identification ( BIMI ) standards for strong email sender authentication.
  • Email recipients using participating email providers like Gmail will see registered brand logos from BIMI users in their emails.
  • By encouraging the deployment of DMARC and promoting its adoption, BIMI benefits the whole email ecosystem to promote strong sender authentication.
  • The BIMI standard requires a Verified Mark Certificate (VMC) from an authorized Mark Verifying Authority.

Entrust and Red Sift Expand Partnership to Support BIMI Standards for Verified Logos in Branded Emails

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 12, 2021
Technology, Professional services, Small business, Social media, Blogging, Other Communications, Publishing, Public relations, Investor relations, Security, Marketing, Other Technology, Advertising, Communications, Software, Retail, Internet, Online Retail, Microsoft, Email authentication, eMail, Spam filtering, Bimi, Webmail, Entrust, DMARC, Outlook.com, Entrust Corporation, Red Sift, ENTRUST CORPORATION, RED SIFT

Email recipients using participating email providers will see verified brand logos from BIMI users in their emails.

Key Points: 
  • Email recipients using participating email providers will see verified brand logos from BIMI users in their emails.
  • Entrust, which worked with the BIMI AuthIndicators working group on the initial concept of the VMC, is partnering with Red Sift, a leading DMARC provider to simplify the customer experience in support of the BIMI rollout.
  • Brands can obtain Entrust VMCs on the Red Sift OnDMARC platform, creating a simplified, cost-effective process backed by expert support.
  • Red Sift and Entrust customers can now:
    Access both VMCs and DMARCs through one, self-service vendor platform (OnDMARC), reducing friction and simplifying BIMI achievement.

Validity Announces Solution Empowering Marketers to Adopt BIMI

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 12, 2021
Marketing, Email authentication, eMail, Email marketing software, Online advertising, Brand Indicators for Message Identification, Bimi, Digital marketing, Spam filtering, SendGrid, DMARC, FastMail

BOSTON, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Today Validity , the leading provider of data quality and email marketing success solutions, announced new BIMI certificates to make it easier for marketers to adopt Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI).

Key Points: 
  • BOSTON, July 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --Today Validity , the leading provider of data quality and email marketing success solutions, announced new BIMI certificates to make it easier for marketers to adopt Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI).
  • Google joins Yahoo and Fastmail in BIMI support, making BIMI available at roughly 2 billion inboxes (Source: https://financesonline.com/number-of-email-users/ ).
  • DMARC combined with BIMI ensure the organization's domain hasn't been impersonated, ultimately strengthening the trustworthiness of marketers' email marketing for the recipients and increasing email engagement for today's digital marketers.
  • Companies working to develop BIMI include Fastmail, Google, Mailchimp, Proofpoint, Twilio SendGrid, Validity, Valimail, and Verizon Media.

DigiCert Announces Availability of New Verified Mark Certificates: Companies Can Add Their Logo in Email Inboxes to Improve Brand Recognition and Email Engagement

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 12, 2021
Microsoft, Spam filtering, Email authentication, eMail, DMARC, DigiCert, Outlook.com

VMCs issued by DigiCert enable companies to add their trademarked logos to emails they send to their customers to increase recognition, open and engagement rates and brand impressions, while bringing greater trust and transparency to email via DMARC.

Key Points: 
  • VMCs issued by DigiCert enable companies to add their trademarked logos to emails they send to their customers to increase recognition, open and engagement rates and brand impressions, while bringing greater trust and transparency to email via DMARC.
  • VMCs:
    Allow companies to place a verified, trademarked logo alongside their email.
  • Enable customers to see the sender's brand in the inbox of their mobile client before opening the email.
  • "With BIMI and VMC from DigiCert for DMARC-verified domains, organizations can now demonstrate to their customers a higher level of email security.

BIMI Surges Forward with Valimail's Amplify Solution

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 12, 2021
Spamming, Email authentication, Spam filtering, Internet, Computing, eMail, DMARC, Phishing, Bimi

The leader in zero-trust, anti-phishing solutions Chairs industry group and releases new product to establish BIMI.

Key Points: 
  • The leader in zero-trust, anti-phishing solutions Chairs industry group and releases new product to establish BIMI.
  • We've been an avid supporter of BIMI since Valilmail's founding in 2015," said Seth Blank, Chair of the AuthIndicators Working Group (BIMI's creators) and Chief Product Officer, Valimail.
  • Enforce and Authenticate ensure proper, easy, and accurate email authentication, while Amplify provides brands with a proven and cost-effective solution to display their logo next to properly authenticated email.
  • Valimail is the fastest-growing DMARC solution with the largest global market share and is the premier DMARC partner for Microsoft 365 environments.

BIMI Rolling Out to All Gmail Inboxes in July 2021

Retrieved on: 
Monday, July 12, 2021
Webmail, Computing, Email marketing software, SendGrid, Bimi, Gmail, Twilio, FastMail, eMail, IMA, Technology, Email authentication

Their Gmail product is now supporting BIMI, bringing years of efforts and collaboration to fruition.

Key Points: 
  • Their Gmail product is now supporting BIMI, bringing years of efforts and collaboration to fruition.
  • BIMI provides a secure, global framework in which inboxes can display sender-designated logos for authenticated messages.
  • For companies seeking to experience the full power of BIMI and learn more about participating in the project, please visit bimigroup.org .
  • Companies working to develop BIMI include Fastmail, Google, Mailchimp, Proofpoint, Twilio SendGrid, Validity, Valimail, and Verizon Media.

StoneShot releases event marketing research for financial services marketers

Retrieved on: 
Friday, July 9, 2021
Marketing, Online advertising, Digital marketing, eMail, Email marketing, Market research, Spamming, Marketing automation, Youth marketing

This is a key finding from StoneShot's event research which summarizes the views of professional investors regarding event preferences.

Key Points: 
  • This is a key finding from StoneShot's event research which summarizes the views of professional investors regarding event preferences.
  • With the launch of StoneShot's latest event research, event marketers will be able to gain insight into professional investor opinion regarding physical events, online events and what they expect in the future.
  • StoneShot will also share best practice guidelines and examples of how their clients have delivered successful events in the last year.
  • StoneShotis an email marketing, marketing automation, and event management platform provider for financial services marketers.

Exclaimer Recognized as a Finalist of 2021 Microsoft Customer Experience Partner of the Year

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, July 8, 2021
Microsoft, Software, Marketing, eMail, Exclaimer, Services marketing, Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Customer experience, Outlook.com

FARNBOROUGH, England, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ExclaimerGroup today announced it has been named a finalist of the Customer Experience 2021 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award.

Key Points: 
  • FARNBOROUGH, England, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ExclaimerGroup today announced it has been named a finalist of the Customer Experience 2021 Microsoft Partner of the Year Award.
  • "We are honored and delighted to be recognized for our customer experience efforts in this year's Microsoft Partner of the Year Awards," declared Daniel Richardson, Chief Technical Officer at Exclaimer.
  • "At Exclaimer, we understand that it is important to deliver an exceptional quality of customer service alongside outstanding email signature management solutions.
  • For 20 years, Exclaimer has been the recognized category leader in email signature solutions for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Microsoft Exchange.