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| We have covered the topic of phishing a lot over the last couple of years, and we wanted to dedicate this newsletter to the topic (following the huge phishing attack that caught Google by surprise yesterday). How to Mitigate the Threat of Yesterday's Widespread Gmail Phishing Attack with BetterCloud BetterCloud | Tim Burke, BetterCloud's Director of IT, called it "one of the biggest, most sophisticated Google OAuth phishing attacks" he'd ever seen. Our support team (Hannah for the win!) pulled today's feature article together to share how to mitigate the risks of this attack with BetterCloud. If you're interested in taking these steps on your domain, but you are not a BetterCloud customer, please fill out this demo form. Email Attack Hits Google: What to Do if You Clicked The New York Times | Official Google Statement on Phishing Email: "We have taken action to protect users against an email impersonating Google Docs and have disabled offending accounts. We’ve removed the fake pages, pushed updates through Safe Browsing, and our abuse team is working to prevent this kind of spoofing from happening again. We encourage users to report phishing emails in Gmail." Google also says to go to the Security Checkup page and remove apps you don't recognize. 3 Real Phishing Attacks Your C-Suite Needs to See BetterCloud Monitor | You may never get a better opportunity to teach your fellow employees about the dangers of phishing. This article is a worthwhile read for anyone, not just your C-Suite. |
| How to Recognize and Prevent Email Phishing and Other Social Engineering Attacks BetterCloud Monitor | This webinar is insightful (and yes, a bit fear-inducing -- but in a good way!) It features Chris Hadnagy, founder and CEO at Social-Engineer, Inc.; creator of the world’s first social engineering penetration testing framework; and an expert who has briefed more than 30 general officers and government officials at the Pentagon about social engineering and its effect on the United States. 7 Ways to Identify and Protect Against Phishing Emails in G Suite BetterCloud Monitor | How did your organization do? Did anyone fall victim? Arm Your End Users With These 7 Tips for Identifying Phishing Emails in Office 365 BetterCloud Monitor | While similar to the link above, we wrote this article for Office 365 end users. This time the phishing attack affected Google users. Next time, (yes, there will be a next time) it could be another vendor. |
| Making Email Safer with Anti-Phishing Security Checks in Gmail on Android G Suite | If you listened carefully, you could hear the audible groans echoing from Mountain View as this post was published just hours after one of the most wide-spread Google phishing attacks ever. It was ill-timed, unfortunately. On the bright side, Google takes phishing extremely seriously, so much so that Urs Hölzle, SVP of Technical Infrastructure for Google Cloud, said in March that phishing is probably the "number one security challenge for enterprises today." A New Way to Discover and Connect with Just the Right Teammates Slack | The search in Slack just got smarter. Now, it points you to the most relevant people and channels. Announcing Frontiers, a New Conference from Slack Slack | Join Slack to explore big (but practical) ideas about how teams work. Register for “The Expert’s View: The Future Decoded” On the Next Modern Workplace Office 365 | This looks like an interesting online event from the Microsoft team. They'll "dive deeper into what’s in store for organizations in the future and take a closer look at innovation, collaboration and security trends to help organizations prepare for what’s ahead." |
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