How Integrated Cloud Email Security Helps Protect Your Data
Home / Phishing Protection / How Integrated Cloud Email Security Helps Protect Your DataThe increase in business email compromise (BEC) has led to improvements in the way corporations handle email security. Integrated Cloud Email Security (ICES) was first introduced as a core cybersecurity concept in 2021, and it's become an essential strategy for many organizations that need to combat common email-based threats. With Microsoft Office and Google Suite becoming main targets for credential theft and phishing, ICES is more critical than ever for businesses hosting many of their cloud productivity software.
Instead of relying on employees to detect phishing, ICES connects to an organization's current email server and uses a third-party API to analyze every message and attachment that passes through the email system. The backend API performs the analysis using artificial intelligence, effectively detecting sophisticated phishing attacks and zero-day threats. Any suspicious email messages are flagged and quarantined so the intended recipient does not receive them, and administrators can further review them.
Microsoft and Google have embedded security in their email products, but it's insufficient. Several exploits have been discovered against Microsoft Office and Google Suite users. Although both tech companies quickly patch their software, businesses need a failsafe to protect their data as new zero-day threats are found. ICES offers a solution that directly interacts with Microsoft Office and Google Suite – and other email platforms – to scan all email messages before they reach employee inboxes.
In addition to artificial intelligence, ICES uses machine learning and natural language understanding (NLU) to detect attacks that traditional solutions can't. For example, using the latest advanced technology, businesses have better cybersecurity defense against spear-phishing, where attackers customize their strategies specifically towards their targeted victim.
Adding another layer of security takes effort but reduces the chance of a compromise and saves corporations money in the long run. Phishing is the primary method attackers use to compromise a system, and businesses need a way to stop it. Cyber-criminal groups design a phishing emails to trick users into divulging their credentials, download malware to give attackers remote control of their machines, or trick users into running malware on the company network. All these reasons and more are why organizations need ICES.
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Book DemoEmail-based threats are more than phishing, so an ICES aims to stop malicious messages from reaching an intended recipient. Attackers know human error is an organization's weakest link, so email is the best vector for data breaches and malware. In addition, social engineering is often coupled with phishing, so an ICES can also help stop these threats.
A few email threats ICES stops:
The cybersecurity landscape changes every year, and email-based attacks are much more sophisticated than even a couple of years ago. As a result, businesses need a way to detect phishing, social engineering, and other human-targeted vectors to stop employees from performing actions that could cost millions in incident response, containment, mitigation, investigations, compliance violations, and litigation.
Security awareness training (SAT) offers all employees and contracts educational content, so it's a great defense against phishing. However, more is needed and should be only one component of an organization's cybersecurity against email-based threats. Many sophisticated attacks use social engineering and phishing, so an ICES protects from weaknesses against multi-phased threats.
Antivirus is also a good security layer, and it's required in compliant environments. However, just like security awareness training, it should not be a single line of defense for organizations. Instead, it should be one of several security layers, including email-based defenses an ICES offers. No system reduces an organization's cyber risk by 100%, even when the cybersecurity is layered. However, combining antivirus, security awareness training, and ICES significantly reduces cyber risk to a fraction of normal levels when just one of these components is missing.
As more cyber-criminals use email-based threats, more businesses risk becoming the next target. Data breaches cost millions in damages, so the added layer of security with an ICES dramatically reduces an organization's risk of being a victim. Current cyber defenses seem enough, but insider threats have become one of the most significant components of data breaches.
TitanHQ is an expert at email security and phishing detection. PhishTitan is an advanced technology solution that runs in the cloud and offers an out-of-the-box solution for administrators to integrate security into their email services quickly. In addition, it works with Microsoft Office 365 and Google Suite, so organizations get an added layer of security integration with the native security offered by these platforms.
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