How Cloudflare helps secure the inboxes of democracy
December 12, 2022 2:00 PM
Cloudflare email security tool worked hard in the 2022 midterm elections to ensure that the email inboxes of those seeking office were secure....
Cloudflare Area 1 - how the best email security keeps getting better
September 20, 2022 1:30 PM
Cloudflare started using Area 1 in 2020 and proceeded with acquiring the company in 2022. We were most impressed how phishing, responsible for 90+% of cyberattacks, basically became a non-issue overnight when we deployed Area 1. But our vision is much bigger than preventing phishing attacks...
Introducing browser isolation for email links to stop modern phishing threats
June 20, 2022 2:02 PM
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As part of our exciting journey to integrate Area 1 into our broader Zero Trust suite, Cloudflare Gateway customers can soon enable Remote Browser Isolation for email links. With Email Link Isolation, gain an unmatched level of protection from sophisticated multi-channel email-based attacks...
Area 1 threat indicators now available in Cloudflare Zero Trust
June 20, 2022 1:28 PM
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Area 1’s massive datasets of phishing campaign TTPs, seed infrastructure and threat models are now combined with Cloudflare’s extensive network and global insight into the origins of DNS, email or web traffic...
How to replace your email gateway with Cloudflare Area 1
June 20, 2022 1:14 PM
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Traditional SEG architectures were built for the email environments of yesterday. Learn how to seamlessly transition to cloud-native, preemptive email security...
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March 26, 2022 3:44 PM
2022 March Hackness: The Return of the Phishing Bracket - What 56 Million Emails Reveal about the Most Impersonated Brands
Learn who made the list of the top brands that attackers use in phishing lures. This bracket is based on an analysis of more than 56 million phishing emails blocked by Area 1’s solution in the preceding 12 months since Feb 2022. ...
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February 23, 2022 10:00 PM
Why we are acquiring Area 1
Earlier today we announced that Cloudflare has agreed to acquire Area 1 Security...
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December 09, 2021 3:53 PM
Tip of the ICEberg for Cloud-Native Email Security: Area 1 Named in the Gartner™ Market Guide for Email Security
Gone are the days of the Secure Email Gateway (SEG) being an option. Cloud-native email protection with multiple deployment options are now changing the game. With winter in our minds, it’s time to start talking about “ICE.”...
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April 07, 2021 3:12 PM
Hackers Spill the Wine: Lockdown Led to Rise in Wine Domains and Wine Scammers
Area 1 Security and Recorded Future researchers report a significant increase in the number of new wine-themed phishing domains registered starting in April 2020, and continuing through at least March 2021....
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April 02, 2021 3:15 PM
Area 1 Security Announces the Most Spoofed Brand of 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic’s influence on phishing and cyberattack lures is clear. Area 1 Security identified over 2 million phishing spoofs that exploited the World Health Organization between May 2020 and February 2021....
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March 31, 2021 3:22 PM
Annual March Hackness 2021: The Not-So-Sweet 16 —The Pandemic’s Phishing Influence
The COVID-19 pandemic influenced which brands attackers exploited for phishing campaigns in 2021. For example, the World Health Organization and DocuSign made Area 1 Security’s 2021 March Hackness “Not-so-Sweet 16.”...
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March 22, 2021 4:33 PM
Annual March Hackness: The Opener — What a Difference a Year Makes in the World of Phishing Attacks
Area 1 has been doing our own Phishing brackets over the past five years. We took a hiatus in 2020 (as did the NCAA), so today, we proudly introduce the 5th Annual March Hackness: The Phishing Tournament....
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March 18, 2021 3:35 PM
Sophisticated Microsoft Spoof Targets Financial Departments
A sophisticated Microsoft Office 365 credential harvesting campaign targets financial departments at companies across multiple industries, as well as newly-appointed CEOs and executive assistants....
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January 27, 2021 11:37 AM
Count yourself in for a vaccine phish: new phishing campaign exploits concern over COVID-19 vaccine availability
Area 1 has uncovered a coronavirus vaccine-themed campaign spoofing the CDC. The attack, which originally bypassed Office 365’s email security, uses a number of techniques to bypass normal anti-spoofing and email authentication methods....
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December 11, 2020 12:03 PM
Phishpoint back in full swing: an infamous Microsoft SharePoint spoof resumes with new tactics
Our researchers detected an updated wave of Microsoft SharePoint phish that are leveraging new COVID-19 restrictions to steal victims’ login information....
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November 10, 2020 2:49 PM
What is an Integrated Email Security solution? And is it right for your organization?
Gartner has named Area 1 Security as a Representative Vendor for IESS. We believe, Area 1 Security, as an IESS, provides the core functionalities of a SEG, but has the advantage of being very quick and easy to deploy, without requiring changes to the email flow at the gateway....
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November 09, 2020 3:09 PM
Phishing campaign threatens job security, drops Bazar and Buer Malware
A phishing campaign is threatening targets with false claims of employment termination. The goal of the attacker is to intimidate employees into clicking on a link that will ultimately lead to Bazar or Buer malware infections by way of Trickbot....
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October 20, 2020 9:45 AM
With 14 days to go, we haven’t nailed the basics: election security risks from expired domains
Failure for any organization to properly register their domains poses several key risks. For example, anyone who might register an election-sensitive domain would be able to assume the identity of elections officials and send phishing emails....
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October 13, 2020 2:33 PM
Spike in Amazon phishing for Prime Day: a new day of deals means new phishing campaigns
Cyber criminals target Amazon Prime members. 2020 Prime Day phishing attacks attempt to steal credit card details, PII data....
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