Bolster AI Blog: Cybersecurity, AI Technologies, and More
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Typosquat domains can damage not only an organization’s finances, but also their reputation with customers, prospects, and the market. Monitoring for and quickly remediating typosquat domains (where possible, more on that to come) is critical for maintaining business operations and preventing hackers from accessing your sensitive data. Given the tightening budgets and market instability, not… Continue reading How to Remove a Typosquat Domain Targeting Your Company, Even When the Registrar Won’t Comply
April 20, 2023
7 MIN
Typosquat domains can damage not only an organization’s finances, but also their reputation with customers, prospects, and the market. Monitoring for and quickly remediating typosquat domains (where possible, more on that to come) is critical for maintaining business operations and preventing hackers from accessing your sensitive data. Given the tightening budgets and market instability, not… Continue reading How to Remove a Typosquat Domain Targeting Your Company, Even When the Registrar Won’t Comply
April 20, 2023
7 MIN
Organizations are making strides to better defend against cyber threats with effective tools and technology to protect their attack surface. While they might be better equipped to identify phishing attacks and typosquat domains, but when it comes to summarizing their program status or how their budget is being used, many organizations struggle to prepare effective… Continue reading Launching Bolster Insights: Visualize Your Risk Landscape and Defend Against Threats
April 18, 2023
5 MIN
Phishing attacks are the most common attack vector for hackers targeting brands of all sizes, costing brands across the market an average of $323 billion in damages yearly. With fraudulent emails, malicious links, and fake profiles inundating your employees and customers, it takes a robust cybersecurity detection and takedown strategy to fend off hackers that… Continue reading Web Beacons: How To Effectively Use Them For Phishing Detection
April 13, 2023
5 MIN
Did you know, that scammers can weaponize Google Ads to target a brand and its customers? Anyone can buy and run ads on Google Search for any set of keywords. All they need to do is pick and keyword and pay for it to be on top of the results page. Scammers do the same.… Continue reading How Scammers Use Google Ads to Target Brands & Customers
April 05, 2023
3 MIN
In a world where cyberattacks cripple organizations every 39 seconds, the accuracy, efficiency, and speed of incident response become critical factors in protecting digital assets and infrastructure. Additionally, to ensure that similar attacks don’t succeed in the future, the threat response strategy needs to shift from a purely tactical approach to strategic mitigation that synthesizes,… Continue reading A Guide to the Diamond Model of Intrusion Analysis
April 04, 2023
5 MIN
The internet was first introduced as a communication medium mainly for laboratories conducting government research. But it didn’t take long for it to boom into a globalized platform that connected millions of people. In 1998, just before the Digital Millennium Copyright Act was enacted, almost 150 million people, or 3.6% of the global population, were… Continue reading What is a DMCA Takedown? And How to File a Request
March 28, 2023
6 MIN
Chances are that you’ve heard the phrase “brand protection” come up surrounding cybersecurity concerns throughout the globally digital economy. Cybercriminals have been attacking brands using an increasingly diverse array of tactics, including things like phishing, logo infringement, and executive impersonations, all in an effort to mimic brands and deceive customers, employees, and business partners. The… Continue reading The Top 6 BrandShield Competitors for 2023
March 21, 2023
4 MIN
Shockwaves were felt when news hit Friday March 10th that a West Coast billion-dollar banking giant was predicted to collapse before the end of the day. This came at the heels of a earlier announcement that a prominent crypto-focused bank was expected to shut down operations. Not long after, another billion-dollar East Coast banking giant… Continue reading How Bank Collapses Impact Phishing and Scam Activity
March 16, 2023
5 MIN
If you have been searching for ways to protect your brand from ongoing cybersecurity threats and impersonations, then you know firsthand just how many options there are to choose from. One popular approach organization’s use is domain-based message authentication, reporting, and conformance (DMARC). However, DMARC has several glaring limitations that can leave your organization vulnerable,… Continue reading The Top 5 Brand Protection Software Solutions in 2023
March 14, 2023
5 MIN
What is Email Spoofing? Email spoofing is a technique used by bad actors to send fraudulent emails that mimic a legitimate sender. Often, the sender’s email address and name are altered to give the impression that the email is from a legitimate source, maybe a coworker, or a reputable external organization. The goal of email… Continue reading Everything You Need To Know About Email Spoofing
March 09, 2023
6 MIN
