Usman Choudhary

On a Friday afternoon, a finance executive at a mid-sized firm receives a short email. No links. No attachments. Just a familiar name, a sense of urgency, and a request to move funds. It looked right, and it felt right. But it wasn’t. The transfer went through, and the money vanished without the bad actor tripping a single alarm. That email passed through Microsoft 365 without a hitch. Not because Microsoft failed, but because modern threats don’t bang loudly on the door. They slip in quietly and convincingly, wearing familiar faces. What Microsoft 365 Does Well and Why It’s Not…

Cybercriminals have moved on. Most email defenses haven’t. While attackers weaponize GenAI to forge deepfakes and hone their social engineering skills, many organizations are still relying on outdated tools that were built to block viruses in attachments. Secure Email Gateways (SEGs) and static filters, designed decades ago, remain the frontline defense in a threat landscape they can barely understand. That needs to change. Not incrementally, fundamentally. The Modern Threat Shift: Deception Over Malware Attackers today aren’t trying to outgun your antivirus. They’re out to trick your users. We’re seeing phishing kits that use GenAI to tailor language to your role,…

Malware’s rise presents a rigorous challenge for organizations, meaning their security teams must remain ever-vigilant. Unfortunately, business email compromise (BEC), which takes advantage of communication channel vulnerabilities, has become a significant attack vector that has impacted many organizations. For example, unlike phishing, BEC enables full-scale account takeovers so threat actors can access sensitive data, financial assets, and confidential information. BEC is a significant problem. According to VIPRE Security data, 49% of all detected spam emails are attributed to BEC scams. The most common BEC targets include the CEO, HR, and IT. The situation becomes more sinister when as many as…

Cybercrime continues to be a persistent and pressing issue for all sized businesses, particularly smaller organisations. In fact, according to the National Cyber Security Alliance, nearly 60% of small businesses that experience a cyberattack shut their doors within six months. Despite the continuing rise in risk, many small businesses remain vulnerable to cyberattacks due to a lack of resources and – surprisingly – a lack of knowledge of the existing threats. Moreover, companies are now being exposed to cyber risks even further as they struggle to get appropriate cyber insurance, which, if needed, can be devastating should bad actors circumvent your company’s…