Email Security

What Microsoft’s Year of Email Security Data Means for Your Inbox Protection Microsoft recently released a detailed report based on one year of threat data collected from its Defender for Office 365 platform. The report covers phishing, business email compromise (BEC), and malware trends observed between July 2025 and June 2026. While the data comes from Microsoft’s own customer base—and may not represent every email environment—it offers a grounded look at the attack patterns that actually reach inboxes. For anyone who uses email personally or runs a small business, these findings point to concrete adjustments worth making. ...

What Microsoft’s Year of Email Security Data Reveals About Your Inbox If you use Microsoft 365, Outlook, or any Microsoft-hosted email, the company’s latest security benchmark offers a rare look at what actually lands in your inbox — and what gets stopped before you ever see it. ...

Email Security Best Practices: How to Protect Your Inbox from Hackers and Scammers Your email inbox is a gateway to your digital life. If someone gets into your email, they can often reset passwords for your bank, social media, and other accounts, lock you out, or steal personal information. That’s why email security is not optional — it’s one of the most basic ways to protect yourself online. ...

What Microsoft’s year-long email security benchmark reveals about protecting your inbox Microsoft recently published a year’s worth of email security benchmarking data from its Defender for Office 365 platform. The report aggregates telemetry from millions of organizations, offering a broad view of the threats hitting inboxes and the configuration gaps that leave them vulnerable. For IT teams and business decision-makers, the numbers are a useful reality check — and a starting point for making practical improvements. ...

What Microsoft’s Year of Email Security Data Reveals About Modern Threats Every day, billions of emails cross the internet, and a significant slice of those are malicious. Microsoft recently published a year-long analysis of email security data collected through Microsoft Defender, offering a rare look at the real-world scale and shape of email threats. While the report is aimed at IT administrators, there are concrete lessons for anyone who uses email — which is to say, almost everyone. ...

Email Security in 2026: What Microsoft’s Year-Long Data Set Actually Tells Us If you manage an inbox—and almost everyone does—you’ve noticed the volume of suspicious emails hasn’t let up. Phishing attempts, impersonation scams, and business email compromise are as common as ever. But what does that look like at scale? ...

What Microsoft’s Year-Long Email Security Study Means for Your Inbox In June 2026, Microsoft published a detailed analysis of a year’s worth of email security data collected from Microsoft Defender. The report covers how many phishing and malware emails were blocked, how quickly threats were detected, and what types of attacks are most common. While the data comes from Microsoft’s own systems (and reflects their perspective), it offers a useful snapshot of the current threat landscape for anyone who relies on email—which is essentially everyone. ...

World Cup Phishing Emails Are Targeting Your Employees — Here’s What to Look For With the World Cup now underway, cybersecurity researchers have observed a fresh wave of phishing emails designed to exploit the tournament’s popularity. A recent analysis from IRONSCALES, published June 13, 2026, details how attackers are crafting messages that appear to offer ticket sales, sweepstakes, or tournament updates to lure employees at work. For security professionals, HR managers, and employees alike, understanding these tactics is essential to avoid a costly breach. ...

AI Is Making Phishing Emails More Convincing – Here’s How to Protect Yourself Introduction If you’ve received an email lately that looked perfectly normal—correct grammar, your name, a familiar logo—but something still felt off, you’re not alone. Artificial intelligence is now being used to craft phishing emails that are harder to spot than ever before. Attackers can generate convincing messages at scale, personalize them with details scraped from social media, and even mimic writing styles. The old advice of “look for spelling mistakes” no longer works. This article explains what’s changing and what you can do right now to stay safe. ...

Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.1: Key Changes to Quarantine and Backup Encryption Proxmox Mail Gateway 9.1 became the latest stable release in June 2026, bringing two notable improvements: a revised quarantine interface and integrated backup encryption. For anyone running a self-hosted mail infrastructure, these changes directly affect how you manage quarantined messages and protect backup data. The update is available through the standard repository, and upgrading from version 8.x or 9.0 is straightforward, though the changelog notes a few compatibility points worth reviewing. ...