As of this year, Microsoft 365 (formerly Office 365) has grown to more than 345 million paid subscribers, and businesses continue to use the platform, with its commercial base now topping 440 million seats worldwide. But as those subscription numbers keep climbing, Microsoft 365 becomes an even bigger target for cybercriminals looking to spread phishing, ransomware, and a new wave of AI-generated attacks.
Brad Wyro
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Protect Microsoft 365 with SecurityGateway™ for Email
By Brad Wyro posted in Email Privacy, Email Security, Security Gateway for Email, Stop Spam Email
Microsoft is Ending Support for Windows 7. Here's how to Move MDaemon and Security Gateway to the Latest OS
By Brad Wyro posted in Email How To, MDaemon Email Server, Security Gateway for Email, Email Server

Today, Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7. And while MDaemon and Security Gateway continue to support Windows 7, it’s a good idea to consider updating your Windows installation or migrating to an updated system.
Business Email Compromise Discussed on NPR’s Morning Edition
By Brad Wyro posted in Business Email Compromise, Email Security, Cybersecurity, Spear Phishing, Phishing, Email Security Best Practices
Earlier this week, I heard an interesting interview on NPR’s Morning Edition with a recent victim of Business Email Compromise (BEC), a growing threat that uses social engineering to exploit human nature in order to divert massive amounts of money to cybercriminals.
Security Gateway 6.5 - Improved Attachment Handling & Database Support
By Brad Wyro posted in Product Updates, Security Gateway for Email
If you're in charge of managing your company's email, whether you're running an in-house Exchange server or Office 365, you've certainly become all too familiar with the latest threats posed by cybercriminals - threats that go far beyond the old-school Nigerian Prince email scam that has become the brunt of jokes over the past couple of decades. So if protecting your employees from email-borne scams is important to you & your business, a secure email gateway to protect against phishing, malware, data leaks and other threats would be a sound investment.
Ongoing Business Email Compromise Scams are a Reminder to Educate Users
By Brad Wyro posted in Business Email Compromise, Email Security, Spear Phishing, Email Spoofing, Phishing
Online scams are nothing new. But as email has evolved and improved, so have scammers and the messages they send. Nefarious emails, attachments and links now appear sophisticated and look legitimate, sometimes tricking even the most meticulous user.
Keeping up with data privacy regulations has only gotten harder. What was once a handful of rules now looks like a patchwork: by 2026, roughly 20 U.S. states have comprehensive consumer privacy laws in effect (Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island are the latest, online as of January 1), alongside the GDPR overseas, HIPAA in healthcare, and industry-specific retention and security mandates. And as these laws continue to evolve, businesses have to evolve with them.
Announcing MDaemon 19.5 – With Redesigned Mobile Webmail & More!
By Brad Wyro posted in MDaemon Email Server, Product Updates, Email Server
The news is out. There’s a new version of MDaemon Email Server, with new features and improvements to benefit both administrators and end-users alike!
Microsoft 365 vulnerabilities every business should consider
By Brad Wyro posted in Industry Insight, Two-Factor Authentication, Email Best Practices
Phishing Email Uses Google Drive to Get Past Microsoft Security
By Brad Wyro posted in Business Email Compromise, Email Security, Stop Spam Email, Spear Phishing, Phishing
This week, Threatpost reported on a new spear-phishing attack that uses email sent via Google Drive claiming to be the CEO of the targeted company sharing important information with the recipients. The email came from Google Drive, but the sender address didn't match the company's standard naming convention for email addresses.
SecurityGateway for Email - Archiving and Cloud-Based Email Integration Updates
By Brad Wyro posted in Email Security, Product Updates, Email Archiving
When it comes to email archiving, businesses require features that go beyond simple message replication in order to meet expanding regulations. And because every email solution, whether it’s on-premises or in the cloud, needs strong anti-spam/anti-malware filtering, it makes sense to combine archiving and security into a single product. To address the growing demand for a combined email security/archiving solution, archiving was added to SecurityGateway for Email in version 6.0.

