Organizations in healthcare, finance, and other highly regulated industries rely on email every day to exchange sensitive information such as medical records, financial data, and other personally identifiable information (PII).
G2 just released their Winter 2022 badges, and SecurityGateway™ for Email Servers continues to rank at the top of the Secure Email Gateway Software category.
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As a small business, what do you do when the big players in a mission-critical industry such as email don’t meet your business’ needs? You find a cost-effective, easy-to-use solution with great customer service – the kind developed by an industry expert. That’s how MDaemon Technologies came to be the email security provider for one specialty retailer in Texas.
Now that the Covid crisis is behind us, remote and hybrid work is no longer an emergency arrangement, yet many people continue to work from home as it becomes a more widely-accepted practice. According to Gallup's latest workplace research, roughly 52% of remote-capable U.S. employees now work in a hybrid arrangement and another 27% are fully remote, leaving fewer than one in four back in the office full time. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that more than a fifth of all employees still telework at least part of the time. After years of return-to-office headlines, the data shows hybrid has settled in as the default for knowledge work rather than fading away.
The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way we approach data privacy and email security. The necessary and accelerated transition to working from home has been accompanied by a growing surge of Coronavirus-themed phishing scams and spoofed websites used to distribute malware or lure victims into providing confidential information.
Staying on top of data privacy regulations in healthcare has never been more demanding. There are more retention and security requirements than ever, and the cost of getting it wrong keeps climbing:
The COVID-19 crisis has changed the way we approach data privacy and email security as the transition to working from home has been accompanied by a growing surge of Coronavirus themed phishing scams and spoofed websites used to distribute malware or lure victims into providing confidential information.
Despite the rumors announcing the death of email, its use continues to grow. According to research, email traffic is predicted to grow to over 424 billion emails sent per day by 2028. And as long as businesses continue to use email, cybercriminals will find new ways to exploit security gaps, software bugs, and basic human nature to extort millions of dollars from their victims. That’s why you need the additional protection offered by SecurityGateway for Email to protect against email-borne threats.
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.
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.
