Generative AI tools have increased the risk of BEC, and traditional cybersecurity defenses struggle to stay ahead of the growing speed, scale, and sophistication of attacks. Only multilayered, defense-in-depth strategies can counter the AI-powered BEC threat.

Darktrace prevented a Critical National Infrastructure organization from falling victim to a SharePoint phishing attack originating from one of its trusted suppliers. This blog discusses common perceptions of zero-trust in email security, how AI that uses anomaly-based threat detection embodies core zero-trust principles and the relevance of this approach to securing CNI bodies with complex but interdependent supply chains from Cloud account compromise. 

Gain insights into safelink smuggling tactics and learn strategies to protect your organization from the dangers posed by malicious links.

Explore Darktrace's innovative methods for detecting NTLM hash theft and safeguarding your organization from cyber threats.

Darktrace continues to innovate with Microsoft in the shared mission to deliver proactive cyber protection tailored to every organization. Joint customers benefit from two distinct, complementary security approaches – combining large scale threat intelligence with enterprise-native security insights – to address the full range of email threats.

Darktrace/Email detected a phishing attack that had originated from LinkedIn, where the attacker impersonated a well known construction company to conduct a credential harvesting attack on the target. Darktrace’s ActiveAI Security Platform played a critical role in investigating the activity and initiating real-time responses that were outside the physical capability of human security teams.

Join us to learn about the risks of Microsoft Teams phishing and how to implement effective defenses to protect your organization.

In this blog we examine how Darktrace was able to detect and block malicious phishing emails sent via Microsoft Teams that were impersonating an international hotel chain.

This blog explores how Darktrace/Email was able to successfully identify a wave of phishing emails sent from addresses belonging to a major fast-food chain which were leveraged in a coordinated attack. Despite the use of non-English language emails and payloads hidden behind QR codes, Darktrace was able to detect the attack and block the phishing emails in the first instance.

Most email security solutions either assume end-user reporting is of poor quality, so don’t prioritize it, or triage every user-reported email equally without any attempt to improve long-term efficiency. This blog explores how Darktrace aims to improve user reporting from the ground up, reducing the 90% falsely reported phishing and decreasing the load on security teams.

In 2024, email security challenges have evolved far beyond inbound attacks, as cyber attackers increasingly leverage AI and employ multi-vector techniques that penetrate every facet of organizational communication. Read how the largest ever update to Darktrace / EMAIL introduces new innovations designed to address the nature of modern email threats.

Learn about the cyber risks posed by advanced phishing attacks and how AI can enhance security solutions to defend against them.

Understand the tactics of phishing attacks that exploit Dropbox and learn how to recognize and mitigate these emerging cybersecurity threats.

Discover Darktrace's strategies for navigating email security gaps beyond DMARC. Enhance your defenses with advanced threat detection and mitigation.

Learn how Darktrace leveraged generative AI tools to detect and combat phishing email campaigns. Discover how AI is reshaping cybersecurity strategies.

Discover the emerging trend of malicious actors abusing the Interplanetary File System (IPFS) file storage protocol in phishing campaigns. Learn more here!

Discover how Darktrace's SOC detected and stopped a Business Email Compromise in a customer's SaaS environment.

We explore how psychological research into the nature of trust relates to our relationship with technology - and what that means for AI solutions.

Learn how Darktrace detected and responded to a March 2023 Vendor Email Compromise (VEC) attacks on customer in the energy industry. Read more here!

Explore Darktrace's successful detection of QR code phishing. Understand the methods used to thwart these sophisticated cyber threats.