When only an app is not enough: Why many internet services rely on SMS

No matter whether it’s online delivery services, car sharing providers or hotel booking platforms – in order to notify customers and partners dependably and without delay, many companies rely on SMS services from the cloud. Although most of these web services are equipped with their own apps, an increasing number of providers are additionally banking on notifying users via SMS. The benefits are perfectly obvious.

Read more

Tags: // // //

In the Name of Her Majesty: British Phishing Emails Promise Tax Refunds

In recent days, many inboxes have been receiving emails that at first sight appear to carry joyous news. In the subject line they announce a tax refund, and the sender seems to be “Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs” (HMRC) – the British tax authority. So every recipient with business ties to the United Kingdom is likely to take a closer look.

Read more

Tags: // // //

All Admins are not Alike: Granular Administration of Rights for Email Security

When it comes to granting rights, managers responsible for enterprise IT would always like to define access to important systems as precisely as possible. It is only in the rarest cases that one uniform administrator profile is sufficient for the entire IT support: Especially with regard to email security, it often occurs in practice that support employees are only supposed to monitor the flow of messages for one specific department or site.

Read more

Tags: // //