The winkler Group is one of the leading wholesalers for commercial vehicle spare parts in Europe. To keep in communication with an extremely mobile and fast-paced industry, the company has opted in favor of the messaging platform Retarus WebExpress
Tags: Customer Communication // Marketing // Retarus WebExpress // winkler
As of now, Retarus is one of the signatories of the German Charter of Digital Networking (Charta der digitalen Vernetzung), a voluntary entrepreneurial initiative that was set up as part of the « National IT Summit » of the German government. The Charter’s objective is to establish a common platform for dialog between business, science, politics, and civil society.
Tags: Charter of Digital Networking // digital transformation // entrepreneurial initiative
After Locky, here comes KePanger, PowerWare and Petya: Retarus is currently observing a significantly higher incidence of the crypto trojan Locky, as well as new variations. Whilst in February only around 3% of all incoming emails were infected, the number of messages filtered in March due to viruses had already risen to 17%. This corresponds to a fivefold rise in comparison with the previous month and can be explained primarily by the large increase in ransomware.
Tags: Email Security // Locky // Ransomware // Security Alert
Online rather than window shopping: With the growing importance of e-commerce and online shopping, the demands on logistics companies are also on the rise. At the end of the day, the ordered goods have somehow to be transported from the distribution center to their final destination. With the assistance of Retarus SMS Services, delivery processes become substantially more convenient and transparent.
Tags: authentification // Enterprise SMS // last mile delivery // Logistics // Zyllem
He is known as the inventor of the first modern email: In 1971 US informatics expert Ray Tomlinson succeeded in sending a message between two computers for the first time. Email, as we now know it, was born. But something else has also survived the years – the @ sign.
Tags: Email // Email Security // Ray Tomlinson
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.
Tags: Email Security // HMRC // IT-Security // Phishing