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Email has always been a target for cyberattacks , with the first happening in 1988 . Cybercriminals have accelerated the pace in which they use email to gain access to critical data . So , what can companies do to protect themselves and increase email security ? Mike Puglia , Chief Strategy Officer & GM , Security Products , Kaseya , explains how companies can put email protection in place .

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1971 , email has , and continues to be , an indispensable tool for business operations . However , even in its earliest days , bad actors targeted email ; with the first cyberattack occurring in 1988 . Given businesses ’ everincreasing reliance on email , cybercriminals have accelerated the pace in which they use this medium to gain access to critical systems , compromise data and threaten organisational infrastructures . Recently , the Anti-Phishing Work Group reported there have been one million phishing attacks in the first half of 2022 – a clear call-to-action that underlines the pressing need to increase email security .

Native email security is no longer enough

Although native or built-in email security tools such as Microsoft Defender and Google Workspace Security are generally included with email platforms , these applications have limitations . While the tools provide basic defence , they lack robust support , have inadequate security management features , fail to consider businesses ’ individual needs and importantly , may not catch all threats .

For an additional layer of protection against malicious threats , there are two types of email security solutions : cloud-based and on-premises . Cloud-based email security solutions keep pace with the flexible and scalable nature of the cloud , while onpremises solutions restrict security measures and resources to physical office locations . With cloud-based email security , dependence on internal security capabilities or a physical server is eliminated , and it doesn ’ t require regular maintenance , upgrades or costly hardware replacements . Given the advantages of cloud-based email security , nearly half of all organisations have already migrated to this approach .

Mike Puglia , Chief Strategy Officer & GM , Security Products , Kaseya