Gil Friedrich

Gil Friedrich



API Email Security: The Scalability Problems of Email Security Via API

Avanan was the first company to use pure-API email security back in 2016. It is a very compelling approach, because the deployment is extremely easy, it protects int...

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The Hidden Reason To Avoid Email Security That Cannot Block Inline

Several new Cloud-Email security vendors are coming out with no ability to block bad email before it reaches the inbox. Instead, they allow the email to be delivered...

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Why 1+1=0: Turn Mimecast Off to Improve Your Microsoft 365 Security

A little while ago, a long time customer of Avanan was acquired by another company that had been using Mimecast for their email security. Shortly after, the mother-c...

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Why We Added Archiving for Email

We are a security company and our core IP is in our machine-learning that is tuned to catch phishing emails and other attacks against SaaS-based email and collaborat...

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Avanan Introduces First Consumption-Based Licensing for Email Security

Highlights Avanan is introducing a new usage-based payment option for all email security plans. An optional billing method: usages are measured daily and paid monthl...

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A Thank You for A Thank You Note

Praise is best shared publicly. Last week, I received this message from Michael Russell, the CIO of the state of Virginia Community Colleges system. I want to thank ...

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Three Email Security Recommendations in a Time of Crisis

It is a time of crisis. Your IT team is working remotely, budgets are in question, and resources are stretched more than ever. Remote users are presenting the IT tea...

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A Message From Gil Friedrich, Avanan CEO

As the world takes action to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, the safety and well-being of our customers remains our first concern. As of last week, Avanan employees her...

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QReep: Sextortion campaign uses QR codes to link to bitcoin wallets instead of URLs

Avanan has uncovered a new sextortion attack that uses QR codes instead of URLs to avoid bitcoin wallet detection. To drive the attack, hackers claim they have foota...

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The Future of Email Security

Avanan was recently granted a U.S. patent for one of its core technologies: the ability to apply inline security via API. That means Avanan blocks advanced threats (...

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