8 April, 2025

Why today’s email security must be adaptive and AI-based

The evolving email threat landscape Email remains the most common attack vector for cybercriminals,...

xorlab team

• 2 min read

3 April, 2025

The state of email security: insights from recent attack simulations

Email remains a top attack vector, and recent advancements in AI, automation, and...

xorlab team

• 1 min read

31 March, 2025

The state of email security today: rising threats, growing challenges

Email remains one of the most critical communication tools for businesses, yet it also continues to...

xorlab team

• 2 min read

24 March, 2025

The rise of agentic AI: a new chapter in cybersecurity challenges

Agentic AI is rapidly becoming a focal point in CISO discussions. Even simple AI agents with access...

Candid Wüest

• 2 min read

13 February, 2025

The AI-powered malware era: hype or reality?

Malicious emails are often the first step in a cyber attack—like the opening move in a high-stakes...

xorlab team

• 2 min read

6 February, 2025

Deepfake deception: the rise of AI-enhanced social engineering attacks

Guess what! Generative AI is still a topic in 2025.

xorlab team

• 2 min read

19 December, 2024

Messaging threat predictions for 2025

Get ready for 2025: Here are five predictions about the evolving threats set to shape the...

Candid Wüest

• 3 min read

17 December, 2024

From chaos to control: Insights from 24 email bombing waves

On November 13, at exactly 10:50, Lars’ day took an unexpected turn. Within 63 minutes, he received...

Threat Analysis team

• 5 min read

17 December, 2024

GenAI is not the end of the world

Last week, I had the pleasure of attending BSidesVienna and the DeepSec conference in Vienna. Lots...

Candid Wüest

• 1 min read

4 December, 2024

PR: IT security expert Candid Wüest joins xorlab as Principal Security Advocate

Zurich, 04.12.2024 – xorlab AG is proud to announce the appointment of Candid Wüest as Principal...

xorlab team

• 1 min read

29 November, 2024

Email bombing: what you need to know

Email bombing, sometimes called "list linking" or "email cluster bombing," is a cyberattack that...

Threat Analysis team

• 2 min read

5 September, 2024

Impact reporting, better search, and more – Release 7.0 preview

xorlab's latest update brings a host of exciting new features and enhancements designed to elevate...

Luca Della Toffola

• 2 min read

21 April, 2024

9 ways to shield healthcare providers from ransomware and data breaches

The current cyber threat landscape is dynamic and constantly evolving, it's clear that few sectors...

xorlab team

• 3 min read

27 March, 2024

Open Redirect Vulnerabilities: The Hidden Danger in Email Security

In this article, we explore how open redirects, a vulnerability in web applications, are leveraged...

Threat Analysis team

• 7 min read

29 February, 2024

Phishing on GitHub: A Sophisticated Attack Leveraging Brand Trust

During the last week there has been an uprise in phishing cases originating from GitHub, targeting...

Threat Analysis team

• 3 min read

18 January, 2024

New feature release: protection against QR code phishing

In 2023, our team observed a shift in phishing techniques, with attackers increasingly using QR...

xorlab team

• 1 min read

10 January, 2024

xorlab achieves ISO/IEC 27001 certification for information security management

xorlab, a leading provider of innovative email security solutions, is proud to announce that it has...

Adrian Kyburz

• 1 min read

27 June, 2023

HTML smuggling: How malicious actors use JavaScript and HTML to fly under the radar

HTML smuggling started to pop up in 2021 as a serious elusive loader technique used by threat...

Max Fischer

• 3 min read

11 April, 2023

Altoo Protects Customer Wealth with xorlab's Context-Intelligent Email Security

Email is one of the most common communication tools used by businesses, but it's also one of the...

xorlab team

• 2 min read

28 February, 2023

xorlab Partners with Swisscom to Bring Context-Intelligent Email Security to Enterprise Customers

Zurich, Switzerland, February 28, 2023 – We are thrilled to announce that xorlab has entered into a...

xorlab team

• 1 min read

23 February, 2023

Testing Our Defenses Against ChatGPT-Generated Phishing & Fraud Emails

Phishing, fraud, and extortion attack simulations have become an essential tool in the fight...

Threat Analysis team

• 4 min read

19 January, 2023

Why AI-powered phishing will become a serious security issue for your organization

Will large text-generating AI models be the future of communication-based cyber attacks?

Max Fischer

• 15 min read

12 October, 2022

Combating Business Email Compromise with Context Intelligence

Business Email Compromise (BEC) is an attack in which the bad actor delivers phishing, fraud, or...

xorlab team

• 2 min read

21 June, 2022

Data exfiltration: Most common techniques and best prevention tactics

When cybercriminals target organizations, the goal is usually to exfiltrate information for...

Threat Analysis team

• 5 min read

17 June, 2022

How to Protect against Business Email Compromise (BEC) Attacks

Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks can be devastating for any company, and they’re becoming...

xorlab team

• 9 min read

31 May, 2022

xorlab Recognized among CyberTech100 for Helping Financial Institutions Combat Cyber Threats

xorlab team

• 2 min read

18 May, 2022

xorlab awarded Innosuisse Certificate

xorlab team

• 1 min read

6 May, 2022

How to protect businesses against supply chain attacks

In December 2020, FireEye announced that bad actors had infiltrated its network, revealing how...

xorlab team

• 10 min read

28 April, 2022

5 supply chain attacks that started with a phishing email & how to prevent them

Phishing is the most common attack vector and played a part in over a third of all breaches in...

xorlab team

• 4 min read

22 April, 2022

How to Protect Businesses against Ransomware Attacks

xorlab team

• 14 min read

31 March, 2022

Mitigating the Risk of Ransomware Attacks against Government Entities

Government institutions are among the top targets for ransomware. In 2020, cyber attacks cost US...

xorlab team

• 5 min read

29 March, 2022

How to Defend against Whaling Attacks

Email attacks have been on the rise in recent years, and not only are they growing in number, but...

xorlab team

• 3 min read

25 March, 2022

How to identify and prevent email impersonation attacks

Email impersonation is a phishing technique that involves using a fake email address that looks...

xorlab team

• 3 min read

22 March, 2022

How to Defend against the Rising Threat of Ransomware-As-A-Service

As cybercriminals refine their methods and widen their scope of attack, many are turning to...

xorlab team

• 4 min read

18 March, 2022

How Financial Services Can Defend Against Ransomware Attacks

Today’s cybercriminals are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to secure massive ransoms....

xorlab team

• 4 min read

16 March, 2022

How the Most Significant BEC Attacks of 2021 Unfolded

In recent years, BEC (business email compromise) attacks have become an especially common form of...

xorlab team

• 3 min read

15 March, 2022

How to Protect Corporate Mailboxes against Email Spoofing Attacks

xorlab team

• 4 min read

14 March, 2022

How to Prevent Vendor Email Compromise (VEC) Attacks

Vendor email compromise (VEC) is a particular type of business email compromise (BEC)—a large...

Threat Analysis team

• 4 min read

11 March, 2022

Account Takeover Protection Strategies for Hospitals

xorlab team

• 4 min read

9 March, 2022

How to Minimize Supply Chain Attack Surface

Today’s supply chains are massive, and a growing number of bad actors are taking advantage of...

xorlab team

• 4 min read

24 February, 2022

The rise of ransomware in telecommunications

Bad actors are always on the lookout for new vulnerabilities, and they’re constantly improving...

xorlab team

• 4 min read

24 February, 2022

Top 5 Microsoft 365 email security concerns

Microsoft leads the cloud-based productivity software market with its Microsoft 365 suite. The...

xorlab team

• 5 min read

23 February, 2022

How Ransomware Attacks Impact the Manufacturing Industry

xorlab team

• 5 min read

17 February, 2022

How to Protect Your Organization against Spear Phishing Attacks

Studies have shown that 91% of all cyber attacks start with a phishing email. Cyber criminals use...

xorlab team

• 5 min read

16 February, 2022

Impact of ransomware on the healthcare sector

In the last few years, ransomware has become the greatest concern for many institutions, especially...

xorlab team

• 5 min read

15 February, 2022

Most Common Ransomware Attack Vectors

xorlab team

• 5 min read

11 February, 2022

Implenia Doubles Email Threat Detection with xorlab

As Switzerland’s leading construction and real estate service provider, cybersecurity has always...

xorlab team

• 3 min read

26 October, 2021

Successful Series A Funding Round Closed

Swiss-based cyber defense company xorlab has closed CHF 6.1 million in Series A funding. The round...

xorlab team

• 1 min read

26 August, 2021

xorlab Was Selected to the CyberTech100 List

Zurich, 14th June 2021 – Swiss cybersecurity company xorlab, an innovative provider of proactive...

xorlab team

• 2 min read

9 August, 2021

Phishing Gets Personal

xorlab team

• 5 min read