Cybersecurity
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In cold print: Microsoft unable to guarantee European data remains within Europe
Read moreIt’s not every day that Microsoft publicly admits to European data not being safe from access by US government agencies. However, that is exactly what Anton Carniaux, Microsoft France’s Director of Public and Legal Affairs, was forced to acknowledge under sworn testimony during a recent French Senate inquiry
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Europe at the Crossroads of Digital Sovereignty
Read moreDonald Trump’s new economic policy path represents more than a mere trade dispute—it serves as a stress test for Europe’s digital sovereignty. Tariffs and economic pressure starkly illustrate the deep entanglement between economic interests and technological dependencies. When essential IT services are sourced from providers influenced by increasingly erratic political environments, the issue transcends economics,…
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When even Microsoft comes to a halt – lessons learned from the recent email outages
Read moreOver the past few days, a number of reports made headline news: At the beginning of the week, Microsoft announced problems with its Outlook service for private users. Many users were temporarily unable to access their email accounts via the web service or their email clients. Only a few days earlier, corporate customers in Germany…
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Dangerous File Types: Why Consistently Blocking Them May Be the Smart Approach
Read moreComplementing our already comprehensive advanced threat detection and AI-based sandboxing technologies with the targeted, systematic blocking of file types adds an extra layer of protection to bolster security substantially within corporate email communications. The Retarus Attachment Blocker allows both inbound and outbound emails to be filtered based on previously defined rules – for instance, according…
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Half the companies blackmailed with ransomware pay to get their data back
Read moreThese days, 49% of companies that fall victim to ransomware pay ransom to their attackers. This is just one of many interesting findings revealed in the study “The State of Ransomware 2025”, for which an independent market research institute surveyed 3400 IT and cybersecurity leaders across 17 countries.
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Europe needs more than debates
Read moreProofpoint has announced its intention to acquire Hornetsecurity (as always in such cases, this still needs to be approved by the antitrust authorities). Our founder and CEO Martin Hager has a very strong opinion on this matter.
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Verizon’s 2025 DBIR: The state of play in cybersecurity
Read moreIn the past week, Verizon released its 2025 Data Breach Investigation Report (DBIR), curated using data obtained from numerous partners. Already the 18th annual edition, the latest report once again underscores that highly effective technical safeguards against phishing, pretexting and business email compromise (BEC) have long been essential for organizations.
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Secure Email: Retarus is now a “Top Player” according to Radicati
Read moreFor decades, the Radicati Group has been the leading analyst firm for all things email. In their brand-new 2025 Secure Email Market Quadrant, the experts have classified Retarus as a “Top Player”.
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DORA (Digital Operational Resilience Act): Ensuring secure financial communication
Read moreCyber attacks targeting financial institutions are becoming more frequent and more sophisticated. The European Union is establishing clear rules with DORA to strengthen the digital resilience of the financial sector. The regulation creates a consistent set of standards for IT security and risk management that all financial service providers within the EU must comply.