1. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗘𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴
Email phishing is a type of cybercrime in which fraudsters send emails or texts pretending to be representatives of legitimate businesses. They carry out this action in an effort to steal money or user account information. Email phishing can also result in virus and ransomware assaults, which can cost millions of dollars.
Organizations can employ proxy servers to stop this. Email scraping, which examines emails for malicious links or information, is made easier with the help of proxies for email protection. They consequently stop harmful emails from getting to inboxes. Datacenter proxies are recommended for this task due to their high performance, speed, and uptime, it should be noted.
Businesses should also spend money on adequate ransomware security in addition to deploying proxies. Start by reviewing our ransomware preparation checklist. Organizations that take their cybersecurity posture seriously would benefit from running specific ransomware tabletop exercises to test their incident response strategies.
2. 𝖡𝗋𝖺𝗇𝖽/𝖨𝖽𝖾𝗇𝗍𝗂𝗍𝗒 𝖳𝗁𝖾𝖿𝗍 𝖯𝗋𝗈𝗍𝖾𝖼𝗍𝗂𝗈𝗇
A problem that costs businesses billions in lost income is counterfeiting. These criminals commit identity theft or brand theft. They first produce counterfeit goods, which they subsequently package while utilizing registered trademarks of well-known brands and businesses. Finally, the counterfeiters market their goods as real through physical stores or online retailers.
Fortunately, businesses can use proxy servers to keep an eye on listings for the aforementioned products. Proxy servers actually give users access to geo-blocked websites. How? Typically, each type of proxy is assigned a large pool of IP addresses by proxy service providers. IP addresses from various geographical areas are included in these pools. As a result, businesses can access content that is intended to be displayed to citizens of specific nations by employing proxy servers.
This, together with the efficiency and speed advantages of datacenter proxies, aids companies in protecting their branding. It is significant that datacenter proxies are superior to residential proxies for this specific application.
3. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝗗𝗗𝗼𝗦) 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀
A DDoS attack is a deliberate effort to impair a website’s functionality. An attacker often overwhelms the server by sending a large number of requests, more than it can handle.
Businesses should utilize a content delivery network to prevent DDoS assaults (CDN). A CDN is a network of proxy servers dispersed across many locations. The website’s content is often present on all of the proxies within the CDN. In order to access the website, a visitor connects to the closest proxy, where they can obtain the needed content.
Reverse proxies can also shield against DDoS attacks. On the server side of the internet connection, there is a reverse proxy. This guard against assaults by saving frequently used web pages in a cache for quick retrieval when needed. It is made by setting the server up properly.
4. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀
It’s important to realize that phishing goes beyond emails. The URLs of scam phishing websites that mimic legitimate websites for businesses are frequently created by cybercriminals. There were 611,877 phishing sites discovered in Q1 2021 alone, up 269% from Q1 2020.
Such websites seek to collect login information from unwary users. However, businesses can use web scraping to find and block phishing sites by using quick and strong data center proxies.
5. 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Transparent proxies can be used by businesses to block malicious websites. Users are able to access other secure websites using this kind of proxy. Users might not be aware of them in a network in this way, hence the name “transparent proxies.”