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DORA, NIS2 and status pages: turning incident communication into EU compliance evidence
In 2026, the status page is no longer a marketing tool. It is an admissible audit artifact for DORA, NIS2 and GDPR. A complete operational guide.
HTTP redirects and AI crawlers in 2026: what GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot really see on your site
GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot do not follow redirects like Googlebot. Understand their actual behavior to stay visible in ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity.
Phishing vs spear phishing: what's the difference in 2026?
Phishing targets the masses, spear phishing targets the person. In 2026, AI, OSINT, and deepfakes blur the line. Full breakdown with real cases and defenses.
HSTS: the complete guide to enable Strict-Transport-Security and the preload list
HSTS (RFC 6797) forces browsers to contact your site only over HTTPS. This guide covers the protocol, the directives, per-stack configurations and how to submit to the Chrome preload list.
Cloudflare Email Service: Email Routing, Security, and DMARC Management explained
Cloudflare now covers 4 email layers: free Email Routing, transactional Email Service (public beta April 2026), anti-phishing Email Security (formerly Area 1), and DMARC Management. Complete guide covering architecture, DNS, Proofpoint/Mimecast comparison, and pricing.
Cisco Secure Email Cloud Gateway (CES): SaaS architecture, iphmx.com DNS and ESA migration
Cisco Secure Email Cloud Gateway (CES) is Cisco's primary SaaS offering in 2026, the successor to the legacy ESA appliances inherited from Ironport. Complete guide: CES onboarding, iphmx.com MX records by region (NA/EU/APJ), SPF/DKIM/DMARC, migration from ESA to CES, 2024-2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant exit, zero-day CVE-2025-20393, comparison with Proofpoint, Mimecast, Defender and Abnormal.
Abnormal Security: behavioral AI, API deployment, and email gateway alternatives
Abnormal Security is an API-native ICES platform that detects BEC, VEC, and Account Takeover attacks using behavioral AI, with no MX change required. Complete guide: Attune 1.0 architecture, Proofpoint/Mimecast/Defender comparison, limitations, and DNS record audit.
Proofpoint Secure Email Gateway: architecture, DNS configuration and alternatives
Proofpoint is the enterprise SEG benchmark, used by 87 of the Fortune 100. Complete guide: Nexus AI architecture, TAP, SPF/DKIM/DMARC configuration, the 2024 EchoSpoofing incident and a comparison with Mimecast, Microsoft Defender and Abnormal Security.