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Email and collaboration

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Email and collaboration

Email protection: improved handling of messages delivered through SpamExperts

Nuagerie has improved how its hosting platform handles mail arriving through SpamExperts. The change helps the local spam-filtering system interpret the original sender information when a message passes through the filtering gateway, while retaining the checks already applied to incoming mail. Keeping filtering stages consistent When an external filtering service delivers a message, the receiving server sees that service as part of the delivery path. Recognizing the...

Email and collaboration

Expanded filtering and attachment protection for hosted email

Nuagerie has completed the activation of an additional filtering layer for incoming and outgoing email on the managed hosting platform. The deployment integrates Imunify Email with the existing mail services and retains the established spam and malware controls. Initial verification included real message flows, service health and encrypted SMTP connectivity. Protection in both directions Incoming filtering adds another stage of examination before messages reach their...

Email and collaboration

Gmail and Yahoo: authentication requirements for responsible email

Gmail’s sender requirements took effect from February 1, 2024, while Yahoo began phased enforcement during the same month. The changes strengthened expectations around authentication, wanted mail and unsubscribe handling. For businesses, a working mailbox alone was not enough to assess all the ways their domain sent email. Authenticate the actual sending service Google required senders to personal Gmail accounts to use SPF or DKIM, with additional requirements for bulk...

Email and collaboration

Microsoft 365 Copilot for smaller businesses: preparing for useful adoption

Microsoft’s January 15, 2024 announcement expanded access to Copilot for Microsoft 365 for small and medium-sized businesses. This official milestone brought AI assistance within familiar productivity applications into reach for more organizations. For a business considering adoption, the central question is how that assistance fits its people, information and daily work. Choose work that benefits from assistance A useful starting point is a recurring task with a clear...

Email and collaboration

Google Workspace passkeys: stronger sign-in needs a practical adoption plan

On June 5, 2023, Google began rolling out an open beta that let Workspace administrators allow users to sign in with passkeys instead of entering a password. The launch announcement described a gradual rollout and an administrator-controlled option. This was a milestone in workplace authentication, not an automatic switch for every organization. Reduce the role of passwords in everyday work Passkeys use public-key cryptography to provide phishing-resistant authentication....

Email and collaboration

Exchange Online authentication: protecting access without overlooking business email workflows

On October 1, 2022, Microsoft began the scheduled retirement of Basic Authentication for several Exchange Online connection methods. The change affected older email clients and applications that depended on those methods. Microsoft’s lifecycle announcement identifies the start of the rollout; it was not a single simultaneous cutoff for every organization and every email protocol. Why the authentication method matters Basic Authentication relies on a username and password...

Email and collaboration

Google Workspace: organizing collaboration around your business

On October 6, 2020, Google introduced Google Workspace, bringing Gmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets, Slides, Meet and Chat under a more connected business experience. This milestone reflected a practical need: teams should be able to discuss work, find the right document and collaborate without repeatedly moving information between disconnected tools. Google’s original announcement explains the launch. Make collaboration easier to follow A connected suite is most useful...