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Caught in the wild: A look at email scams and spam

Every day cybercriminals come up with a wide variety of phishing tactics with the intent of scamming innocent users.

Something old, nothing new: Cybercrims still rely on spam

The probability of a recipient opening an email increases 12% if the email claims to come from a known individual.

Singapore's PDPC vows to crack down on telemarketing and spam

Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) is vowing to better protect consumers from spam and telemarketing messages.

New study shows email security systems not up to scratch as malicious emails pour in

“Emails ranging from opportunistic spam, targeted impersonation attacks and unknown malware are getting through incumbent email security systems."

Necurs botnet erupts from dormancy to churn out 100,000 spam emails over Easter

One of the world’s largest spam botnets is back in action and this time it is spreading a Trojan downloader that can deliver nasty malware surprises.

GandCrab: The 'agile' ransomware that is updated in real time

The GandCrab ransomware has been making headlines recently for being one of the few malware strains that developers update in real time.

Australia ranks 8th as a global target for cryptomining attacks

“Cryptomining is a rising threat to cyber and personal security,” comments Symantec’s chief technology officer – Pacific region, Nick Savvides.

Kiwis 'paying for someone else's profit' as 2018 becomes the year of cryptomining

Cryptomining might just be one of the biggest trends in cybercrime this year, and New Zealand is not immune from its reach.

A guide to staying one step ahead of modern email attackers

Email serves as an organisations’ communicative lifeblood, thus making it the most critical vector for an assortment of threats.

Scammers disguise ASIC spam campaigns through genuine email marketing firm

Scammers abused an online email marketing company to send spam that appear to be from the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC).

New email spam campaign ditches traditional Office macro infection tactic

A new wave of spam emails use Microsoft Office documents to download password stealers without having to activate Macros.

When digital marketing crosses the line into spam territory

Commercial messages can only be sent if businesses have express consent, inferred consent, or deemed consent.

Report finds email is the go-to weapon in hackers’ arsenals

Symantec has revealed malicious emails are on the rise, racking up over US$5 billion and costing businesses more than $115,000 a year.

New wave of Locky ransomware appears to come from Vietnam

An ‘aggressive’ Locky ransomware threat that appears to originate from primarily from Vietnam.

Kapiti Coast District Council sends spam to 'hundreds of people'

The Kāpiti Coast District Council accidentally sent spam email to hundreds of people last night.

Spammers' work cycles: Mon-Fri with lazy weekends, says IBM X-Force

Attackers using tools such as Dridex and Qakbot spam employees through malicious mail at times when victims are most likely to open all incoming mail.

Fake blackmail campaign hits Aussie inboxes

Stay Smart Online has issued a warning to Australians about a spam scare campaign currently hitting inboxes.

Nearly a quarter of ‘unsafe’ emails getting through to user inboxes

There is a continuous challenge of securing organisations from malicious attachments, dangerous files type, impersonation attacks as well as spam.

Cisco reveals alarming findings from Midyear Cybersecurity Report

“As recent incidents like WannaCry and Netya illustrate, our adversaries are becoming more and more creative in how they architect their attacks.”

Impersonation attacks rise 400% as email security struggles to keep up

"If a CISO isn’t reviewing its email security solution on a 12-18 month basis, they may be surprised at what threats are getting into inboxes."

The rise of ransomware in Southeast Asia

It is likely that cybercriminals will target on internet of things (IOT) devices in technologically, advanced economies throughout Southeast Asia

Global warning as spam attacks target stock market manipulation

Spammers have targeted 'penny stocks' in a Latvian company to manipulate stocks - global caution is advised.

March saw rise in web attacks; but email malware and spam drop back

Symantec reports back on the latest threat statistics for March - email malware dipped, but web attacks are the biggest since 2016.

Australia amongst top 10 for high-risk URLs – and most of those are for phishing

‘Polymorphism’ was the word of 2016, which describes each instance as unique and undetectable by traditional signature-based security approaches.

The crucial guide to deploying a SIEM solution successfully

SIEM solutions have far-reaching benefits, but Gartner says there are a lot of factors to consider to avoid disaster - here's the company's guide.

Whitepaper: How to make sure your security architecture keeps up with surging network speeds

The annual cost of cybercrime is expected to exceed US$6t by 2021 with a large contributor being the sheer amount of data that requires processing.

The six golden keys to successful identity assurance

When someone tries to access your internal systems, how can you be sure a user is who they claim to be?

Whitepaper: How to explain why IT security needs more budget

Do you want to convince your higher-ups that IT and security need more budget?

A step-by-step guide to starting the security discussion with your executives

Your organisation has “jewels” in your servers and critical endpoints: Data.