Cryptographic breakthrough allows using handshake-style encryption for time-delayed communications
When spies meet, they use secret handshakes to confirm their identities, ensuring they are who they say they are. Now, researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology, and …
Which employees receive the most highly targeted email-borne threats?
Workers in R&D/Engineering are the most heavily targeted group of employees within organizations, a new Proofpoint report says, and lower-level employees are at a higher …
A casual approach to workplace communications presents major security risks
Workers are comfortable sharing personal, sensitive and confidential information over chat platforms. They practice risky digital habits, and don’t care if their …
PDF: The vehicle of choice for malware and fraud
There has been a substantial increase of fraudulent PDF files, according to a report by SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers. This fraud campaign takes advantage of …
Hackers used credentials of a Microsoft Support worker to access users’ webmail
On Friday, an unknown number of customers of Microsoft’s webmail services (Outlook.com, Hotmail, MSN Mail) received a notice from the company telling them that attackers …
Automatically and invisibly encrypt email as soon as it is received on any trusted device
While an empty email inbox is something many people strive for, most of us are not successful. And that means that we probably have stored away hundreds, even thousands, of …
Latest tactics used by cybercriminals to bypass traditional email security
Cybercriminals are continuously using new strategies to get past email security gateways, with brand impersonation being used in 83 percent of spear-phishing attacks, while 1 …
Hackers hit VFEmail, wipe US servers and backups
Unknown attackers have breached the servers of VFEmail and have wiped disks on every one of its US-based servers, the email provider has confirmed. At this time, the attacker …
Yahoo woos advertisers with email scanning for targeted ad delivery
While most tech companies that offer free email services are moving away from email scanning as a source of information for advertisers to target users more efficiently, Oath …
Gmail users can now send self-destructing emails
Google is slowly rolling out a number of changes for consumer Gmail users and G Suite users. Some of the changes improve usability and productivity, while others are meant to …
Inbox placement improving, spam placement remains the same
The global trend of delivery data increased over the last eight quarters, with a growth of 4 percent inbox placement, according to 250ok. Missing emails saw a decrease of 5 …
CEO email exposure underscores the importance of password management
Nearly one in three major CEOs has been pwned using their company email address, according to a new F-Secure study. In other words, a service they access using their company …