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3.4 billion fake emails are sent around the world every day

At least 3.4 billion fake emails are sent around the world every day — with most industries remaining vulnerable to spear-phishing and “spoofing” cyberattacks simply because …

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When it comes to email-based threats, Emotet dominates

Emotet displaced credential stealers, stand-alone downloaders and RATs and became the most prominent threat delivered via email, Proofpoint has shared. According to the …

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Global secure email gateway market growth driven by data loss prevention capabilities

The global secure email gateway market is expected to post a CAGR of over 14% during the period 2019-2023, according to the latest market research report by Technavio. A key …

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Despite warnings, most people still don’t change their passwords

64% of people use the same password for some, or even all, of their online accounts, while only 21% use a different password for each account. These startling findings come …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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