Security News

CEO email exposure underscores the importance of password management
2017-10-26 14:32

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 email has been hacked...

Thirty Percent of CEO Email Accounts Exposed in Breaches: Study
2017-10-25 12:32

Thirty percent of CEOs from the world's largest organizations have had their company email address and password stolen from a breached service. read more

DMARC: A Close Look at the Email Validation System
2017-10-20 11:03

An in-depth look at the DMARC anti-spoofing system - which the U.S. Department of Homeland Security this past week said it will require federal agencies to adopt - leads the latest edition of the...

DHS Imposes Email Security Measures on Federal Agencies
2017-10-17 17:48

Directive Requires Adoption of DMARC Anti-Spoofing SystemA new directive from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security elevates federal agencies' email security to the DMARC standard that's widely...

Email Attacks Use Fake VAT Returns to Deliver Malware
2017-10-16 17:41

Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting and Conformance (DMARC) is designed to stop phishing. One of the most phished domain names in the world is the UK tax office, HMRC (@HMRC.gov.uk)....

Bug Caused Microsoft Outlook to Send Emails in Cleartext
2017-10-12 17:06

A vulnerability that that was recently addressed by Microsoft as part of the October 2017 Patch Tuesday could result in Outlook sending emails in cleartext when S/MIME encryption was supposed to...

Buggy Microsoft Outlook Sending Encrypted S/MIME Emails With Plaintext Copy For Months
2017-10-12 01:58

Beware, If you are using S/MIME protocol over Microsoft Outlook to encrypt your email communication, you need to watch out. From at least last 6 months, your messages were being sent in both...

Week in review: Email tracking, DNS exfiltration, and secure coding in Java
2017-10-09 01:10

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Leaving employees to manage their own password security is a mistake Despite the clear and present danger that weak...

Ongoing Email Exchanges Hijacked in Spear-Phishing Attacks
2017-10-06 12:29

Malicious actors have injected themselves into ongoing email exchanges in highly targeted spear-phishing attacks aimed at entities across the world, Palo Alto Networks said on Thursday. read more

KnockKnock campaign targets Office 365 corporate email accounts
2017-10-05 17:38

Researchers uncovered KnockKnock, an attack on Office 365 Exchange Online email accounts, originating from 16 countries around the world and targeted organizations in manufacturing, financial...