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Phisherman's blues: Dell support fraudster extradited from Kenya, cops to $870,000 email theft from US colleges
2019-08-02 19:42

Up to 20 years behind bars for business email compromise An email phisher found hiding in Kenya is facing up to two decades behind bars in America for scamming thousands of dollars from US universities.…

US utilities targeted with spear-phishing emails impersonating engineering licensing board
2019-08-02 09:58

If you worked in a US company in the utilities sector and received an email notification telling you that you’ve failed your “Fundamentals of Engineering” NCEES exam, would you download the...

Until airbags are fitted to email apps to stop staff opening bad messages, what else can a small biz do to protect itself?
2019-08-01 14:00

Your gentle guide to thwarting miscreants Backgrounder Crime doesn’t pay? Tell that to the small businesses that fall victim to cyber-attacks every year and have to fork out cash to crooks....

Assessing the efficiency of phishing filters employed by email service providers
2019-07-31 05:00

Technology companies could be doing much more to protect individuals and organizations from the threats posed by phishing, according to research by the University of Plymouth. However, users also...

250ok’s new list validation feature optimizes marketers’ email campaigns
2019-07-31 00:00

250ok, an email analytics and deliverability platform, unveiled its proprietary email validation feature providing marketers a better way to ensure their marketing emails are reaching engaged,...

Email persists as a major avenue for cyberattacks in 2019
2019-07-25 14:50

A new report from Barracuda Networks reveals that email-based attacks are having a major impact on businesses, despite increased confidence in email security systems.

Employees overestimate the efficacy of their workplace’s email security strategy
2019-07-25 05:00

22 percent of businesses have experienced a data breach – defined as loss of confidential data or credentials, compromised account loss, or fraudulent financial transactions – due to an...

How organizations and employees can protect themselves against financial email scams
2019-07-23 11:00

Fraudulent emails that try to trick their victims into conducting financial transactions amounted to losses of more than $1.2 billion in 2018, according to a new study from Symantec.

Scotland Yard Twitter and Emails Hacked
2019-07-20 14:19

London's Metropolitan Police apologised Saturday after its Twitter, emails and news pages were targeted by hackers and began pumping out a series of bizarre messages. read more

Your biz won't be hacked by a super-leet exploit. It'll be Bob in sales opening a dodgy email
2019-07-19 13:00

Or Sam connecting a vulnerable dev box to production. Here's your gentle guide to risks and threats menacing your IT Backgrounder The good news for enterprise security is that the number of...