Security News

More than 3B fake emails sent daily as phishing attacks persist
2019-06-11 14:00

Some 140,000 more domains are using DMARC records since the start of 2019, though DMARC-based enforcement remains complex to implement.

Unsecured Database Leaves 8.4 TB of Email Metadata Exposed
2019-06-11 08:33

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Has Since Locked-Down Elasticsearch ServerA security researcher found an unsecured database belonging to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China that contained 8.4...

Unsecured Database Leaves 8.4TB of Email Metadata Exposed
2019-06-10 21:18

Shanghai Jiao Tong University Has Since Locked-Down Elasticsearch ServerA security researcher found an unsecured database belonging to the Shanghai Jiao Tong University in China that contained...

Can't get infected via email if your messages aren't delivered: Seven-hour slowdown hits Symantec cloud filters
2019-06-10 20:40

Wondering why your inbox was so clear? Bad news… Symantec is working to restore its Email Security.cloud service following a major slowdown that has lasted throughout the US morning and into the...

Microsoft Warns of Email Attacks Executing Code Using an Old Bug
2019-06-10 16:10

The flaw affected all versions of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Windows and architecture types dating back to 2000, and was patched in November 2017.

When it comes to email-based threats, Emotet dominates
2019-05-29 12:06

Emotet displaced credential stealers, stand-alone downloaders and RATs and became the most prominent threat delivered via email, Proofpoint has shared. According to the firm’s statistics, in Q1...

Global secure email gateway market growth driven by data loss prevention capabilities
2019-05-22 04:30

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 factor driving the...

Business Email Compromise Still Reigns
2019-05-16 14:06

Last month, the Federal Bureau of Investigation released its 2018 Internet Crime Complaints Center (IC3). The annual report provides readers a glimpse into the types of cybercrimes being reported...

The lurking danger of hacked email reply chains
2019-05-14 05:00

Although phishing has been around in various forms since the 1990s, recent news has shown that it continues to evolve – and remains a major threat. These days, phishing tactics are so...