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The Emotet Threat Group Has Military Emails, and Phishing Campaigns are Spiking

Threat group TA542, widely believed to be behind the modular malware Emotet, is back with a vengeance, delivering over 750,000…

“Sextortion” Malware Evolves to Actually Record Target’s Audio and Video

Security firm Proofpoint says it seen early evidence of new sextortion malware that drops a dedicated "pornmodule" onto a target's…

Proofpoint to Buy ObserveIT for $225 Million Cash, in Third Israeli Foray

California-based cybersecurity firm Proofpoint has made its third foray into Israel's market, this morning agreeing to buy insider threat management…

New Version of Banking Trojan Kronos is Here and it’s Cheaper than Ever

The Kronos banking Trojan which was first discovered in 2014 is back – and cybersecurity analysts say an updated version is…

Data Protection Day 2018: The new era of data security

Sunday the 28th of January is here, Data Protection Day, the annual point upon which we are encouraged to think…

Hackers cast out 300% more phishing attacks via messages

There has never been a time when more cybersecurity caution has been required when traversing the online world, with the…

The latest security challenge: the human factor

Over the past decade, cybercriminal activity has evolved in both its purpose and sophistication, raising the game for information security…

‘There’s no silver bullet. It’s about people, processes and technology’

The old concerns have not gone away – organisations still need to combat phishing and DDoS (distributed denial of service)…