This unease is warranted given the growing sophistication of scammers and their activities, and numbers of attempted fraud.

While email providers have made strides in flagging suspicious emails and source domains, reducing the effectiveness of attacks, attackers’ techniques have also evolved.

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has been notified of 245 data breaches affecting personal information between July and September 2018.

Jason Howells shares Barracuda MSP's top four tips to protect your business and help identify a phishing scam from a mile away.

Cybercriminals are mimicking well-known companies, “brandjacking” them in a bid to infect computer systems and to steal sensitive data.

Much of the information accessed in the Facebook breach is perfect for cyber criminals planning their next phishing attack.

Phishing attacks or social-engineering attacks are on the rise, where cybercriminals trick people into divulging details and participating in scams.

This report also highlights the importance of implementing a robust and evolving security approach to protect valuable data and keep systems secure.

Because they point to malicious online shopping sites that mimic legitimate, well-known retail websites, it makes it increasingly difficult for customers to detect the fake domains.

CERT NZ’s April-June 2018 Quarterly Report suggests that cyber threats – and the amount of people who are reporting them – are once again on the rise, and fewer people are losing money.

Individual contributors and lower level management account for nearly two thirds (60%) of highly targeted attacks within an organisation.

Proofpoint CLEAR is the first joint solution announcement following its acquisition of Wombat Security.

The targeting of online academic resources is similar to previous cyber operations by COBALT DICKENS, a threat group associated with the Iranian govt.

Every day cybercriminals come up with a wide variety of phishing tactics with the intent of scamming innocent users.

Phishing for and using the stolen credentials to access systems or services stands out as a particularly popular attack method.

Security experts are seeing the proliferation of sophisticated, convincing emails impersonating C-level execs.

Some genuine emails can often look similar to scam emails, which can lead to damaged relationships between businesses and their customers.

The acquisition offers enhanced protection against advanced cyberattacks, zero-day threats and malware.

Sorry to be the party pooper but it may be time to get your toes in line and cancel that ASOS order you were going to cover with your tax refund.

Like phishing, SMiShing are scams that encourage users to urgently click on a link or respond directly with their personal and sensitive details.

There’s no doubt email is the number one vector used to initiate attacks on organisations, and of those email attacks, phishing is king.

Attack traffic origination against from China and Russia combined was three times the number of attacks from the US.

"One of the most effective strategies to keep your company safe is with a layered cybersecurity strategy that can secure users and their devices."

“Between August 2010 and August 2016, New Zealanders reported almost 28,500 online incidents involving $35million in direct financial losses."