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Proofpoint found that the education sector was the most targeted of both brute-force and sophisticated phishing attempts.

Managed Workplace delivers an RMM platform with security tools and services, such as site security assessments, Office 365 account management, and integrated third-party antivirus.

Even the most mature and well-resourced ASX 200 organisations have trouble sufficiently deploying cybersecurity basics.

The Cloud App Security report details how escalating email threat levels are exposing organisations to an increased risk of fraud, spying, information theft, and spoofing.

“Employees are more likely to receive a sextortion scam than an employee impersonation or business email compromise attack.”

Cybersecurity professionals are growing in confidence, but visibility and employee risks remain major concerns.

It pays to double check any email that lands in your inbox, because phishing attacks are so advanced that they can now literally originate from a genuine sender’s account – but those emails are far from genuine.

The report analyses more than 160 billion emails sent across 150 countries in both 2017 and 2018 to identify email fraud attack trends.

As these threats continue to grow in volume and sophistication, it is imperative that organisations implement a people-centric security approach.

Techday spoke to experts and executives in the security industry about the data leak and the implications on phishing and credential stuffing.

More organisations were affected by all types of social engineering attacks (phishing, spear phishing, sms phishing, voice phishing, and USB drops) year-over-year.

In the last month, two e-mail scams surfaced asking taxpayers to fill in a form to receive a refund owed to them.

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SMBs are highly susceptible to phishing attacks, and often lack the resources necessary to stop advanced threats

A survey of UK small businesses has found that many are concerned about how internet-related issues could affect their business in 2019.

The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) recently warned of a sophisticated phone scam, manipulating Australians for a reported $830,000 in November.

Phishing emails typically mimic the look and feel of an email written by someone in authority, such as a bank, or even a colleague.

Inland Revenue is warning New Zealanders to be vigilant about any ‘tax refund’ emails they receive that appear to look genuine.

There was a renewed global response to data security in 2018, placing pressure on organisations to assume more responsibility for the data they hold.

“One of the largest security industry misconceptions is that most cyberattacks target top executives and management.”

"SMS is an easier way for scammers to pretend they are sending from a well-known business that people know and trust."

The majority of users are unable to develop good cyber hygiene in line with the rapid rate of digitalisation that the APAC region is undergoing.

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