Cyber-attacks making headlines these days have resulted in embarrassing tweets, website defacement, and even theft of intellectual property. What’s the common thread in many of these events? Often, the inbox of an innocent employee. Whether it’s a low-tech phishing attack or embedded links leading to advanced malware, email still remains the most vulnerable and direct Read more…
Tags: Email & Web Security, Email Protection, hack, malware, phishing, security breach, Security-as-a-Service, social engineering
Like all doting daughters, I adore my mother. However, I have to confess – I haven’t yet purchased her well-deserved Mother’s Day gift. But I am not short of gift suggestions, no way. In fact, I have an inbox full of emails offering me fabulous gift options from knives to nighties. So all is well, Read more…
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When is the last time you evaluated your email security solution? In the past, spam was the most pressing concern – but now the requirements have changed. Email has evolved into a more vulnerable communication channel than anyone ever imagined. The era of simple spam protection is over – we’ve got that covered. Now, advanced malware and Read more…
Tags: cloud security, Data Loss Prevention, Data Protection, email security, encryption, HIPAA, intellectual property, malware, Network Security, PCI Compliance, phishing, Spearphishing
The short answer is yes! You should be concerned. And even if you’re not concerned for yourself, with the Internet all of us are interconnected so cybercrime does not just affect one person or one group, but all of us. Imagine your body being targeted by 100 million viruses. That is exactly what cybercriminals are Read more…
Tags: identity theft, internet security, mobile security, pc security, phishing, scams
Following the recent discovery of Android/Chuli.A, yet another Android malware has now been found using the same method as Chuli.A: via forged email messages with the Android malware (APK file) as an attachment. However, instead of creating a standalone malicious application that shows a fake invitation about an upcoming congress, this time the attackers compromised Read more…
Tags: Android, Android/Chuli.A, KakaoTalk, KaoSpy, malware, phishing, targeted attack
Last week, we noticed thousands of malware files in the wild that employ a simple phishing attack by modifying the hosts file on Windows systems. What’s interesting, however, is the technique chosen by the malware authors to distribute their payload. The samples in question (Example MD5: 34d9b42bfd64c6f752fe27eef8d80c5f) are packaged in a ZIP file along with Read more…
The Android threat landscape continues to evolve in 2013. To distribute Android threats, malware authors are transitioning away from attacking traditional vectors like the Google Play Market and third-party Android markets to vectors like spam and phishing emails and SMS. Recently a new information-stealing Android malware was found being distributed as an attachment in emails Read more…
Tags: Android, Android/Chuli, malware, phishing, targeted attack
Most of us are aware of spam, and while we may think it’s just an annoyance, what’s really dangerous about it is the fact that most spam are phishing attempts. Phishing is when cybercriminals attempt to fraudulently acquire your personal information, such as passwords and credit card details, by masquerading as a trustworthy person or Read more…
Tags: identity theft, phishing, phishing scams
Every year around tax season, we see a huge spike in tax-related social engineering attacks. Social engineering is a type of cyber attack that attempts to psychologically manipulate users, tricking them into downloading malicious software or divulging confidential information. Very often, these attacks take the form of a fraudulent email created to mimic an email Read more…
Tags: Consumer Threat Notices, mcafee all access, McAfee Mobile Security, phishing, scam, trojan
The word friend is defined as “one who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect and affection; an intimate associate.” But that definition seems to have gone out the window with the advent of social networks. Studies show 50% of people will accept a Facebook “friend” or LinkedIn invitation from a total stranger. So Read more…
Tags: facebook, identity theft, phishing, scams, social networking
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