Latest about Phishing
Cloudflare acquires Area 1 Security for $162 million
By Sabina Weston published
News The deal comes five months after the web infrastructure and website security company announced its foray into the email security market
More than 80% of UK businesses paid ransomware demands in 2021
By Connor Jones published
News The figure means UK organisations are twice as likely to pay a ransom demand compared to the global average
Novel phishing method deceives users with ubiquitous IT support tool
By Connor Jones published
News The man-in-the-middle attack can be used for a range of nefarious purposes, including credential theft and malicious code injection
Microsoft releases analysis of Web3 'ice phishing' attack
By Connor Jones published
News New phishing method targets an immature technology stack on the next generation of the internet
LinkedIn phishing attacks have surged 232% since start of February
By Zach Marzouk published
News Hackers are tricking users into clicking on fake LinkedIn alerts in an effort to steal login information
Almost a quarter of all spam emails were sent from Russia in 2021
By Sabina Weston published
News Last year's spam emails mostly centred around money and investment, Bond and Spider-Man movie premieres, and the pandemic
Microsoft disables VBA macros in Office by default following years of complaints
By Connor Jones published
News The move has been widely welcomed by the security industry, though concerns remain over the ease of implementation
Report: IT staff fail phishing tests more often than non-technical workers
By Connor Jones published
News Results show DevOps workers consistently rank among the most likely to fail a cyber security exercise
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