In Pictures: Top 10 botnet targets in the US and worldwide
Level 3’s research report analyses botnet activity around the world
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2016 was the year of ransomware, says non-profit spam-fighting project, Spamhaus.
As part of this year’s Spark Festival in Sydney, local success story Atlassian hosted the first CyberSecurity pitch fest
Anthony Caruana | 28 Oct | Read more
New research shows that old-fashioned spam and trickery is the most common way of infecting machines, driven largely by Dridex banking malware.
Google and Yahoo are expanding their use of a successful system used to detect spam.
Jeremy Kirk | 21 Oct | Read more
Level 3’s research report analyses botnet activity around the world
Ann Bednarz | 19 Jun | Read more
"Italian made Ray Bay, Oakley sunglasses :)" reads the Emoji-riddled iMessage sitting in your iPhone's Messages inbox. "Pick up Your New RayBan Sunglasses Here before they run out!"
Ben Patterson | 20 Nov | Read more
Matilda Reich asked why, in a world where everyone knows about the dangers of spam, and every email program has a spam filter, these dreadful messages just keep coming.
Lincoln Spector | 15 Aug | Read more
Most of us don't like paying for antivirus (AV) software, but at least home users can rely on one of the free options, such as Microsoft Security Essentials, avast!, or AVG Free.
Keir Thomas | 19 Jan | Read more
With spam hampering staff productivity and increasing helpdesk calls, Sydney-based plumbing suppliers company Plumbers' Supplies Co-operative Ltd has replaced an open source e-mail security solution with an network gateway appliance.
Rodney Gedda | 26 Nov | Read more
Microsoft has sued a Hong Kong seller of mobile ringtones, saying the company used phishing techniques to flood Microsoft Live Messenger users with spam messages.
Robert McMillan | 17 Jul | Read more
An overwhelming majority of Web sites promoted through spam are hosted in China at service providers that many times choose to ignore complaints and allow illegal activity, according to research from the University of Alabama.
Jeremy Kirk | 27 Jun | Read more
As mobile users are more frequently pestered by SMS spam, one security vendor is applying its experience in stopping e-mail spam for mobile networks.
Jeremy Kirk | 24 Jun | Read more