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25% of malicious emails still make it through to recipients

Wed, 12th Dec 2018
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Popular email security programmes may fail to detect as much as 25% of all emails with malicious or dangerous attachments, a study from Mimecast says.
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Weighing up the email security threat in EMEA

Tue, 12th Jun 2018
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Barracuda's SVP shares some startling new research - 80% of EMEA organisations faced an email attack last year, while 73% believe they're increasing.
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Cybercriminals taking over email accounts and scamming contacts

Fri, 4th May 2018
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A new study from Barracuda has revealed an increasingly popular method of cybercrime - steal email credentials then steal money from colleagues.
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​Huge increase in email-borne attacks requires new thinking

Mon, 19th Feb 2018
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More than 205 billion emails are sent and received every day with that number increasing every year - something hackers are keenly aware of.
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Threat Spotlight: New widespread, 'unstoppable' phishing attack

Thu, 1st Feb 2018
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Barracuda looks into a new phishing attack that impersonates popular web services to entice victims into giving away their credentials.
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Global Cyber Alliance welcomes first Australasian partner

Thu, 30th Nov 2017
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The Australasian region now has its first partner in the Global Cyber Alliance – New Zealand firm SAM for Compliance.
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Number of malicious emails soars 85% from previous quarter

Fri, 27th Oct 2017
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Proofpoint has released the findings from its massive Quarterly Threat Report – some of which are astonishing.