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ESET security solutions top independent spam filtering tests
Tue, 10th May 2016
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ESET has come out tops in anti-spam testing for security solutions in tests by both AV-Comparatives and Virus Bulletin.
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Australia a target for ‘designer’ cyber threats
Wed, 4th May 2016
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With cybercriminals having a deliberate hand in creating threats that look authentic and are targeted, it is more difficult to recognise spam.
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Hush-hush attitudes toward cyber attacks 'devastating' Kiwi businesses
Tue, 19th Apr 2016
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Hush-hush attitudes contribute to cyber attacks that are devastating New Zealand businesses, warns IT firm Resolve.
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Old malware foe active in Aus and NZ
Wed, 17th Feb 2016
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Bayrob displays a message suggesting the user the downloaded file is incompatible with the system, while it is actually already releasing a Trojan.
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Bitdefender uncovers global spam campaign
Wed, 8th Jul 2015
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Bitdefender has discovered a global spam campaign spreading banking Trojan Dyre, using various approaches to maximise damage.
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SMX lauches email security service for Office 365
Fri, 12th Jun 2015
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malware
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email security
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cybersecurity
SMX has launched a new offering designed to make it easy for resellers and customers to integrate SMX email filtering with Office 365.
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Facebook offers half-ass attempt at reducing hoaxes on News Feeds
Wed, 21st Jan 2015
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social networking
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Facebook aims to reduce distribution of hoax stories in News Feed, adding annotations to posts receiving multiple hoax reports, according to a recent blog post.
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Auckland man fined 12k for abusive spam emails
Wed, 14th Jan 2015
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The man was found to have sent 2,230 commercial electronic messages following an online argument. The emails were mainly abusive in nature.
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Kiwis fall foul of Twitter’s dark side
Mon, 6th Oct 2014
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Any time you use a social media service, it provides an additional opportunity for spammers, scammers and malicious masterminds to take advantage.
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Kiwi enterprises take note... Top 12 email spam tips to share with staff
Sat, 5th Jul 2014
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Unsolicited email or spam may be a mere nuisance for most emails users, but for a system administrator spam is a headache and a major security threat.
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Crash, Spam, Wallop! NZ firm smacked with record $120k fine
Sat, 15th Feb 2014
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An Auckland marketing firm has been stung with a record $120,000 fine, after inundating Kiwis with over half a million spam messages.
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Seedy porn pics = 30,000 Spamchatters scammed
Tue, 21st Jan 2014
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Snapchat users are experiencing an influx of spam snaps featuring topless women, according to security experts.
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Microsoft: Kiwis beware, of World Cup cyber scare...
Fri, 13th Dec 2013
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Kiwis heading to the FIFA World Cup warned by Microsoft to guard against cyber scams in cybercrime hotspot Brazil.
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iPhone buzz - Fancy a slice of Apple?
Mon, 30th Sep 2013
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smartphones
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personal computing devices
Spammers are capitalizing on the iPhone 5S and 5C hype to launch a stock scam campaign convincing people to buy shares of Apple.
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Where are those dirty spammers coming from?
Fri, 19th Jul 2013
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gaming
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network infrastructure
Sophos unveils the US and Belarus lead in global spam production, with trends showing shifts in the spamming landscape.
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Spam, spam, spam and Valentine’s Day
Tue, 12th Feb 2013
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Ah, holidays. They inevitably mean you get spammed with malware and we get spammed with press releases from antivirus companies.
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Sex, dating and xmas spam traffic
Thu, 17th Jan 2013
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Symantec's December intelligence report shows the sex/dating category made up a whopping 82.6% of all spam traffic.
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Spam shrinks as scammers go social
Tue, 1st May 2012
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Spam declines by 32%, but cyberattacks surge as scammers exploit social networks and mobile phones, says Symantec's 2011 report.
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Facebook turns your posts into spam with ‘sponsored stories’
Tue, 1st Mar 2011
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Facebook's new ‘Sponsored Stories’ feature turns your likes and check-ins into ads, spamming your friends' feeds without any option to opt out.
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Spammers break for Christmas too
Tue, 18th Jan 2011
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email security
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Symantec reports a festive decline in spam, with volumes dropping to a record low on 27th December, showing even spammers took a holiday break.