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Ah, holidays. They inevitably mean you get spammed with malware and we get spammed with press releases from antivirus companies.

Symantec's December intelligence report shows the sex/dating category made up a whopping 82.6% of all spam traffic.

Spam declines by 32%, but cyberattacks surge as scammers exploit social networks and mobile phones, says Symantec's 2011 report.

Facebook's new ‘Sponsored Stories’ feature turns your likes and check-ins into ads, spamming your friends' feeds without any option to opt out.

Symantec reports a festive decline in spam, with volumes dropping to a record low on 27th December, showing even spammers took a holiday break.

A staggering 88% of all email sent is either unwanted spam, or malicious communication, according to M86 Security. Are we fighting a losing security battle?.

NetSafe launches The ORB, a new online reporting tool for New Zealanders to report cyber offences such as spam, fraud, and child exploitation easily.

Reports are resurfacing that Hell Pizza's online customer database has been compromised, with those on the list subsequently subjected to spam attacks.

Symantec's June report reveals a 9% drop in phishing attacks despite spam comprising nearly 90% of all messages last month. EMEA remains a spam hotspot.

More than half of Australia's small businesses have been affected by cyber threats, according to a new survey.

New Zealand businesses must comply with the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 to avoid legal action and protect their reputations from deteriorating.

A Websense report reveals a surge in job search-related malware targeting HR departments, with over 230,000 samples detected in just four hours last week.

83% of all email in March was spam says web security firm, who says attackers are using the World Cup as a way to target internet users.

Increasingly interwoven communication channels make the network perimeter ‘fuzzy’ and more susceptible to evolving threats.

Spam complaints in New Zealand are on the decline, thanks to rigorous enforcement of anti-spam laws, with high-profile cases raising public awareness.

Businesses increasingly adopt SaaS for streamlined security and operational savings, driving growth in the managed messaging security sector by over 30%.

Facebook launches 'Community Council' app to crowdsource the review of inappropriate content, aiming to fine-tune its moderation policies via user opinions.

As the festive season approaches, the purveyors of spam and malware are out in force – and their early efforts are already emerging.

As threats become more sophisticated, enterprises must shift from scattered, costly security measures to unified solutions for comprehensive protection.

Spam is costing Kiwi SMEs up to NZD $20,000 annually, spurring Digital Kiwi to launch Spam Gate, an anti-spam solution, with a successful free trial period.