Latest Email Security News

User discovers phished Hotmail, MSN credentials

November 15, 2011

A Reddit user with the handle "Roddds" found the credentials of 47,000 webmail users after investigating a phishing message.
 

Man charged with hacking Hoboken, N.J. mayor's email

November 10, 2011

Patrick Ricciardi, 45, allegedly abused his access as an information systems specialist to spy on official emails meant for Hoboken, N.J. Mayor Dawn Zimmer.
 

Best Email Content Management & Best Email Security

November 08, 2011

Throughout the day, SC Magazine will be announcing the finalists from each of its 32 award categories, covering the Reader Trust, Professional and Excellence sections.
 

Researcher finds way to send executable file on Facebook

October 28, 2011

Researchers have discovered a way to evade Facebook security controls to deliver a message that could come outfitted with a malicious attachment.
 

Crooks opt for spear phishing despite higher upfront cost

June 30, 2011

Cybercriminals are scrapping widespread malicious email campaigns for more targeted attacks, according to a new Cisco report.
 

Opinions

Ten years of evolving threats: A look back at the impact of notable malicious wares of the past decade

Derek Manky, project manager, Fortinet Fortiguard Labs November 15, 2010

As security firm Fortinet celebrates 10 years in business, Fortiguard Labs took a look at the 10 most intriguing threats during the past decade and showed how their feature sets have evolved, Darwin-like, over time.
 

The "Here you have" worm brought us a close encounter with ancient history

Lysa Myers, director of research, West Coast Labs October 05, 2010

A recent mass-spreading email worm demonstrated how far user education, industry collaboration and technology have come to fight malware, but it also served as a reminder that the criminals remain one step ahead.
 

Cloud computing: Up in the air, and back down on the ground

Michael Donnelly, application solutions architect, Sendmail May 17, 2010

To avoid unintended consequences, organizations considering moving applications, such as email, to the cloud must ask lots of questions.
 

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