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As vishing scams persist, we explore its mechanisms, common tactics, and how to deter these voice phishing attacks, safeguarding your personal data and finances.

Tecala partners with Check Point Software Technologies to bolster email cybersecurity in Australia, utilising AI and ML to predict and counter rising security threats.

Bad bots accounted for nearly half of all global internet traffic in 2024, hitting their highest ever level since monitoring began in 2013, warns cybersecurity leader Imperva.

A surge in scams targeting traditional communication channels such as SMS and email has caused Australians to lose faith in these methods, with in-app messaging emerging as the most trusted platform, according to a recent study.

IAS reveals its first-ever AI-based solution capable of detecting and avoiding ad clutter on websites, with the aim to enhance optimisation and deliver utmost efficacy in programmatic ad buying.

Bumble Inc. unveils AI-powered Deception Detector to combat fake profiles and scams, resulting in a 45% drop in user reports of false accounts in two months.

Google announces new measures to reduce spam in Gmail, requiring bulk email senders to authenticate emails and offer easy unsubscription, starting in 2024.

VIPRE Security Group reveals that phishing emails with malicious links increased by 30% in Q2 2023, with IT firms becoming the most targeted sector.

The three new phishing tactics for security breaches include the misuse of web translation, image-only emails, and the insertion of special characters.

Spammers are phishing eager holidaymakers with travel, themed lures, according to new research from Bitdefender Antispam Lab.

Bitdefender Labs is warning people to be aware during the festive season due to a significant increase in spam scams.

This month saw keylogger AgentTesla take first place as the most widespread malware, impacting 7% of organisations worldwide.

Snake Keylogger has re-emerged on the threat landscape with a brand new malspam campaign targeting IT decision-makers.

There are three main factors which cause the bulk of spam emails targeting APAC: population, high adoption of e-services, and pandemic lockdowns.

Employees who receive 30-60 external emails per day could be wasting 11 hours every year looking through and identifying spam messages.

LinkedIn has experienced another huge data scape, the third in four months, with 600 million profiles for sale online.

Sophos presents a 20-year retrospective of cyber-threats, from the Worm Era to the Monetisation Era and the current Ransomware Era.

As employees travel back and forth between home and the workplace, are they walking through the door with cyber threats sitting on their devices?.

Malware and spam related to COVID-19 are increasing globally, with the US identified as the top location, according to Trend Micro.

Significantly, spam messages account for more than half of 295 billion in 2019, making 55% of global email traffic in this year, the company states.