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IT decision makers indicate that 82% of boards are concerned about email fraud but only 40% of organisations have full visibility into them.

Only three of the 105 domains were legitimate (although unofficial) domains, which are being used for Olympic medal tracking purposes.

Proofpoint will hand over US$225 million (AU$284 million) as part of a deal that will help the company continue its journey into phishing prevention.

The Ursnif Banking Trojan seems to love Australia and New Zealand, based on findings that show its 'disproportionate prevalence' in the two countries.

Security firm Proofpoint recently discovered a vulnerability that allows attackers to take advantage of Google Apps Script.

Proofpoint research has found Google Apps Script and normal document sharing capabilities built into Google Apps supports automatic malware downloads.

Proofpoint has released the findings from its massive Quarterly Threat Report – some of which are astonishing.

Chrome users beware: A crafty 'HoeflerText' scam deploys a NetSupport Manager RAT, broadening the arsenal of the notorious EITest campaign.

Participants in this year's G20 Summit in Germany are being targeted in a new wave of malware droppers, suspected to be from APT group Turla.

Researchers from Proofpoint have discovered evidence of hacked extensions on the Google Chrome browser that were used to steal account credentials.

Google has been the focus of two major security warnings this week, one of which exposes a major hole in Google Groups.

The Petya ransomware uses the EternalBlue exploit to not only infect files, but an entire system's drive. We get the latest from the experts.

Be especially wary of the dangers lurking in your inbox on Thursdays - because that's when malicious email attachments are likely to spike.

In exchange for more 'likes' and comments on their own timelines, users are enticed to provide the app's access token to a third-party website.

Proofpoint issues critical alert to Microsoft Office users to patch their software after Dridex email malware hits Australia.

Proofpoint has detected a massive spike in Dridex banking trojans that are targeting Australian organisations.

BEC scams are becoming more prevalent and sophisticated, costing victims $3.1 billion worldwide, according to the FBI.

A mobile malware masquerading as a point-of-sale management app is targeting users in China & Mandarin-speaking regions, Proofpoint recently reported.

LinkedIn has become the target of a new phishing campaign, and the company is powerless to block the attacks in the traditional ways.

Q4 2016 saw the biggest malicious email campaign yet, which was 6.7 times bigger than Q3. Both campaigns were all about the notorious Locky.