Tag: Spam

Consumers still failing to protect themselves against cybercrime

October 19, 2016

Consumers are failing to appropriately protect themselves against the threat of cybercrime, according to a new survey. Get Safe Online found that 43% of people still use one password for different online accounts, despite companies warning them against doing so. The data also showed that consumers only update their security software every 8.5 months, while under … More Consumers still failing to protect themselves against cybercrime

Ransomware: Expert advice on how to keep safe and secure

October 10, 2016

Ransomware is malicious software that criminals use to hold computers or computer files to ransom, demanding payment from victims to get them back. Sadly, ransomware is an increasingly popular way for malware authors to extort money from companies and consumers alike. Paying criminals is never a good idea, even when it seems expedient. Ransomware authors … More Ransomware: Expert advice on how to keep safe and secure

ESET Achieved the Best Score in VBSpam Test for the Fifth Consecutive Time

September 28, 2016

ESET Mail Security reached a 99.999% spam catch rate and zero false positives in Virus Bulletin’s latest VBSpam test. ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server won the latest spam filtering test by leading security testing authority, Virus Bulletin, having achieved a 99.999% spam catch rate while producing zero false positives. As a result, ESET … More ESET Achieved the Best Score in VBSpam Test for the Fifth Consecutive Time

Irish mailboxes bombarded with App Store phishing spam

August 31, 2016

ESET Ireland is detecting an increased number of phishing emails, pretending to come from Apple’s App Store ESET Ireland has analysed a number of spam emails, that look like they are from Apple’s App Store, but actually use a Norwegian domain email address, which claim the user has subscribed to “YouTube Music Key through the … More Irish mailboxes bombarded with App Store phishing spam

65 million Tumblr users should probably be careful…

May 31, 2016

Earlier this month, Tumblr revealed that it had recently become aware that user addresses and salted and hashed passwords dating back to 2013 had fallen into the hands of hackers. We recently learned that a third party had obtained access to a set of Tumblr user email addresses with salted and hashed passwords from early … More 65 million Tumblr users should probably be careful…