MailGuard Blog

Let’s get real for a moment. Your antivirus software isn’t stopping fastbreak phishing and other spam attacks like Cryptolocker.

Early this morning, MailGuard have identified a new form of malware propagation where trojan downloaders are being embedded in .chm documents. Here is a sample email:

Any business with a dedicated IT department has some kind of computer or network protection in place, starting with their on-premise protection such as desktop or gateway anti-virus. 

IT security solutions distributor, Hemisphere Technologies, has signed a distribution deal with MailGuard, adding a cloud security offering to its ever expanding portfolio.

Brazilian IT consultancy and support group 4Linux have formed a partnership with Australian company MailGuard.com.au – the trusted name in enterprise cloud email and web security.

Hello, good to see you again, take a seat. Are you comfortable? That's great. Now, I understand that you have fears and anxieties about moving your business IT needs to the cloud.

MailGuard partners with hundreds of IT providers around the globe. Businesses often turn to our trusted partners to leverage their superior IT knowledge. A question our IT partners get asked a lot revolves around whether their clients should move all or part of their on-premise systems, applications and servers to the cloud.

Much has been made about the privacy, confidentiality and security of emails and data stored, delivered and accessed in the cloud. From celebrity photo hacking through Apple iCloud, the online theft of customer email addresses from Dropbox, Edward Snowden’s revelations about Governments spying on foreign leaders and their own citizens, and Google scanning email accounts in order to target advertising - the confusion and relevance of just how safe cloud is, has been recently highlighted in the mainstream media.

"It is the night before Christmas and you're curled up snugly in your house.
Not a thought of work to be had, though a stranger is working hard at their keyboard and mouse.
Pleasant dreams of holiday cheer and looking forward to a happy New Year, you rest peacefully without a care.
Oblivious to the fact - the last work email you clicked on, downloaded nasty, data-stealing malware."

Today MailGuard caught a number of phishing emails purporting to originate from people who wish to share files via Dropbox. This is a typical feature of Dropbox which allows you to share files with friends and colleagues.

MailGuard has been a pioneer of cloud security since 2001. Today, we are recognised as the trusted name in global enterprise security with our origins in email security. MailGuard customers turn to us because the task of setting up, maintaining and managing on-premise email security services takes up too much internal resource time, and clients understand the true benefit of entrusting their online security needs with a reputable vendor. With the desire for businesses to move to the cloud growing, so has the competitive business of delivering vital cloud services. The host of available cloud vendors has also grown tenfold, with IT companies wanting a slice of the 'cloud' pie. Outside of MailGuard, two of the most recognised global vendors include Google and Microsoft.

Overseas based online scammers have sent out the most sophisticated looking phishing scam to date.

The ad for Carrier Pigeon 2.0 sounds ludicrous doesn't it.