MailGuard 19 April 2024 11:44:32 AEST 5 min read

Beware Office 365 Password Reset Hoax

In a reminder that scammers are always trying to snare Office 365 credentials, this email claims to be a ‘Password Renewal ...

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Emmanuel Marshall 22 February 2018 2 min read

Retina-X hacked - this is why data-security matters

The trending data breach story this week is about Retina-X Studios and the embarrassing ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 08 February 2018 5 min read

Your antivirus software doesn’t stop email scams

“I have antivirus software installed but I’m still getting scam emails!” Does that sound ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 01 February 2018 6 min read

Strava’s map & the security lessons it teaches us

On the scale of potential cyber-threats, who expected a fitness tracking app to create an ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 09 January 2018 4 min read

Better Cybersecurity - Govt. Guide for Businesspeople

43% of cybercrime targets smaller businesses; that’s the warning issued in a newly ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 08 January 2018 5 min read

Social Engineering: Hacking + Psychology = Fraud

Recently The Brisbane Times broke a story about cybercriminals who stole millions of ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 05 January 2018 3 min read

‘Meltdown’ & ‘Spectre’ Bugs: PCs & Macs Vulnerable to Data Theft

Newly discovered security bugs in computer processors have been revealed that make almost ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 03 January 2018 4 min read

Mass Market Cybercrime - the Threat of MaaS

Cybercriminals are starting to behave like corporations and it’s not that surprising, ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 29 December 2017 6 min read

Cybercrime 2017: This Year's Big Stories

History may well remember the 20-teens as the decade of cybercrime. This year has seen an ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 22 December 2017 8 min read

2018: Can we Avoid a Cybercrime Storm?

Equifax, WannaCry, Russian hacking; there were weeks when 2017 was like a cybersecurity ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 08 December 2017 13 min read

Cybersecurity Jargon Explained - A Glossary for Regular People

Cybersecurity, infosec, data-security; whatever you call it, this is an industry with ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 27 November 2017 6 min read

MailGuard CEO Craig McDonald Mentoring Aussie Startups

Today, Craig McDonald - CEO and Founder of MailGuard - hosted a Q and A session for ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 24 November 2017 6 min read

Cyber-Monday, Black-Friday… Hunting Season for Scammers

The holiday season is boom-time for online commerce. This is a busy time of year for all ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 23 November 2017 7 min read

Ransomware is Selling Like Hotcakes

You may have heard of the ‘dark web’ but to most of us it’s just a sinister sounding ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 14 November 2017 5 min read

New NDB Data-Security Regime: Is Your Business Ready?

Thanks to the global online marketplace, businesses can find customers, manage workforces ...
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Emmanuel Marshall 03 November 2017 5 min read

50,000 Employee Files Exposed by Server Security Error

Another reminder this week of the vital importance of securing sensitive data and IP. ...
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