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Google targets business with Postini-based security app
News But the software giant doesn't have a pure, software-as-a-service-based messaging security platform like Google or MessageLabs, says Paul Roberts, senior analyst for enterprise security at The 451 Group. [12 May 2008]
Spammers switching on to YouTube?
News Email security company MessageLabs has warned that spammers are already modifying their tactics when it comes to the emerging trend of using audio rather than text attachments in unsolicited mail. MessageLabs has claimed that following the first... [30 Oct 2007]
Trojan targets companies' top brass
News A MessageLabs spokesman said: "All [the emails] were going after C-level management. C-level employees of publicly listed companies are being targeted by cyber criminals using malware-infected RTF (Rich Text File) documents disguised as recruitment... [26 Sep 2007]
Facebook to fuel spear-phishing boom?
News Mark Sunner, MessageLabs chief security analyst, said spammers are already using personal information gathered from social networking sites. Security experts are warning of a drastic rise in personalised phishing campaigns, with social networking... [05 Jul 2007]
Data theft scam targets CEOs
News On the afternoon of 26 June, MessageLabs intercepted 514 emails in one hour which included the name and job title of specific named recipients in the subject line. According to MessageLabs, emails carrying executable code and targeting high-level... [02 Jul 2007]
Sales people are 'demons' of tech security
News Sales staff aged between 26 and 35 tend to take a multitasking approach to email, instant messaging, VoIP and the internet - increasing the likelihood of malware and fraudsters getting onto the company network, according to web security company... [29 Mar 2007]
More phishing attacks than infected emails
News In January 2007, one in 93.3 (1.07 per cent) emails comprised some form of phishing attack, according to security mail services vendor MessageLabs. This includes the recent Storm Worm and Warezov attacks, according to MessageLabs. [31 Jan 2007]
'Botnets could eat the internet'
News According to Mark Sunner, chief security analyst at MessageLabs, Cerf's words of warning are far from scaremongering and the picture is at least as serious as Cerf paints it. Father of the internet Vint Cerf has warned high-powered attendees at the... [26 Jan 2007]
Virus alert as Storm Worm rages on
News Mail services vendor MessageLabs said this current malicious campaign is "very aggressive" and said the gang responsible is probably a new entrant to the scene, hoping to make its mark. Many home PC users may have been infected after a large-scale... [23 Jan 2007]
Security 2007: Data theft still the one to watch
News MessageLabs is also warning of other emerging technologies which are now very much ready for the prime time - singling out instant messaging and VoIP as areas businesses need to be guarded about. A MessageLabs advisory warned: "2007 will see VoIP... [04 Jan 2007]
Can IE 7 kill off phishing?
News Mark Sunner, CTO of MessageLabs, which intercepts phishing emails in the cloud before they reach the end user, said the scheme is a definite improvement on previous browsers but added that "any assumption this will wipe out phishing is an... [27 Oct 2006]
Will Mac security fears rise in line with growth?
News Mark Sunner, CTO of MessageLabs, said: "Now, as Macs become more popular, we're seeing an increase in attacks targeting OS X. A recent upturn in Apple's sales of its Mac computers has added fuel to concerns the Mac community's days of claiming a... [01 Aug 2006]
MySpace targeted by cyber criminals
News Mark Sunner, CTO of MessageLabs, told silicon.com: "MySpace appears to be coming under fire from all sorts of angles. MessageLabs' Sunner said: "MySpace has suddenly appeared as this cultural phenomenon and it's created a large enough ecosystem to... [27 Jul 2006]
SurfControl catches BlackSpider
News Such services, as offered by the likes of BlackSpider and UK rival MessageLabs, have gained serious ground over on-premise offerings in the last two years, with promises of lower total cost of ownership and fewer management headaches. [13 Jul 2006]
Vista will safeguard HD disposal, says Microsoft
News A MessageLabs security expert said in theory criminals can encrypt data and communicate with a fair degree of assurance using Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) encryption. Mark Sunner, chief technical officer at mail services company MessageLabs, said... [26 Apr 2006]
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