Posts tagged "malware"

With Australians facing a hefty $4 billion scam bill this year, small businesses across the country are being urged to learn the tricks of the trade and arm themselves against scammers.

Generating fear, uncertainty and doubt is a common tactic used to sell unnecessary cyber security packages to organisations.

The likelihood of serious cyber-security breaches has never been greater and the consequences never more costly. Here's how to protect yourself.

Cyber security experts warn botnet attacks are becoming more common as new research shows most aren't able to tell the difference between robots and humas.

Australian businesses are still consistently falling prey to malicious attacks by cyber criminals, with 262 data breaches in late-2018 alone.

ATO phone scams robbed taxpayers of $800,000 in November, prompting a tax office warning ahead of Christmas.

If your laptop has ever gotten unusually warm, it could be because cyber criminals are secretly cryptomining on your computer.

A fake job ad scam is circulating, trying to trick employers into downloading malicious software in the lead up to Christmas.

It’s been over a year since the malicious WannaCry virus devastated businesses around the world, but data shows thousands of local systems are still affected.

Malwarebytes co-founder Marcin Kleczynski was inspired to found the multimillion-dollar cyber security company after fixing his family's computer.

An analysis of e-commerce stores around the world has revealed thousands are running a dangerous payment skimming malware stealing thousands from users.

For small businesses, the idea of being hit by a cyber attack is probably an unpleasant one. Here's what cyber attacks in Australia look like, by numbers.