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More than four in five (82%) of Australia’s higher education institutions are lagging behind on basic cybersecurity measures, leaving more than 1.5 million students and staff at an increased risk of email-based impersonation attacks, according to new research by one cybersecurity and compliance company.

Australian organisations lag global counterparts in basic email protection

 GUEST RESEARCH: Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, has found that two-thirds of ASX 200 companies are subjecting customers, partners, and employees to higher risks of email fraud.

Australian organisations lag global counterparts in basic email protection

 GUEST RESEARCH: Proofpoint, Inc., a leading cybersecurity and compliance company, has found that two-thirds of ASX 200 companies are subjecting customers, partners, and employees to higher risks of email fraud.

Proofpoint research finds one in four top online retailers are failing to adequately protect Australians from potential email fraud

With one week to go until the start of the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping period, cybersecurity and compliance company Proofpoint has released new research which has found one quarter (25%) of Australia’s top 100 online retailers are not taking appropriate measures to protect consumers from potential email fraud and cyber crime.

The top universities in Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom are lagging on basic cybersecurity measures, subjecting students, staff and stakeholders to higher risks of email-based impersonation attacks, according to new research by security firm Proofpoint.

Australia’s online retailers are susceptible to cybercriminals spoofing their brand identity and increasing the risk of email fraud for customers, according to a new report.

Symantec Email Fraud Protection is designed to help organisations automatically prevent fraudulent emails from being delivered.

Healthcare organisations were targeted in 96 email fraud attacks on average in the fourth quarter of 2018 – a 473% jump from the first quarter of 2017, according to a new global cyber security report.

Email fraud attacks continue to grow dramatically, with the number of attacks against targeted companies increasing 226% between Q3 2018 and Q4 2018, and a whopping 476% when comparing Q4 2017 and Q4 2018, according to a new global security threat report.

Email-based fraud attacks dominate potential online security threats and Australian businesses are targets but generally unprepared to defend against the likely attacks, according to a new report.

A survey of 2250 businesses in five countries, including Australia, claims to have found pervasive evidence of email fraud — defined as business email compromise — that is disruptive and catching businesses off-guard.

Netflix has been hit by a new zero-day phishing scam using fake Netflix branding, with security firm MailGuard warning that the popular global video streaming service has become a favourite vehicle for email fraudsters.

There has been an unprecedented level of new cyber crime attacks worldwide in 2017 — both in number and intensity — and next year is expected to be even worse, according to global security firm MailGuard.

The number and and variety of email fraud, otherwise known as business email compromise, is on the rise, according to a report from security company Proofpoint, which looked at incidents in the third quarter of 2017.