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Employees using corporate emails for private purposes putting companies at risk
Virtual Private Networks

Employees using corporate emails for private purposes putting companies at risk

 A new study has revealed 40% of all corporate email breaches occurred on websites used for personal purposes.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 2nd Oct 2020
Reducing the amount of time employees spend on email
Email

Reducing the amount of time employees spend on email

Workers spend up to 6.5 hours per day on emails, causing bottlenecks and hindering productivity, says research. The solution? Reduce email time.

By James Fox • 2 min read • Fri, 17th Jul 2020
Microsoft releases fix to the reply-all problem
Microsoft

Microsoft releases fix to the reply-all problem

Microsoft's new Reply All Storm Protection aims to end reply-all chaos in large organisations by halting mass email chains, benefiting Office 365 users.

By Nick Forrester • 2 min read • Mon, 11th May 2020
MailGuard warns against extortion phishing emails
Crypto

MailGuard warns against extortion phishing emails

MailGuard has highlighted dangerous email scams following its interception of a large run of extortion phishing emails that demand a ransom payment in bitcoin.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Mon, 20th Apr 2020
Number of spam emails drops, still accounts for 55% of traffic
Cybersecurity

Number of spam emails drops, still accounts for 55% of traffic

Significantly, spam messages account for more than half of 295 billion in 2019, making 55% of global email traffic in this year, the company states.

By Catherine Knowles • 2 min read • Fri, 20th Dec 2019
Rising costs of email attacks concerning for organisations
Firewalls

Rising costs of email attacks concerning for organisations

Email attacks are having a major impact on businesses, with ever-evolving security concerns proving a challenge for IT security professionals.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Jul 2019
Lateral phishing: The latest in email account takeover
Firewalls

Lateral phishing: The latest in email account takeover

Lateral phishing is on the rise, with over 60% of affected organisations facing multiple email account takeovers, leading to thousands of phishing attempts.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Fri, 19th Jul 2019
HubSpot goes freemium with new CRM offering
Customer Relationship Management

HubSpot goes freemium with new CRM offering

Customers can now send emails, manage ad campaigns, and analyse marketing efforts as part of HubSpot's free centralised platform.

By Ben Moore • 3 min read • Fri, 19th Jul 2019
Why businesses should ban email attachments
Unified Communications

Why businesses should ban email attachments

Email attachments should be banned, according to one company, in favor of more 'secure' and 'reliable' collaboration methods.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Mon, 27th May 2019
Report: 80% of organisations faced email-borne attacks last year
Firewalls

Report: 80% of organisations faced email-borne attacks last year

A recent survey finds 80% of organisations faced email-borne attacks last year, with rising costs and increasing frequency worrying IT professionals.

By Ashton Young • 4 min read • Fri, 26th Apr 2019
Oracle's Bronto marketing platform gets updates
EduTech

Oracle's Bronto marketing platform gets updates

Oracle enhances its Bronto Marketing Platform with new features, boosting email marketing effectiveness and eCommerce integration to fuel business growth.

By Sean Mitchell • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
Gmail turns 15 and celebrates by unveiling new features
Hyperscale

Gmail turns 15 and celebrates by unveiling new features

After being introduced as part of Google's G Suite back in 2004, Gmail has now progressed to become one of the most dominant email platforms on the market.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 3rd Apr 2019
Rhipe adds email management solution to portfolio
Email Security

Rhipe adds email management solution to portfolio

The cloud-focused distributor has forged a distribution agreement with SMX, a provider of an email management, security and archiving solution.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 25th Feb 2019
Twilio adds email to platform with acquisition
Open source

Twilio adds email to platform with acquisition

By adding the email API platform SendGrid into its fold, Twilio now includes email as a channel of communication for its customers.

By Ben Moore • 2 min read • Mon, 4th Feb 2019
News Corp's email bungle a harsh lesson in data privacy
Data Protection

News Corp's email bungle a harsh lesson in data privacy

News Corp's data privacy woes deepen as a staffer's email error reveals sensitive redundancy and salary details, sparking concerns over internal security.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 4th Dec 2018
Phishing scams – a deep dive into this year's cyber attack trends
Phishing

Phishing scams – a deep dive into this year's cyber attack trends

There's no doubt email is the number one vector used to initiate attacks on organisations, and of those email attacks, phishing is king.

By Garrett O'Hara • 5 min read • Mon, 16th Jul 2018
Vodafone closes email service – urges customers to set up free FWD system
Unified Communications

Vodafone closes email service – urges customers to set up free FWD system

Vodafone NZ's email service is closing for good at the end of this month and the telco is urging its customers to set up an auto-forwarding service.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Tue, 21st Nov 2017
Singapore IT professionals alarmed at potential for email-based cyber attacks
Phishing

Singapore IT professionals alarmed at potential for email-based cyber attacks

Email-based cyber attacks are of major concern to Singapore IT professionals, even despite increasing technology investments.

By Sara Barker • 3 min read • Tue, 31st Oct 2017
Number of malicious emails soars 85% from previous quarter
Malware

Number of malicious emails soars 85% from previous quarter

Proofpoint has released the findings from its massive Quarterly Threat Report – some of which are astonishing.

By Ashton Young • 3 min read • Fri, 27th Oct 2017