“As mobile devices become more and more functional, cybercriminals have become more and more sophisticated at attacks that attempt to steal money."

"Understanding methods of propagation and how to combat ransomware in the case of an infection, is key to limiting your susceptibility to ransomware."

"With the growing use of mobile devices and the valuable data they contain, malware developers are increasingly targeting mobile users."

Hemisphere Technologies has signed an agreement with Trustwave to distribute the company’s Secure Email Gateway (SEG) Cloud service in Australia.

The Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) business model is still seeing growth in an industry that is rapidly changing every day.

A single cybercrime group may have collected US$325 million from CryptoWall 3 ransomware - but there are ways to help your business keep secure.

There’s no shortage of security issues. Ransomeware on the rise, and the Internet of Things (IoT) is providing rich pickings for cyber crims.

"Ransomware continues to evolve and thrive because it follows a proven business model."

Android ransomware in Australia is on the rise, posing a significant threat to businesses and consumers.

Thousands of Android users have been targeted by a ransomware that demands users to pay $500 to restore access to their smartphone, says Bitdefender.

“Who knew online and mobile ads, over-the-counter transactions, and even basic Word documents could still cause so much trouble.”

New Zealand is a nation of oversharers - and a popular target for ransomware according to a new report from Symantec.

Internal Affairs is warning people to beware of a ransomware email campaign that could cripple IT systems.

"The public needs to become more security-aware, and take more measures to prevent their handsets from becoming conduits of monetary and information loss."

We've had cryptolocker and other ransomware on desktops, now it's Android devices being held to ransom.