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Caught in the wild: A look at email scams and spam

Tue, 21st Aug 2018
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Every day cybercriminals come up with a wide variety of phishing tactics with the intent of scamming innocent users.
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Ransomware: A malware king, but business complacency might be lurking

Wed, 25th Jul 2018
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Ransomware has fast become one of the malware kings to the point where you don't have to go far to find someone who isn't aware of the dangers.
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Time capsule app TimeHop breached, 21 million users affected

Tue, 10th Jul 2018
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The breach occurred as an access credential to TimeHop's cloud computing environment that didn't have multifactor authentication was compromised.
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Collaboration tool APIs leaving organisations vulnerable

Mon, 9th Jul 2018
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Alongside the migration to the cloud has been the rise of application programming interfaces (APIs) and artificial intelligence (AI).
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Barracuda appoints Andrew Huntley to lead APAC sales

Thu, 21st Jun 2018
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Barracuda appoints Andrew Huntley as regional sales director for ANZ and Pacific Islands, tasking him with driving growth and channel development.
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Barracuda names top performing ANZ partners in awards ceremony

Thu, 17th May 2018
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The vendor specifically highlighted MSP Alliance Business Technologies (ABT) for its fast adoption of Barracuda solutions.
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Cybercriminals taking over email accounts and scamming contacts

Fri, 4th May 2018
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A new study from Barracuda has revealed an increasingly popular method of cybercrime - steal email credentials then steal money from colleagues.
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OPINON: Counting the broader cost of Facebook's data dilemma

Thu, 5th Apr 2018
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Barracuda SVP Chris Ross talks about the results of a recent survey they ran following the Facebook fallout to determine the true cost.
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Cloud misconceptions aplenty in 2018 – Here's a rundown

Fri, 23rd Mar 2018
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Barracuda research has revealed there are many misconceptions surrounding cloud, with the most common being that it's not as secure as on-premise.
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Criminals abuse email attachments to cash in on 'booming' black market for stolen passwords

Fri, 2nd Mar 2018
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Barracuda warns of a 'booming black market' for stolen passwords as cybercriminals increasingly use phishing emails to distribute malware.
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New advisory platform finds 41m PDFs part of a cyberattack in last 3 months

Fri, 16th Feb 2018
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Barracuda announced the availability of its new platform that provides advanced threat trends in real time - along with some shocking findings.
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Thoma Bravo closes $1.6b acquisition of Barracuda Networks

Tue, 13th Feb 2018
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Private equity firm Thoma Bravo has successfully completed the acquisition of data security firm Barracuda Networks for US$1.6 billion.
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Threat Spotlight: New widespread, 'unstoppable' phishing attack

Thu, 1st Feb 2018
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Barracuda looks into a new phishing attack that impersonates popular web services to entice victims into giving away their credentials.
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Barracuda acquires social engineering platform PhishLine

Thu, 11th Jan 2018
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PhishLine's social engineering simulation and training platform expands Barracuda solutions to protect against email-borne targeted attacks.
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Highly-targeted cyberattacks surround upcoming Winter Olympics

Tue, 9th Jan 2018
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McAfee released a report that revealed cybercriminals have targeted organisations involved in fast approaching Winter Olympics held in South Korea.
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Private equity firm buys out Barracuda Networks for $1.6b

Wed, 29th Nov 2017
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Barracuda Networks will soon be under the wing of private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo – an acquisition worth $1.6 billion.
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Round 2: New line-up of cybersecurity maestros comment on Uber breach

Fri, 24th Nov 2017
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We covered an expert commentary story of the Uber breach - this is round 2 with Check Point, Barracuda, Digital Shadows, Mimecast, and Webroot.
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Barracuda brings new firewall capabilities to DevSecOps

Wed, 22nd Nov 2017
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The expanded public cloud functionality for its Barracuda Web Application Firewall and Barracuda NextGen Firewall will integrate the new capabilities.
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What to consider when moving into the cloud generation… securely

Tue, 21st Nov 2017
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IT professionals are starting to realise just how different securing a cloud computing environment is from traditional on-premises IT environments.
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Barracuda announces new 'cloud-generation' firewalls

Thu, 16th Nov 2017
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Barracuda expands public cloud functionality for Web and NextGen Firewalls, offering utility-based consumption and automated security controls.