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Ransomware encrypts a users data in order to extort a ransom in return for the encryption key.

Be Aware of Ransomware

By Conn Ó Muíneacháin on September 22, 2016 in General, security

There’s been a worrying increase in incidences of so-called ransomware attacks. Typically these involve a trojan, delivered as an email attachment which, when opened, encrypts the user’s files so that they are inaccessible before displaying a ransom note, demanding sums ranging from hundreds to several thousand euros in return for the encryption key. In an age where data is power, […]

Mobile Devices Latest Target for Spam and Malware

By David Goldstein on February 8, 2016 in Blogging, mobile, News, security

The proportion of spam emails decreased in 2015 to 55.28 percent of all email traffic, a fall of 11.48 percent on the previous year, according to the latest Kaspersky Lab Security Bulletin. But mobile devices are increasingly being targeted by cybercriminals. The cybersecurity company’s latest bulletin said that in 2015 cybercriminals continued to send out […]

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What Makes A “Good” Abuse Report?

By Michele Neylon on June 30, 2015 in Hosting, Legal Issues, policy, security

We love the internet. We really do. But as we’ve touched on more than once in the past, there is an underside which is far from pleasant. And as a service provider we have no interest in enabling cybercrime or assisting actively (or passively) with serious crimes. However, we also are very conscious of the […]

APWG eCrime Research Syncup Barcelona

By Michele Neylon on May 25, 2015 in Events, security

I’ve been a member of the APWG for several years, but for a variety of reasons I’ve never been able to attend any of their events. The APWG was originally the “anti-phishing working group”, but its role and remit has changed over the years, as have the cybercrime threats that we all have to deal […]

RIPE Anti-Abuse Working Group Presentation on Hosters vs Malware

By Michele Neylon on November 2, 2011 in Events, Hosting, security

Yesterday afternoon I presented to the RIPE Anti-Abuse Working Group at RIPE 63 in Vienna. Normally my presentations tend to run over, but yesterday, for possibly the first time ever, I “flew” through the presentation probably a bit too quickly! In any case here are the slides I used: Hosters vs. Malware: Best Practices View […]

Talking Malware At RIPE 63

By Michele Neylon on October 30, 2011 in Events, Hosting, security

Image via Wikipedia RIPE 63 is being held this week in Vienna, Austria and I’ll be heading out to the meeting tomorrow (assuming Air France’s industrial actions don’t affect me!) One of the areas that I’m particularly interested in is network abuse and as such I’ll be presenting on Tuesday afternoon as part of the […]

Stopping Badware

By Michele Neylon on August 22, 2011 in Hosting, network, policy, security

I’ve always been a strong believer that good behaviour and a clean internet would lead to a better experience for everyone. There is a lot of nasty stuff out there and we’ve always tried to do what we can to stop it from affecting our clients. Unfortunately “network abuse” is not “sexy” or exciting and […]