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  Be Aware of Ransomware

Be Aware of Ransomware

By Conn Ó Muíneacháin|2016-12-15T11:12:35+00:00September 22nd, 2016|Categories: General, security|Tags: acronis, backup, Bitcoin, blacknight, business, CryptoLocker, Encryption, malware, Ransomware, Remote backup service, sitebackup|

There's been a worrying increase in incidences of so-called ransomware attacks. Typically these involve a trojan, delivered as [...]

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  Mobile Devices Latest Target for Spam and Malware

Mobile Devices Latest Target for Spam and Malware

By David Goldstein|2016-02-08T12:47:56+00:00February 8th, 2016|Categories: Blogging, mobile, News, security|Tags: android, Android (operating system), Anti-Phishing Working Group, Antivirus software, Email spam, Google Play, IOS, Kaspersky Lab, malware, Mobile app, Mobile device, phishing|

The proportion of spam emails decreased in 2015 to 55.28 percent of all email traffic, a fall of [...]

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  What Makes A “Good” Abuse Report?

What Makes A “Good” Abuse Report?

By Michele Neylon|2015-06-30T20:44:58+01:00June 30th, 2015|Categories: Hosting, Legal Issues, policy, security|Tags: abuse, Customer, Domain name, hosting, IP Address, malware, Uniform Resource Locator|

We love the internet. We really do. But as we've touched on more than once in the past, [...]

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  APWG eCrime Research Syncup Barcelona

APWG eCrime Research Syncup Barcelona

By Michele Neylon|2015-05-25T06:55:02+01:00May 25th, 2015|Categories: Events, security|Tags: Anti-Phishing Working Group, barcelona, malware, phishing, security, spain, spam|

I've been a member of the APWG for several years, but for a variety of reasons I've never [...]

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RIPE Anti-Abuse Working Group Presentation on Hosters vs Malware

By Michele Neylon|2011-11-02T11:10:23+00:00November 2nd, 2011|Categories: Events, Hosting, security|Tags: abuse, malware, ripe, ripe63, Vienna|

Yesterday afternoon I presented to the RIPE Anti-Abuse Working Group at RIPE 63 in Vienna.Normally my presentations tend [...]

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Talking Malware At RIPE 63

By Michele Neylon|2011-10-30T13:10:47+00:00October 30th, 2011|Categories: Events, Hosting, security|Tags: blacknight, events, malware, ripe, Vienna|

Image via WikipediaRIPE 63 is being held this week in Vienna, Austria and I'll be heading out to [...]

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Stopping Badware

By Michele Neylon|2011-08-22T09:27:35+01:00August 22nd, 2011|Categories: Hosting, network, policy, security|Tags: abuse, malware, network abuse, phishing, security|

I've always been a strong believer that good behaviour and a clean internet would lead to a better [...]

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