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Proofpoint's 2015 Threat Report

With the first six months of 2015 behind us and unsolicited email volume data for the first half of the year available, Proofpoint has released its mid-year threat report which analyses what the threats of 2015 to-date can tell us about the evolving threat landscape.

Reviewing the first six months of 2015, the main trends that emerge are:

The EU sends out the most unsolicited mail

As in 2014, the volume from each country as a percentage of total unsolicited email was relatively constant, with the EU consistently accounting for around 15% of total unsolicited email, and the others accounting for single-digit percentages.

: Lucy Harvey; Case Studies; Posted On Monday, 17 August 2015 11:59

Hacker group targets businesses in Guernsey

It has been reported that businesses in Guernsey are being warned about a group of cyber criminals targeting the island's firms. During the last 12-18 months the organisation calling itself DD4BC has been targeting various companies - ranging from online casinos to banks - with ‘distributed denial of service’ attacks (DDoS).

: SECURITY EXPERT; Talking Point; Posted On Monday, 17 August 2015 11:53

Kaspersky Lab accused of sabotaging rivals with fake malware

It emerged today that Russian cyber-security firm, Kaspersky, has come under fire after former employees accused the company of creating fake malware and viruses to trick their competitors.

: SECURITY EXPERT; Talking Point; Posted On Monday, 17 August 2015 11:50

AppRiver announces first Netherlands distributor, DCC

London, UK: AppRiver has confirmed its first distributor for the BeNeLux region. DCC Nederland, a value added distributor, is to add all of AppRiver’s products to its portfolio – including SecureTide™ spam and virus protection, CipherPost Pro™ email encryption and SecureSurf™ Web protection.