September 29, 2007

NZ Anti-Spam Law Seen as Ineffective (Web Host Industry Review)

September 28, 2007 — ( WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Email marketing firm Inbox announced this week it believes that the recently implemented anti-spam legislation in New Zealand has been ineffective and says there are better ways to combat the rising tide of spam.

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The spam busters (The Scotsman)

THE swindlers who bombard us with e- mail spam scams didn’t know what they were taking on when they began corresponding with Bob Servant. The fictional creation of Scottish writer Neil Forsyth, Servant ran rings around so- called African lawyers, lonely…

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Personal details show up in a recent spam attack (CNET)

A recent spam pretending to be from the Better Business Bureau included personal salutations and information, says TippingPoint engineer.

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McAfee, Inc. Catches More Spam, Malware and Malicious Web Sites Than Barracuda Networks (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

McAfee, Inc. today announced that its McAfee® Secure Internet Gateway appliance outperformed Barracuda Networks’ products in several tests. Head-to-head testing conducted by Network Testing Labs shows that McAfee’s single-appliance Secure Internet Gateway is eight times more effective at blocking malicious Web sites, six times more effective at blocking spam and more than four times more …

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Spam seems here to stay

Seattle Post Intelligencer - For two days last month, the largest spam attack ever detected wreaked havoc on e-mail networks throughout the U.S., clogging in-boxes and bringing countless corporate systems to their knees. The anti-spam filters used to protect e-mail users from …

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Verizon Ends Text-Message Ban

Washington Post - Nelson said the policy was developed before other protections, such as spam filters, blocked unwanted messages. It was “designed to ward against communications such as anonymous hate messaging and adult materials sent to children.” The question over …

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University Limits Spam, Reduces IT Costs With E-Mail Filtering Service

ZDNet Australia - Ireland’s oldest and most famous university, Trinity College Dublin, was fighting a growing spam problem. Each day, university staff and students received dozens of unsolicited e-mail messages, forcing them to spend the first half-hour of their day …

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Manufacturer Reduces Spam Threat, Boosts Worker Productivity With …

ZDNet Australia - Gates Corporation is a Colorado-based manufacturing firm that produces automotive and industrial products for customers around the world. Many of the company’s employees depend on e-mail to keep in touch with each other and with customers. However …

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Washington Post - Bethesda, Md.: Sometimes I receive spam that lists MY OWN E-MAIL ADDRESS as the sender (not my name, just the e-mail address). This always weirds me out, and makes me wonder if my e-mail system has been hacked. Or in your opinion, is this just a …

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McAfee, Inc. Catches More Spam, Malware and Malicious Web Sites … - CNNMoney.com

McAfee, Inc. Catches More Spam, Malware and Malicious Web Sites …CNNMoney.com - Sep 27, 2007Network Testing Labs looked for the ability to identify and block malware (such as viruses, spam, phishing attempts, keystroke loggers, browser hijackers, …McAfee bites Barracuda InquirerMcAfee, Inc.'s Secure Internet Gateway 3000 Receives Best Buy Award CNNMoney.comall 11 news articles

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