Network World on Spam

Use Gmail to fight spam

2008-10-13T00:00:00Z

Everybody has a favorite method for fighting spam, the bane of inboxes planet-wide. Tools like MailWasher and SpamAssassin get the job done for some, but I'm partial to another solution: Gmail.

Symantec to buy e-mail security vendor MessageLabs

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

Symantec will pay $695 million for MessageLabs, a security vendor that offers a hosted spam and Web traffic filtering service.

Trend Micro: India is highest-spamming nation in Asia

2008-10-08T00:00:00Z

India is the 7th largest spam sender in the world, according to Trend Micro Incorporated, a company dealing with Internet content security (also the makers of Trend Antivirus and other security software). India is the leader among Asian countries in spam, accounting for more than 4% of the total global spam. It is ahead of other Asian countries such as China (3.39%), Republic of Korea (2.57%) and Thailand (2.04%). Asia contributes 16.57% of the global spam volume.

Court orders spammers to pay $236M to Iowa ISP

Robert McMillan — 2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

A federal judge has ordered an Arizona couple to pay more than $236 million for sending millions of spam messages to a small Iowa ISP.

Symantec updates DLP endpoint, antispam gateway

Ellen Messmer — 2008-10-07T00:00:00Z

Symantec plans to release updated versions of its antispam gateway and data-loss-prevention agent.

CAN-SPAM: What went wrong?

Carolyn Duffy Marsan — 2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

In 2003, the U.S. tech industry, politicians and Internet users were wringing their hands over the escalating problem of spam. They passed the CAN-SPAM Act in an attempt to put an end to it. Five years later, spam has grown more than 10-fold, and 83% of it contains a URL for a Web site that is trying to infect computers with malicious software.

O.J. Simpson guilty verdict could lead to malicious spam

2008-10-06T00:00:00Z

Users should be on guard for spam touting the guilty verdict of former professional football star O.J. Simpson, a security company warned Monday.

Security researcher reveals iPhone design flaws

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

Apple's iPhone has two design flaws that could pose potential security problems, according to a researcher.

Mailbag: Is spamming a constitutional right?

2008-10-02T00:00:00Z

My recent article on the Virginia Supreme Court's decision to turn over the state's antispam law drew some interesting comments:

Security researchers warn of new 'clickjacking' browser bugs

2008-09-28T00:00:00Z

Security researchers warned Friday that a new class of vulnerabilities dubbed "clickjacking" puts users of every major browser at risk from attack.