Spam Spam

Wasted employee time, storage and security are among the issues facing companies as they grapple with a growing influx of spam into mailboxes.

Spam has become one of the major problems facing companies today. IT managers continue to investigate a range of solutions, looking to stay on top of the lastest developments in this area.

In this Spotlight section iTnews focusses on some of the latest news in this area, to help keep readers up-to-date with what is happening in the industry.

Picasa and Flash become latest spam tools

Picasa and Flash become latest spam tools

Google's Picasa image hosting service is fast becoming the new tool of choice for spammers to elude email filters.
Shaun Nichols Sep 8 2008 6:33AM Security
Picasa and Flash become latest spam tools

Picasa and Flash become latest spam tools

Google's Picasa image hosting service is fast-becoming the new tool of choice for spammers to elude e-mail filters.
Shaun Nichols Sep 5 2008 12:27PM Security
Aussie web retailer shamed as spammer

Aussie web retailer shamed as spammer

Best Buy Australia has been fined $4,400 for sending emails to people after they had requested to be removed from the mailing list.
Staff Writers Sep 5 2008 12:08AM Security
Web braces for wave of hurricane scams

Web braces for wave of hurricane scams

Security experts are warning users of a high risk of phishing operations connected to Hurricane Gustav.
Shaun Nichols Sep 3 2008 11:34AM Security
Suncorp embarks on teleworking pilot

Suncorp embarks on teleworking pilot

Suncorp is said to be trialling teleworking at its 1,000 seat contact centre on the back of increased interest in ‘virtual’ business models.
Ry Crozier Sep 3 2008 12:01AM Telco/ISP
The A to Z of spamming exposed

The A to Z of spamming exposed

Spammers are fans of the alphabet according to recent research – you’re going to start wishing your name was Zebedee.
Emma Hughes Aug 29 2008 8:08AM Security
Email libel costs £110,000

Email libel costs £110,000

A single email has cost the University of Salford £110,000 (about $237,000) after it alleged fraud in an expenses claim..
Iain Thomson Aug 26 2008 7:59AM Security
IT guy 'shot' for email data leak

IT guy 'shot' for email data leak

A Sydney-based music website has apologised to users after it accidentally exposed over 700 user names and passwords to members of its mailing list.
Ry Crozier Aug 21 2008 2:11PM Security
Internet users buy jewellery from spam

Internet users buy jewellery from spam

Internet users still make irresponsible online purchasing decisions despite ongoing warnings about the dangers of responding to unsolicited emails, a new survey has found.
Staff Writers Aug 20 2008 12:34PM Security
UK government plans to log every call, text and email

UK government plans to log every call, text and email

The Home office has issued a consultation paper for a new law that would force phone companies, ISPs and network operators to record and store every phone call, web page request and text message..
Iain Thomson Aug 14 2008 4:06PM Security
Fake MSNBC news alerts push spam

Fake MSNBC news alerts push spam

Spammers are changing tactics again slightly, but sticking with the basic new theme of disguising spam under the banner of news.
Ian Williams Aug 14 2008 9:51AM Security
B4dly speld email? Blame the iPhone

B4dly speld email? Blame the iPhone

Three-quarters of people are willing to excuse spelling errors in emails sent from a mobile device like the iPhone, a survey has found.
Ry Crozier Aug 11 2008 6:30AM Hardware
Faked CNN spam blitz pushes fake Flash

Faked CNN spam blitz pushes fake Flash

Bogus alerts purporting to be from CNN are luring victims to over 1,000 hacked websites pushing fake, malware-infested Flash Player software, Internet security watchdogs have warned.
INQUIRER Staff Aug 8 2008 7:44AM Security
Emerging countries to take spam lead

Emerging countries to take spam lead

The majority of the world's spam continued to be sent from the US during the second quarter of 2008 but experts predict it won’t be long till developing nations take the lead.
Negar Salek Aug 7 2008 4:28PM Security
Emerging countries to take spam lead

Emerging countries to take spam lead

The majority of spam is currently sent from the US but experts predict it won’t be long till developing nations take the lead.
Negar Salek Aug 7 2008 12:09PM Security
Spam around 150bn messages a day

Spam around 150bn messages a day

Although down in recent months, around 150bn spam messages are sent every day, according to the latest quarterly Secure Computing Internet Threats Report.
Staff Writers Aug 7 2008 7:39AM Security
Fake 'Yahoo sold to Microsoft' spam boosts Rustock botnet

Fake 'Yahoo sold to Microsoft' spam boosts Rustock botnet

A new large-scale botnet has been spotted forwarding what appears to be real news headlines about Microsoft, George Bush and Al Qaeda in an attempt to infect users.
Staff Writers Jul 25 2008 2:40PM Security
iAnywhere puts email on 3G iPhone

iAnywhere puts email on 3G iPhone

The business credentials of Apple's 3G iPhone have been boosted by Sybase's iAnywhere division, which has announced enterprise email support for the device in its iAnywhere Mobile Office suite.
Daniel Robinson Jul 24 2008 4:19PM Software
Spammer jailed for 30 months

Spammer jailed for 30 months

A New York court has sentenced a persistent spammer to 30 months in prison.
Iain Thomson Jul 18 2008 10:10AM Security
Spammers tout 'nude' Angelina Jolie pix

Spammers tout 'nude' Angelina Jolie pix

A new wave of spam messages related to Angelina Jolie are spreading with the intention to trick users into downloading and installing malware.
Robert Jaques Jul 18 2008 9:10AM Security

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