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.

Enterprises at risk from email leaks

Enterprises at risk from email leaks

Large enterprises continue to risk leaks from outbound email, blogs, message boards, media sharing sites and mobile devices, according to new research..
Robert Jaques May 28 2008 7:44AM Security
One third of US companies employ email snoops

One third of US companies employ email snoops

A survey carried out by security outfit Proofpoint has revealed that 32 percent OF US companies employ people specifically to read employee e-mails.
Stewart Meagher May 23 2008 7:44AM Security
Storm spam floods inboxes again

Storm spam floods inboxes again

The infamous Storm botnet has been linked to a new spam run recorded earlier this week.
Shaun Nichols May 23 2008 7:24AM Security
ACS: Personal email use is a necessity for work life

ACS: Personal email use is a necessity for work life

The Australian Computer Society (ACS) has today lobbied the Federal Government to secure the privacy of workers in light of the Government's move to give employers power to check emails at work.
Staff Writers May 12 2008 3:35PM Networking
When ghosts spam

When ghosts spam

Most spam is sent to non-existent addresses, but that can still generate annoying messages for genuine users.
Ian Castle May 6 2008 2:23PM Security
Mozilla Messaging fixes five bugs in Thunderbird email client

Mozilla Messaging fixes five bugs in Thunderbird email client

The Mozilla Foundation's Mozilla Messaging subsidiary has released patches for five flaws in its Thunderbird e-mail client.
Jim Carr May 6 2008 8:57AM Security
"Byzantine" botnet uses military, education servers for spam

"Byzantine" botnet uses military, education servers for spam

Researchers at an Eastern European security company have uncovered a spam-sending scheme of "Byzantine complexity" that attempts to use military and university email servers to send junk email.
Jim Carr May 5 2008 11:02AM Security
A reason not to celebrate: Spam turns 30

A reason not to celebrate: Spam turns 30

Happy birthday, spam. Saturday marked 30 years to the day when the first spam email was delivered.
Dan Kaplan May 5 2008 10:59AM Security
Security firms 'celebrate' 30 years of spam

Security firms 'celebrate' 30 years of spam

Security researchers around the world are giving a tongue-in-cheek salute to the 30th anniversary of the first spam message..
Shaun Nichols May 5 2008 7:41AM Security
Hackers launch Trojan spam attack

Hackers launch Trojan spam attack

Security experts have uncovered a spam-sending scheme described as being of "Byzantine complexity"..
Robert Jaques May 2 2008 3:33PM Security
Spam Pledge calls for end to junk email on Spam's 30th birthday

Spam Pledge calls for end to junk email on Spam's 30th birthday

Security firm Sophos has launched a Spam Pledge to mark the 30th anniversary of junk email, urging users to help stamp out the scourge of spam..
Staff Writers May 2 2008 3:33PM Security
Spammers use bots to create fake Google Blogger sites

Spammers use bots to create fake Google Blogger sites

Spammers have developed automated techniques to create fake pages on Google's Blogger service that are used to hawk typical junk mail merchandise.
Jim Carr Apr 28 2008 10:51AM Security
Spam to increasingly target US elections

Spam to increasingly target US elections

Spammers will use the upcoming US elections as a means to increase spam volumes, security firm BitDefender has warned.
Negar Salek Apr 23 2008 4:20PM Security
"Rock Phish" gang adds malware download to attacks

"Rock Phish" gang adds malware download to attacks

Members of the so-called Rock Phish gang of Russian cybercriminals have launched a new style of attack in which they seek sensitive data not only through phishing but also by installing malware.
Jim Carr Apr 23 2008 10:11AM Security
Email scammers use bogus subpoenas

Email scammers use bogus subpoenas

A new targeted phishing attack is attempting to dupe users into downloading malware by sending bogus court subpoenas..
Shaun Nichols Apr 21 2008 7:47AM Security
New spam site found every three seconds

New spam site found every three seconds

New figures suggest that 92.3 percent of all email sent globally during the first three months of 2008 was spam..
Robert Jaques Apr 17 2008 7:20AM Security
Spam related Web pages appear every three seconds

Spam related Web pages appear every three seconds

One spam related web page is appearing approximately every three seconds on the Internet according to Sophos’s latest quarterly spam report.
Staff Writers Apr 16 2008 2:46PM Security
CEOs targeted by subpoena spam

CEOs targeted by subpoena spam

Thousands of chief executives in the United States were targeted Monday by a new round of phishing emails that claim to contain a subpoena ordering recipients to testify in court.
Dan Kaplan Apr 16 2008 10:33AM Security
New spam tricks revealed

New spam tricks revealed

Spammers are increasingly relying on legitimate content and web sites to cloak their messages, attempting to bypass traditional controls by passing their messages off as genuine.
Gareth Morgan Apr 14 2008 11:22AM Security
Underworld economy runs on bots and spam

Underworld economy runs on bots and spam

The world of cybercrime is thriving on spam and the means of distributing it, say security experts..
Shaun Nichols Apr 11 2008 7:52AM Security

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