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.

Managers bogged down with useless email

Managers bogged down with useless email

Workers spend 3.5 years of their life dealing with irrelevant messages, according to recent research in Europe.
Staff Writers Jun 4 2007 12:47PM Software
Tiscali blames spammers for email outage

Tiscali blames spammers for email outage

UK-based broadband internet service provder, Tiscali, has blamed spammers for email problems suffered by many of its users for over a week.
Staff Writers Jun 4 2007 11:38AM Security
Spammers attack Tiscali email service

Spammers attack Tiscali email service

Thousands of Tiscali customers are demanding answers after hackers broke through the internet service provider's security to send spam causing the email service to collapse.
Fiona Raisbeck Jun 1 2007 10:08AM Security
Who will fill the void left by indicted Seattle spam king?

Who will fill the void left by indicted Seattle spam king?

One of the world's most reputed spammers, who used his botnet army to deliver up to billions of junk emails each day, was indicted Wednesday in a US District Court in Seattle.
Dan Kaplan Jun 1 2007 10:05AM Security
The end of image spam

The end of image spam

Image spam numbers hit lowest recorded levels in 10 months, according to security experts.
Negar Salek May 29 2007 2:53PM Security
Better Business spam hides Trojan

Better Business spam hides Trojan

Websense warns of latest malware threat.
Iain Thomson May 28 2007 11:20AM Security
Pirates of the Caribbean spam spreading

Pirates of the Caribbean spam spreading

Movie goers are being targeted by a spam email about the latest Pirates of the Caribbean movie which downloads a Trojan horse.
Matt Chapman May 28 2007 6:20AM Security
PlusNet admits email security breach

PlusNet admits email security breach

Email and internet service provider PlusNet has admitted a security breach in which spammers hacked into the company mail server to steal customer account details and spread junk mail.
Fiona Raisbeck May 25 2007 9:38AM Security
Image spam: In the picture

Image spam: In the picture

Spammers are finding new ways to bypass filters, but that doesn't mean you have to let them bombard your inbox. Rob Buckley reports
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol May 23 2007 5:02PM Security
Hoax email costs Apple US$4bn in six minutes

Hoax email costs Apple US$4bn in six minutes

An email published on a blog knocked US$4 billion off Apple's stock market valuation on Friday before it was exposed as a hoax.
Iain Thomson May 22 2007 10:01AM Software
Experts comment on fake Dell email

Experts comment on fake Dell email

Despite its UK address, the spoofed Dell email targeted Australians.
Negar Salek May 18 2007 8:31AM Security
Review: SonicWALL Email Security

Review: SonicWALL Email Security

The SonicWall Email Security appliance features protection against threats such as spam, phishing, virus and zero-day attacks.
Patrick Love, Head of Fiduciary Support, Global Wealth Sol May 15 2007 12:00AM Security
Chinglish launches Chinese-character email

Chinglish launches Chinese-character email

Chinese users can finally send and receive emails in their own language.
Clement James May 10 2007 4:40PM Software
Image spam hooks with hookers

Image spam hooks with hookers

Yet more reasons not to open email from unknown sources.
Robert Jaques May 9 2007 12:15PM Security
Image spam levels fluctuating, say vendors

Image spam levels fluctuating, say vendors

The most recent monthly spam report from Symantec saw a decrease in image spam — a technique using embedded images to bypass phishing filters — that had been growing in popularity this year.
Frank Washkuch May 8 2007 9:48AM Security
Bosses accused of flouting email security

Bosses accused of flouting email security

Only 15 percent of companies have a policy on email confidentiality.
Clement James May 7 2007 4:03PM Security
British Library starts email archive

British Library starts email archive

Email Britain campaign takes a 'snapshot of British society'.
Iain Thomson May 7 2007 3:54PM Storage
Sophos: Web leaves email behind as attacker vector of choice

Sophos: Web leaves email behind as attacker vector of choice

Hackers are increasingly spreading malware via the web rather than email, according to new research.
Fiona Raisbeck May 4 2007 10:09AM Security
Spam e-card hides Trojan sting in its tail

Spam e-card hides Trojan sting in its tail

Computer users have been warned of a spam campaign that poses as an electronic postcard in an attempt to lure the unwary into downloading a web-based Trojan.
Robert Jaques May 2 2007 11:40AM Security
Infosecurity: Convergence of spam and viruses detected in new attack

Infosecurity: Convergence of spam and viruses detected in new attack

Hackers have launched an attack that combines spam and viruses in a new global campaign, according to the latest report from MessageLabs.
Fiona Raisbeck Apr 26 2007 10:13AM Security

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