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.

Ringing in the new year with an email worm

Ringing in the new year with an email worm

Be careful who you accept New Year's wishes from. Security researchers today are warning of new, mass-spammed email worm containing a "Happy New Year" subject heading that few security programs protect against.
Dan Kaplan Dec 29 2006 5:27PM Security
Hackers launch image spam campaign

Hackers launch image spam campaign

Computer hackers have launched an image spam campaign that claims to offer cut price versions of Microsoft's Vista, security experts warn.
Fiona Raisbeck Dec 20 2006 9:23AM Security
Image spam still growing as threat to email security

Image spam still growing as threat to email security

Today one out of four emails on the internet is an image spam message. This is not because spammers have just realised the marketing benefits of captive colours. Instead, this is because the spammers have identified a weakness in many anti-spam systems and are moving diligently to maximise this opportunity by fully exploiting this weakness.
Paul Judge, Dec 5 2006 10:00AM Security
Brits caught in spam wars cross fire

Brits caught in spam wars cross fire

Cyber criminals are using British PCs to flood the world with spam, according to new figures.
Will Head Dec 4 2006 9:56AM Security
ISP to filter email for spam and viruses

ISP to filter email for spam and viruses

Internet For Business intros 'cloud level' service.
Andrew Charlesworth Nov 28 2006 10:00AM Telco/ISP
Marshal: Puzzle-like image spam perplexes filters

Marshal: Puzzle-like image spam perplexes filters

Researchers from Marshal today reported a sharp increase in image spam, as well as new techniques used to slip the unwanted emails past filters.
Frank Washkuch Nov 28 2006 9:46AM Security
Image-based spam defeating filters

Image-based spam defeating filters

Overall spam volumes jump more than two-thirds.
Clement James Nov 21 2006 10:40AM Security
Image-based spam defeating filters

Image-based spam defeating filters

Overall spam levels have soared by more than 67 per cent, and image-based spam by more than 500 per cent, since August, according to new figures from security vendor Barracuda Networks.
Clement James Nov 21 2006 10:20AM Security
Mirapoint to ensure email security at the NHS

Mirapoint to ensure email security at the NHS

The National Health Service (NHS) in the UK is to employ Mirapoint appliances to safeguard the confidential content travelling via its email, calendar, and directory system, NHSmail.
Emma Pritchard Nov 17 2006 4:06PM Security
Pre-election political spam strikes email users

Pre-election political spam strikes email users

Tuesday's election had one negative impact on citizens before the first ballot was even cast - a deluge of political spam messages flowing into users' inboxes.
Frank Washkuch Nov 9 2006 4:36PM Security
Dref-N email worm promises breaking news

Dref-N email worm promises breaking news

Juicy news 'headlines' contain nasty payload.
Will Head Nov 9 2006 9:48AM Security
Sophos spreads the latest on spam

Sophos spreads the latest on spam

Australia has dropped to 32nd place in the quarterly list of spam producing countries, while the US remained in the number one position, security vendor Sophos reported yesterday.
Negar Salek Nov 8 2006 11:23AM Security
Spam more annoying than junk snail mail

Spam more annoying than junk snail mail

Unsolicited email seen as more intrusive.
Clement James Nov 7 2006 11:38AM Security
Spam volumes jump 'with a vengeance'

Spam volumes jump 'with a vengeance'

October marked by unsolicited email explosion.
Robert Jaques Nov 7 2006 11:38AM Security
Spam volumes jump 'with a vengeance'

Spam volumes jump 'with a vengeance'

Spammers came out in force last month generating a deluge of unsolicited email that "severely threatened corporate networks", a monitoring report claimed today.
Robert Jaques Nov 7 2006 10:04AM Security
Email provider customer churn to soar

Email provider customer churn to soar

Study suggests 32 percent of marketers could switch services.
Shaun Nichols Nov 6 2006 9:32AM Software
Survey reveals attitudes to email monitoring

Survey reveals attitudes to email monitoring

Wall Street and the City have very different approaches.
Andrew Charlesworth Nov 3 2006 9:50AM Security
Spam levels begin holiday season spike

Spam levels begin holiday season spike

Zombie activity and spam levels jumped last month as criminals began to target users in the weeks before Christmas, a new report revealed today.
Fiona Raisbeck Nov 2 2006 5:47PM Security
Spam levels reach record high

Spam levels reach record high

Image spam and phishing attacks predominate.
Clement James Nov 2 2006 10:07AM Security
Image-based spam defeats filters

Image-based spam defeats filters

Junk emails using pictures rises to 30 per cent of all unsolicited messages.
Will Head Nov 2 2006 10:07AM Security

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