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.

Treasury report: IRS email systems insecure

Treasury report: IRS email systems insecure

A new report released last week found that the majority of employees working for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) abuse the agency's email service.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 16 2006 10:31PM Security
Image spam triples in three months

Image spam triples in three months

Ever-resourceful spammers tripled the amount of image spam sent to users in the last three months, researchers announced today.
Ericka Chickowski Aug 14 2006 11:07PM Security
Skype spyware spam scam slammed

Skype spyware spam scam slammed

Users have been warned of a new phishing scam that is being distributed via spam emails purporting to come from Skype.
Robert Jaques Aug 10 2006 9:47AM Security
JFK assassination spam scam exposed

JFK assassination spam scam exposed

IT security experts have warned computer users to be wary of an email claiming to come from a dying KGB agent, offering to pass on secrets of the John F Kennedy assassination.
Robert Jaques Aug 10 2006 9:47AM Security
US$2m 419 spam scammer in the slammer

US$2m 419 spam scammer in the slammer

Police in Amsterdam today claimed that the ringleader of an email scam that stole up to US$2m has been arrested in Lagos, Nigeria.
Robert Jaques Aug 8 2006 3:00PM Security
Nigerian email scam-master arrested

Nigerian email scam-master arrested

Police in Nigeria have arrested the suspected ringleader of an email scam that stole up to $2 million.
René Millman Aug 7 2006 12:38PM Security
Viral email traffic falls but threat remains

Viral email traffic falls but threat remains

Clandestine threats are on the rise, despite a dramatic reduction in virus
traffic.
Tom Young Aug 2 2006 9:29AM Security
Marshal: Europe responsible for most spam

Marshal: Europe responsible for most spam

Europe is the most prolific source of spam, according to new research from email security vendor Marshal.
René Millman Jul 28 2006 12:38PM Security
Database spam thief charged

Database spam thief charged

A man faces 55 years in jail for stealing database to sell on to spammers.
Tom Young Jul 26 2006 12:42PM Security
U.S. still top spam producer, study says

U.S. still top spam producer, study says

The tide may be turning – for the worse - in the war against spam email, according to one recent vendor study.
Frank Washkuch Jul 24 2006 6:52PM Security
New email scam claims AIDS cure

New email scam claims AIDS cure

In-boxes are being plagued by thousands of messages related to an email scam that attempts to fool people into believing that the sender has found a cure to AIDS.
René Millman Jul 21 2006 11:45AM Security
Linx to Cambridge University anti spam project

Linx to Cambridge University anti spam project

Cambridge hopes to get the Linx effect.
Dinah Greek Jul 17 2006 1:15PM Software
Tumbleweed appliance scales up email security

Tumbleweed appliance scales up email security

Tumbleweed says its new Mailgate Appliance 6500 can filter a million email
messages an hour.
Phil Muncaster Jul 17 2006 1:15PM Security
Spam ratios on the rise

Spam ratios on the rise

MessageLabs research says virus and phishing tactics becoming more targeted.
Tom Young Jul 14 2006 3:41PM Security
Trojan spreads through Putin death spam

Trojan spreads through Putin death spam

A new spam campaign posing as a breaking news report about the death of Russian President Vladimir Putin is actually an attempt by hackers to infect computer users with a trojan.
René Millman Jul 13 2006 10:21AM Security
Debate: Can there be any justification for organisations monitoring their staff's email?

Debate: Can there be any justification for organisations monitoring their staff's email?
Mark Hughes Jul 12 2006 4:50PM Security
ISPs urged to block spam

ISPs urged to block spam

ISPs should prevent spam from leaving their networks, says Trend Micro.
Roger Howorth Jul 11 2006 2:10PM Telco/ISP
MessageLabs: By numerous delivery methods, spam up in June

MessageLabs: By numerous delivery methods, spam up in June

The amount of spam in email traffic rose during the second quarter of this year, as spammers converged platforms such as email, instant messaging (IM) and social networking sites to spread unwanted email, according to a recent study.
Frank Washkuch Jul 10 2006 7:47PM Security
Legitimate email marketers urged to clean lists

Legitimate email marketers urged to clean lists

Chance of being labelled a spammer if your address book is out of date.
Matt Chapman Jul 7 2006 1:46PM Security
Email gives way to new virus distribution tactics

Email gives way to new virus distribution tactics

Improved security against malware attacks is challenged by more intelligent
delivery methods.
Tom Young Jul 6 2006 11:57AM Security

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