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.

Phishers go after Red Cross data breach victims

Phishers go after Red Cross data breach victims

Texts ask users to click on links.
Allie Coyne Nov 2 2016 4:16PM Security
Yahoo email scanning raises European ire

Yahoo email scanning raises European ire

Ireland investigating.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2016 7:09AM Security
Hacker 'Guccifer' sentenced to 52 months in US prison

Hacker 'Guccifer' sentenced to 52 months in US prison

'Guccifer' believed to have targeted 100 victims.
Staff Writers Sep 2 2016 6:58AM Security
FBI uncovers 14,900 new Clinton emails

FBI uncovers 14,900 new Clinton emails

Judge orders State Department to review.
Staff Writers Aug 23 2016 3:48PM Security
Qld premier's top bureaucrat hit by spam attack

Qld premier's top bureaucrat hit by spam attack

Police, feds called in to investigate malicious emails.
Paris Cowan Aug 5 2016 11:20AM Security
Aussie businesses hit hard by busted Nigerian email scam ring

Aussie businesses hit hard by busted Nigerian email scam ring

Criminals nabbed.
Juha Saarinen Aug 2 2016 5:00PM Security
FBI recommends no charges over Clinton emails

FBI recommends no charges over Clinton emails

But says the presidential candidate was 'extremely careless'.
Staff Writers Jul 6 2016 9:24AM Security
Telstra hits another nail in BigPond coffin

Telstra hits another nail in BigPond coffin

Introduces new mail service for home broadband users.
Allie Coyne May 18 2016 2:34PM Telco/ISP
How to protect yourself against social engineering

How to protect yourself against social engineering

[Blog post] The problem is growing.
Tony Campbell Apr 19 2016 2:40PM Security
Tech giants unite to create encrypted email transfer

Tech giants unite to create encrypted email transfer

Seek to make underlying protocols more secure.
Staff Writers Mar 22 2016 8:01AM Security
Verizon accused of ignoring spammers' IP address theft

Verizon accused of ignoring spammers' IP address theft

More than four million addresses hijacked.
Juha Saarinen Jan 14 2016 6:47AM Telco/ISP
Mozilla floats Firefox-Thunderbird divorce

Mozilla floats Firefox-Thunderbird divorce

Email client needs to go on its own.
Juha Saarinen Dec 2 2015 11:37AM Software
Gmail to snitch on unencrypted mail servers

Gmail to snitch on unencrypted mail servers

To encourage further use of SSL/TLS.
Juha Saarinen Nov 16 2015 10:37AM Security
Aussies to get instant bank payments to mobiles, email

Aussies to get instant bank payments to mobiles, email

BPay first to jump on board national service.
Allie Coyne Oct 30 2015 12:54PM Software
Turnbull admits to using private email server

Turnbull admits to using private email server

Denies potential issues with freedom of information.
Staff Writers Oct 9 2015 10:27AM Security
LinkedIn to pay $18.3m in email class action settlement

LinkedIn to pay $18.3m in email class action settlement

Continues to deny any wrongdoing.
Staff Writers Oct 6 2015 9:33AM Strategy
Dimension Data scores $32m SA govt email deal

Dimension Data scores $32m SA govt email deal

Swipes work from Telstra.
Paris Cowan Sep 7 2015 6:30AM Software
More Aussie agencies wanted Hacking Team's spyware

More Aussie agencies wanted Hacking Team's spyware

ASIO, IBAC, state police contacted hacked spyware merchant.
Allie Coyne , Juha Saarinen Jul 10 2015 10:44AM Security
Gmail downed by expired certificate

Gmail downed by expired certificate

Most users affected by glitches.
Allie Coyne Apr 7 2015 7:01AM Software
Review: First look: Microsoft Outlook for iOS

Review: First look: Microsoft Outlook for iOS

[Update] Office productivity suite for iOS completed with Outlook.
Juha Saarinen Jan 30 2015 11:18AM Software

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