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.

Canyon country clamps down on cell spam

Canyon country clamps down on cell spam

An Arizona court has outlawed text message spam for the first time in the U.S.
David Quainton Sep 22 2005 11:29AM Security
Spam Bagle surge fills internet

Spam Bagle surge fills internet

A major spamming attack has sent waves of Bagle virus across the globe, infecting thousands of computers.
David Quainton Sep 21 2005 5:16PM Security
Sydney firm wins managed security distribution

Sydney firm wins managed security distribution

Sydney-based service provider Dazz IT -- trading as My IT Helpdesk -- has signed up as master Australasian distributor of VirtualConnect's managed email security service Mail Protector.
Fleur Doidge Sep 19 2005 1:15PM Security
Expert blasts Home Secretary email blunder

Expert blasts Home Secretary email blunder

A security expert criticized the U.K. Home Office after a document outlining new terror measures was sent to opposition parties with amendments and deletions still within the document's hidden metadata.
René Millman Sep 16 2005 5:04PM Security
Financial spam tops list in August

Financial spam tops list in August

Financial spam topped the list of most prevalent spam during August, according to a report from Trend Micro.
Vivienne Fisher Sep 14 2005 9:41AM Security
Portal provides free email sender reputation data

Portal provides free email sender reputation data

CipherTrust has launched a new portal that provides data about email sender reputation by domain and IP address, free of charge.
Marcia Savage Aug 29 2005 5:46PM Security
Three indicted in connection with spam operation

Three indicted in connection with spam operation

A federal grand jury in Phoenix, Ariz. has indicted three people on charges of violating the federal Can-Spam Act for operating a pornographic spam business.
Marcia Savage Aug 26 2005 4:30PM Security
AOL spam friend gets 15 months

AOL spam friend gets 15 months

Former AOL staffer Jason Smathers has been sentenced to 15 months in prison for selling information to spammers.
David Quainton Aug 19 2005 11:35AM Security
Spam takes a summer holiday

Spam takes a summer holiday

Spam has slumped through summer, falling 20 percent since March a new report has revealed.
David Quainton Aug 15 2005 5:11PM Security
Anti-spam approach for New Millenium

Anti-spam approach for New Millenium

Developer New Millennium Solutions has started building an Australia-based reseller channel with an eye to boosting exposure and sales for its anti-spam software TotalBlock.
Fleur Doidge Aug 15 2005 2:09PM Security
Zombie PCs spewing spam

Zombie PCs spewing spam

Zombie PCs accounted for more than half of all spam in July, according to email security firm MX Logic.
Marcia Savage Aug 10 2005 10:19PM Security
AOL in great spam bounty giveaway

AOL in great spam bounty giveaway

Want to know what it is like living the life of a successful spammer? A competition from ISP AOL is offering the bounty recovered from a spam conviction to help you find out.
David Quainton Aug 10 2005 2:42PM Security
Spam King pays Microsoft royal ransom

Spam King pays Microsoft royal ransom

Spam King Scott Richter has agreed to pay $7 million in damages to Microsoft for his massive spam email campaign.
David Quainton Aug 9 2005 4:50PM Security
Federal court issues interim injunctions against Clarity1

Federal court issues interim injunctions against Clarity1

Interim injunctions have been issued by a federal court under the Spam Act against Clarity1.
Vivienne Fisher Jul 21 2005 4:14PM Networking
Court stops spam man

Court stops spam man

A federal court in Perth, Western Australia, has issued interim injunctions under the Spam Act against Clarity1 Pty Ltd and its managing director Wayne Mansfield to stop them from sending unsolicited emails.
René Millman Jul 21 2005 2:39PM Security
Spam king turns back on spam

Spam king turns back on spam

Spam king Scott Richter has cleaned up his act and turned his back on spam.
David Quainton Jul 21 2005 11:02AM Security
FTC takes action against illegal porn spam

FTC takes action against illegal porn spam

The Federal Trade Commission has charged seven companies with violating federal laws requiring warning labels on sexually-explicit email.
Marcia Savage Jul 20 2005 6:00PM Security
Email virus hoaxers, cold as Ice

Email virus hoaxers, cold as Ice

Mobile phone viruses are being used as an excuse to send a hoax email that, ironically, does not actually contain a virus.
David Quainton Jul 19 2005 3:26PM Security
Yahoo and Cisco submit email authentication scheme

Yahoo and Cisco submit email authentication scheme

Yahoo and Cisco’s joint email authentication technology has finally been submitted as a standard to the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
David Quainton Jul 12 2005 3:10PM Security
Red Cross warns of hoax UK bomb donation email

Red Cross warns of hoax UK bomb donation email

The Australian Red Cross has warned people not to respond to a hoax email that pretends to be collecting funds for victims of the London bombings.
Vivienne Fisher Jul 11 2005 3:50PM Security

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