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.

90 per cent of email is spam claims new survey

90 per cent of email is spam claims new survey

Spam has risen by 40 percent in the last three months and now averages nearly 90 per cent of all email received.
David Quainton Feb 1 2005 2:53PM Security
Germany gets tough on spam

Germany gets tough on spam

Penalties of up to €50,000 face spammers according to draft proposals of a new German law.
David Quainton Jan 31 2005 4:13PM Security
iPod takes top spot in Spam Index

iPod takes top spot in Spam Index

Spammers are cashing in on trends in the lifestyle market, peddling wares more upmarket than traditional spam products. In particular, the iPod has become a favourite for savvy spammers.
Damien Virulhapen Jan 28 2005 12:46PM Security
Spam drives author to pen poetry

Spam drives author to pen poetry

An American poet has discovered a new use for spam – spam poetry.
David Quainton Jan 28 2005 10:31AM Security
Spam nightmare grows for small firms

Spam nightmare grows for small firms

Small companies are suffering at the hands of spammers, because they do not have the correct defenses in place. A new report reveals that companies with 100 users or fewer can receive up to ten times more spam than large businesses.
David Quainton Jan 27 2005 11:52AM Security
Vendors blamed for exaggerating threat of spam

Vendors blamed for exaggerating threat of spam
Staff Writers Jan 14 2005 5:03PM Security
Banks failing to tackle email phishing attacks

Banks failing to tackle email phishing attacks
David Quainton Jan 10 2005 4:53PM Security
Spam study shows spam hits study

Spam study shows spam hits study

Educational institutions are under threat because they can’t deal with the amount of spam being sent their way. New methods of attack are hitting establishments with up to 11 million emails a day, and the poorer funded can’t afford the technology to stave off the attack.
David Quainton Jan 10 2005 2:30PM Security
Spam proliferates despite year-old CAN-SPAM Act

Spam proliferates despite year-old CAN-SPAM Act

It's been a year since the CAN-SPAM Act went into effect but the law has yet to stem the tide of junk email, according to MX Logic, an email security supplier.
Marcia Savage Jan 3 2005 9:38PM Security
Email services (2005)

Email services (2005)

Fed up with the likes of spam and viruses disrupting your email? Jon Tullett delves into the world of email managed services to help relieve this headache
Staff Writers Jan 1 2005 12:00AM Security
Drugs, phishing top 2004 spam list

Drugs, phishing top 2004 spam list

Terms related to pharmaceutical drugs and phishing scams topped the list of the most widely sent junk e-mail subject lines used by spammers this year, AOL said.

Staff Writers Dec 30 2004 2:48PM Security
US is world spam gorilla

US is world spam gorilla

The United States was the world's 800-pound spam-spewing gorilla for 2004, a spot it held fthroughout the year, a UK anti-virus firm has said.
Staff Writers Dec 29 2004 1:44PM Software
Tech invites not kosher this NYE

Tech invites not kosher this NYE

NSW Police have warned people holding parties on New Year’s Eve not to send invitations by SMS or email.
Staff Writers Dec 29 2004 1:36PM Telco/ISP
Businesses should manage and monitor employee email usage.

Businesses should manage and monitor employee email usage.

In a few short years, email has become a major part of the national psyche and a business-critical tool of communication.
Jamie Cowper Dec 21 2004 12:09PM Security
Review: Blackspider MailControl

Review: Blackspider MailControl

Blackspider's MailControl service won a Best Buy in SC Magazine last year for its strong service offering, and although FrontBridge beat it to the line this time around, MailControl is still a very good service indeed.
Jon Tullett Dec 21 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: Corpex Armourplate

Review: Corpex Armourplate

Armourplate is a managed service with offices in the U.K. and Germany. Although the website claims to be "for U.K. business", the company says it is open to customers anywhere in the world. With the contact details and office hours limited to U.K. specifics, we feel the company (or its parent, Corpex) could be doing a lot more to draw attention to this.
Jon Tullett Dec 21 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: EPA

Review: EPA

EPA (Email Protection Agency) is a reseller for the Email Systems mail filtering services. As managed services settle down, we expect to see a lot more of the larger services being offered as rebadged services through other channels and service providers.
Jon Tullett Dec 21 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: Frontbridge

Review: Frontbridge

This service has been clearly aimed at large (or complicated) organizations that might be managing multiple domains. It can do clever tricks such as rewriting email addresses and handling subdomains that may not have been specifically configured. Administrators can be created with limited sets of responsibilities.
Jon Tullett Dec 21 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: INSL SpheriQ

Review: INSL SpheriQ

INSL's SpheriQ service started off well in our tests. A detailed setup process was well managed and we liked the inclusion of a relay test conducted against our mail servers.
Jon Tullett Dec 21 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: intY MailDefender

Review: intY MailDefender

IntY's MailDefender manages to squeeze quite a lot of mail filters and controls into an attractive and uncomplicated interface. We might have preferred the default first screen to be the useful quarantine summary (giving customer-wide mail totals), rather than the actual quarantining itself, but this was just a minor quibble.
Jon Tullett Dec 21 2004 12:00AM Security

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