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.

Review: NetIntelligence MailFilter

Review: NetIntelligence MailFilter

MailFilter is a service with lots of good ideas, but it needs some final polish to really shine.
Jon Tullett Dec 21 2004 12:00AM Security
UK spam law - "completely ineffective"

UK spam law - "completely ineffective"

As reported here on December 3 Britain’s first anti-spam law is one year old today, and not a single conviction has been made. Under the Privacy and Electronic Communication Regulation the Government has failed to bring spammers to task, and the situation looks unlikely to change soon.
David Quainton Dec 14 2004 12:04PM Security
Ohio toughens up on spam

Ohio toughens up on spam

The strongest anti-spam legislation in the US has been approved in Ohio. The Substitute House Bill 383 promises up to 18 months jail time, fines and removal of property for anyone convicted of illegal spamming.
David Quainton Dec 3 2004 4:05PM Security
Police to investigate email error

Police to investigate email error

NSW Police have admitted to mistakenly emailing partial images of child pornography to 1800 government school principals across the state.
Vivienne Fisher Nov 26 2004 12:00AM Software
Spam diet expanding for Melbourne Barracuda

Spam diet expanding for Melbourne Barracuda

Anti-spam appliance vendor Barracuda Networks has opened its first Australian office, planning to ramp up staff and reseller numbers as revenues rise.
Fleur Doidge Nov 23 2004 12:00AM Security
Email: Are we all too reliant on our new best friend?

Email: Are we all too reliant on our new best friend?
Robert Schifreen Nov 12 2004 4:55PM Security
Museum of London aims to make spam a thing of the past

Museum of London aims to make spam a thing of the past

The Museum of London Group has integrated an email filtering system with its Microsoft Exchange and Active Directory infrastructures in a bid to cut down on rising volumes of unsolicited email plaguing staff across its three UK sites.
Robert Jaques Nov 4 2004 12:23PM Security
Bournemouth locks down email with encryption roll out

Bournemouth locks down email with encryption roll out

Bournemouth Borough Council in Dorset has rolled out an email encryption system in a move designed to achieve compliance with the UK Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts.
Robert Jaques Nov 3 2004 4:17PM Security
Bournemouth locks down email with encryption roll out

Bournemouth locks down email with encryption roll out

Bournemouth Borough Council in Dorset, UK, has rolled out an email encryption system in a move designed to achieve compliance with the UK Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts.
Robert Jaques Nov 1 2004 4:56PM Security
Spam King dethroned by US court

Spam King dethroned by US court

A US District judge has imposed a temporary restraining order against so-called "Spam King" Stanford Wallace and his companies SmartBot and Seismic Entertainment Productions.
Robert Jaques Oct 28 2004 2:11PM Security
ASIC warns about investment email scams

ASIC warns about investment email scams

People need to be cautious of "out of the blue" emails offering shares or other investments, according to the Australian Securities and Investments Commission.
Staff Writers Oct 27 2004 12:00AM Security
Prince William County Schools crown appliance-based anti spam solution

Prince William County Schools crown appliance-based anti spam solution

Prince William County Schools (PWCS), the third largest school system in Virginia, has deployed an appliance-based system to protect more than 7,500 teacher and administrative mailboxes across the county from spam and viruses.
Robert Jaques Oct 25 2004 2:34PM Security
Keeping email legal – the issues of email monitoring

Keeping email legal – the issues of email monitoring

Thanks to its speed, accessibility and ease of use, email is an essential part of both our business and personal lives. But as the IT departments charged with managing a company’s email deal with increasing volumes of traffic, spam levels and virus-infected mail, they also encounter a minefield of legal traps and regulatory pitfalls when they monitor employees’ emails.
Ken Watt Oct 19 2004 5:46PM Security
The key to secure email

The key to secure email

James Angle explains the changes his hospital undertook in order to secure its confidential health data for HIPAA
Staff Writers Oct 15 2004 4:20PM Security
Plague of viruses, worms, and spam fuel Gulf States security software boom

Plague of viruses, worms, and spam fuel Gulf States security software boom

Fuelled by a plague of viruses and spam, security software spending rose by over a quarter to $52.59 million in the Gulf States in 2003 and is expected to rise 27 per cent during 2004, recent analysis of the Middle Eastern security market has revealed.
Robert Jaques Oct 13 2004 12:58PM Security
Hurricane blows spam away from the UK

Hurricane blows spam away from the UK

A sharp reduction in spam bombarding UK inboxes during September could have been caused by hurricanes hitting the Eastern seaboard of the US through which a great deal of spam is usually routed, newly published analysis has suggested.
Robert Jaques Oct 6 2004 9:59AM Security
Texas schools cut spam by half with appliance-based system

Texas schools cut spam by half with appliance-based system

After receiving "numerous complaints" about spam, the Spring Independent School District has cut spam volumes by half after rolling out an appliance-based solution.
Robert Jaques Oct 6 2004 9:55AM Security
Users warned of spam risk

Users warned of spam risk

An email security firm is warning users to be wary of clicking on the opt-out link in spam emails.
Vivienne Fisher Oct 6 2004 12:00AM Security
Danish telco clamps down on spam, viruses and malware

Danish telco clamps down on spam, viruses and malware

Danish telecommunications company TDC has successfully completed deployment of a security system at its network edge designed to protect subscribers from spam, viruses and other malicious attacks.
Robert Jaques Sep 24 2004 9:45AM Security
Viruses and sophisticated spam dominate net

Viruses and sophisticated spam dominate net

The Netsky virus still accounted for most email-borne infection in August despite the May arrest of its suspected author, security software firm Clearswift has said.
Ty Pendlebury Sep 21 2004 12:00AM Telco/ISP

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