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.

Global Hauri teams with MailPort25 to fight viruses and spam

Global Hauri teams with MailPort25 to fight viruses and spam

Antivirus software company Global Hauri on Tuesday announced a technology partnership with MailPort25, a supplier of enterprise email solutions.
Marcia Savage Jul 14 2004 12:27AM Security
Top 10 techniques to control spam for the enterprise

Top 10 techniques to control spam for the enterprise

Spam within the enterprise has undoubtedly evolved from an annoyance to a critical business problem. No approach to spam can work in isolation as unlike viruses, no single technology is able to stem the tide. I believe that by utilising the following top ten techniques an organisation can arm itself successfully against the menace of spam.
Colin Gray Jul 13 2004 2:52PM Security
Zix wins patent for secure email technology

Zix wins patent for secure email technology

Zix Corporation announced Friday that it was granted a U.S. patent for a secure transmission system used in its email encryption services.
Marcia Savage Jul 9 2004 6:16PM Security
UN tackles spam

UN tackles spam

Members of the United Nations are in talks over the worldwide spam epidemic.
Dan Ilett Jul 8 2004 3:53PM Security
Aust joins international spam fight

Aust joins international spam fight

Australia has joined the United States and the UK in a scheme which is designed to encourage cooperation in fighting cross-border spam.
Staff Writers Jul 5 2004 12:00AM Security
Five nations spew spam

Five nations spew spam

Five countries are hosting 99.68 per cent of spammer websites, according to new research.
Dan Ilett Jul 1 2004 4:24PM Security
Spam causes lost productivity: IDC

Spam causes lost productivity: IDC
Staff Writers Jun 29 2004 12:00AM Security
Eradicating the spam epidemic

Eradicating the spam epidemic

Spam is a monumentally irritating and expensive problem for corporate and home users. Absolutely no one is immune. While there is slim hope for a silver bullet, Andy Coote explains what is being done to combat spam
Andy Coote Jun 23 2004 3:38PM Security
Spam and patents are issues to resolve now

Spam and patents are issues to resolve now

This month we are tackling the issue of junk mail and spam. While unsolicited advertising is annoying, it has become the CSO’s problem as HR departments face off with users who receive offensive messages, business services grind to a halt, and outright scams grow in number.
Jon Tullett Jun 23 2004 3:08PM Security
On a mission to eliminate spam

On a mission to eliminate spam

MP Derek Wyatt is chairman of the All Party Internet Group. He is currently working on an overhaul of the Computer Misuse Act 1990 and is trying to stamp out spam. Brave ambitions, but how likely is it? We sent Dan Ilett to find out.
Dan Ilett Jun 23 2004 2:45PM Security
CSC protects 90,000 staff against spam

CSC protects 90,000 staff against spam

Computer Sciences Corporation is implementing an anti-spam solution to protect its 90,000 employees.
Dan Ilett Jun 10 2004 11:29AM Security
EC: IT industry should stop spam

EC: IT industry should stop spam

The EC has asked anti-spam experts to review their strategy.
Dan Ilett Jun 9 2004 3:50PM Security
Why spammers spam

Why spammers spam

With over 65 per cent of all e-mail traffic circulating on the internet today being spam, there must be reasons why people choose this particular career path and risk arrest as well as being labeled as a spammer.
Francois Bourdeau Jun 1 2004 12:14PM Security
Review: Barracuda Spam Firewall 600

Review: Barracuda Spam Firewall 600

Barracuda's Spam Firewall is a 1U appliance running Linux and offering SMTP services with a good selection of mail filters to keep the junk mail out.<
Staff Writers Jun 1 2004 12:00AM Security
Review: SurfControl Email Filter for SMTP

Review: SurfControl Email Filter for SMTP

This software was, as far as installation was concerned, a mixed bag.
Staff Writers Jun 1 2004 12:00AM Security
AO Fox Memorial Hospital tightens email security

AO Fox Memorial Hospital tightens email security

A New York hospital has implemented an email security solution for its users.
Dan Ilett May 28 2004 4:22PM Security
Spam soars to more than two-thirds of total traffic

Spam soars to more than two-thirds of total traffic

The level of unsolicited email on the internet continues to rise and topped more than two-thirds of the total internet traffic last month.
Ron Condon May 24 2004 1:02PM Security
Caller-ID – sharp enough to cut out spam?

Caller-ID – sharp enough to cut out spam?

With both the US CAN-Spam Act and the EU Directive on spam proving to be failures in stemming the flow of unsolicited emails, attention has turned once again to technology and standards in the battle against spam.
Jamie Cowper May 19 2004 3:45PM Security
The hidden dangers of spam

The hidden dangers of spam

Spam has gone from virtually nothing four years ago to a major problem today. It is now estimated that spam accounts for about 60 per cent of all email carried over the internet, up from 45 per cent this time last year.
Peter Wenham May 19 2004 3:43PM Security
Whoops, wrong email address?

Whoops, wrong email address?

More than 22 percent of respondents to a recent Australian survey admitted to having accidentally sent emails to the wrong person.
Vivienne Fisher May 7 2004 5:26PM Oddware

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