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Phishing still the fastest growing online scam
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First GeCAD and Giant, now Sybari
Today, Microsoft announced that it is acquiring Sybari. This comes hard on the heels of their buying Giant, and GeCAD….... read more »
False Positive problems
There are problems when legitimate DM is filtered as spam, becoming a false positive. Here are three reasons why this matters.... read more »
Sun’s Messaging Suite
This report describes Sun’s messaging products, which are sold mostly to service providers, government departments, large corporations, and educational establishments.... read more »
Sophos Snapshot
Product Summary Desktop/laptop/server anti-virus software and update service. Runs on over 28 platforms, including Windows, Macintosh, NetWare, UNIX, Linux, NetApp Storage Systems, OS/2 and OpenVMS. See http://www.sophos.com/products/sav/ Enterprise Management Console. Provides centralized monitoring, configuration, and reporting of Windows and Macintosh…... read more »
One man’s spam is another’s delicate repast?
Last week, David posted, saying "One man’s spam is another’s delicate repast." Steve Kille from Isode commented that this might only be true very rarely. Steve’s right, in a literal sense. However, the real "spam vs. delicacy" issue is in the grey area–where the newsletters and "legitimate" direct marketing (DM) live. Far from being "very,... read more »
Hummingbird Unveils New Release of Enterprise Content Management Platform Delivering Innovative, Customer-Driven Functionality
Hummingbird announced Hummingbird Enterprise 2005, its enterprise content management solution. Key enhancements: Outlook access to the capabilities of Hummingbird Enterprise, new desktop search capability, and enhanced hierarchical security model, among others. Available 3Q2005. read more »
MessageLabs Helps Businesses Reduce Risk By Enabling Greater Control Over Email Content
MessageLabs launched version 2.0 of MessageLabs Content Control, its managed email control service. Adds textual scanning, lexical analysis and attachment controls to identify and control confidential or inappropriate content sent or received by employees, such as offensive language, harassment or confidential company information. Available immediately. read more »
The problem with blogs as “conversations”
Some like to see blogs as a way to have conversations. Blogs reference other blogs; people add comments; trackbacks form back-links to references; all is happy, sweetness, and light. …or not. What we have right now, the state of the…... read more »
Email use declining?
From time to time, we hear assertions that "People are stopping using email, because spam is such a problem." Huh? Who are these people? Where do they live? How come my inbox is just as full as it was a year ago? That bald factoid (Less Use Of Email Due To Spam) may have an... read more »
What is spyware, anyway?
Adware and spyware can be mostly classified from this list… No user permission to install Installs silently No uninstaller Takes steps to prevent removal (eg, reinstalls itself) Silently uninstalls competing software Is a wrapper around or bundles known adware/spyware Exploits…... read more »
More about spyware
A follow-on from David’s post about spyware yesterday: a warning about XoftSpy and a note about vendor sharing of information…... read more »
Spyware Control Moving Center Stage
Spyware is software that’s typically downloaded from a web session, and which monitors what a user does. Spyware can be very malicious, as when it reports IDs and passwords; or it can be relatively benign. During 2004, a growing set of cottage industry vendors have provided tools to detect and fix spyware. Examples are XoftSpy... read more »
Policy Management Gets Richer From Virus to Spam to Spyware
With virus control, policies are simple. Basically, you catch a virus, you stop it, with a few extra options. With spam, it gets more complex. One man’s spam is another’s delicate repast. You need to tailor the definition of what…... read more »
Spam Not Leveling Off
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Trend Micro Reports Record Fourth Quarter Results And Consolidated Revenue for 2004
Trend Micro released results for 4Q2004, ended December 31. Revenue increased 32% to 17.7 billion Yen ($168 million) with net income of 4.7 billion Yen ($44.9 million). read more »
Spam Costs Billions
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Phishers Focusing in on New Targets
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New Directions in Email Encryption
Strong email encryption has proved very hard to implement using public key infrastructures. However, new and very promising approaches are now coming on to the market. In this webinar, Nick Shelness hosts a discussion on the most important new developments.... read more »
Spam volumes redux
Several anti-spam companies talk about spam volumes in terms of a percentage of all inbound mail. Outsourced anti-spam services such as MessageLabs and MX Logic are currently quoting spam volumes in the 70%-85% range, having steadily grown over the last two+ years. Some vendors have recently implied that it looks like the volume of spam is starting to level off. Is that true?... read more »
EMC Completes SMARTS Acquisition
EMC announced that it has completed the acquisition of SMARTS, a provider of event automation and real-time network systems management software. Under the terms of the acquisition agreement EMC acquired SMARTS for approximately $260 million in cash. read more »
Stellent Releases Universal Content Management 7.5
Stellent released version 7.5 of Stellent Universal Content Management. Key enhancements: in-context metadata engine; enhanced email management; and new digital asset management features, among others. Available immediately. read more »
McAfee, Inc. Helps Small to Large Businesses Fight Changing Spammer Tactics With Weekly Rule Set Engine Updates
McAfee announced an enhancement to McAfee SpamKiller, its anti-spam solution. McAfee will provide weekly rules set engine updates (RENUs) in place of monthly updates. Available immediately. read more »
Viruses on Cellphones Not Yet Serious Threat
Viruses are just starting to hit cellphones. The main targets are Symbian platforms, rather than PocketPC or Palm devices. No surprise here–virus authors head for the most widespread platforms, to maximize their ROI. For the moment, cellphone viruses are rare…... read more »
SurfControl Posts Record Second Quarter Results Driven By Demand For Multi-Layered Internet Threat Protection
SurfControl released results for 2Q2005, ended December 31. Revenue increased 17% to $24.7 million with net income of $4.21 million. read more »
Law Barring Junk E-Mail Allows a Flood Instead
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