Archive for January, 2008

PC World: Hackers Rig Google to Deliver Malware

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

(CSO)If last November you googled one of thousands of innocuous and common search terms, such as “Microsoft excel to access” or “how to teach your dogs to fetch,” you were in line for an Internet attack that infects PCs with spam senders, password stealers, and other kinds of nasty malware. …

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Trend Micro sues Barracuda, potentially raises the cost of security for all

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

We’re used to patent trolls being shifty little bozo operations like Acacia Research that serve no useful purpose beyond proving that some life forms never evolve. Sometimes, however, patent trolls come in larger sizes and have otherwise legitimate businesses. Such is the case today with Trend…

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Go To Google Groups. Get Tricked Into Downloading Malware. Do Not Pass Go

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Above is a shot of one of many spam blog comments I’ve received lately with multiple links to pages on Google Groups. Spammers have always targeted Google products, and services such as Blogger have always been a favorite destination for spammers. Google Groups isn’t as well known as a spam…

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NSW teachers give top marks to hosted anti-spam

Monday, January 28th, 2008

The NSW Teachers Credit Union (TCU) has reduced network downtime and freed-up IT resources by replacing its in-house anti-spam software with a hosted solution. … TCU is on of Australia’s biggest credit unions with 320 staff managing $1.8 billion in assets from more…

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Ipswitch, Inc. Announces Spam Level Increase for Sixth Quarter in a Row

Monday, January 28th, 2008

96.4% of Email Is Spam Reveals Messaging Expert … LEXINGTON, MA–(Marketwire - Ipswitch, Inc., a developer of network management, messaging, and secure and managed file transfer solutions, today announced the result of its ninth Spamometer survey, revealing that 96.4%…

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Return Path’s Sender Score Certified Expands Leading Whitelist Program, Accepted at More Than 1.2…

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Return Path, the leading provider of global e-mail deliverability tools and services, today announced the Sender Score Certified whitelist will be expanding to cover more than 1.2 billion e-mail inboxes. … When legitimate, qualified e-mail senders send messages to ISPs…

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What’s the Truth About Your Site?

Monday, January 28th, 2008

It’s no wonder that your customers have learned to be a bit wary on the Web. Spam steals their attention. Scams still their money. Phishing steals their very identities. Some of your customers are relying on search engines to separate… … Spam steals their attention….

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IronPort Eases Messaging Administrator’s Workload With Advanced M-Series Security Management…

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Appliance Provides Flexible Management and Robust Security Control at the Network Gateway to Increase Accuracy and Coverage Against Messaging Threats … SAN BRUNO, CA–(Marketwire - IronPort Systems, a Cisco business unit and a leading provider of enterprise spam, virus…

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Ipswitch, Inc: Ipswitch Announces Spam Has Risen For Sixth Quarter In A Row; 96.4% Of Email Is…

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Ipswitch, Inc: Ipswitch Announces Spam Has Risen For Sixth Quarter In A Row; 96.4% Of Email Is Now Spam Reveals Messaging Expert … (M2 PressWIRE Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) Ipswitch Inc., a leading developer of network monitoring, messaging and managed file transfer…

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Like Their Playoff-Bound Mustangs, The University Of Western Ontario Finds That In The Battle Of…

Monday, January 28th, 2008

Published 28th January 2008 With a history dating back 125 years and a place of prominence as one of Canada’s top Universities, the University of Western Ontario is a place of tradition and excellence. Explains Eric Cartman, System Administrator at Western. Eric and the…

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