Archive for April, 2008

Spam invades My Space, Facebook

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Wherever you go on the Web, it seems the riffraff are not far behind. Consider Facebook, the social network started four years ago for Harvard students that has blossomed into a popular hangout for 70 million users. Over the last month, some Facebook members have received messages inviting them…

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Sophos Email Appliance receives top rating in CRN test

Monday, April 28th, 2008

IT security and control firm Sophos today announced that CRN has tested the ES1000, which delivers complete email security, incorporating anti-spam, anti-phishing and anti-malware in a single appliance. CRN awarded the ES1000 a 5 star rating for securit…

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Sentinel Real Estate Corp. Selects Sendio to Provide eMail Integrity

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Sendio, Inc. (www.sendio.com), the enterprise email integrity company whose products ensure that users receive all legitimate email messages but block … … Sendio, Inc. (www.sendio.com), the enterprise email integrity company whose products ensure that users receive…

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Cyberoam Reports Q1 2008 Email Threats Hidden Within Code of Legitimate and Popular Websites

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Multi-Layered Protection From Identity-Based UTM Solutions and Recurrent Pattern Detection Technologies Can Prevent Latest Malware Cloaking Tactics in 2008 … WOBURN, MA–(Marketwire - Cyberoam, a division of Elitecore Technologies and the leading innovator of Unified…

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Google Offers Tips to Counter Web Spam

Monday, April 28th, 2008

At the Web 2.0 Expo 2008 in San Francisco, he offered some tips about countering the spam problem for Web sites during his speech titled “What Google Knows about Spam”. … Cutts says SEO (search engine optimization) is not spam and that Google does not hate SEO. Lastly,…

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Gmail Tips - The Complete Collection

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

Gmail Tips, The Complete Collection, by Jim Barr … Well, it’s been a busy year at JimsTips.com, so after far too long, I’ve updated this page to include all of the Gmail Tips that appear on JimsTips.com. Read on for the lowdown… First off, please note that this…

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Spam: History And Prevalence

Sunday, April 27th, 2008

The term Spam is thought to be derived from a Monte Python skit. But the fact that Spam makes up … over 80 percent of emails sent isn ‘t that funny! br br A Monte Python sketch performed in 1970 references the British rationing during World War II. Python ’s sketch is…

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Spam e-mail 2008

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

Many years ago, I had a Hotmail e-mail account that I eventually abandoned out of frustration. I was receivi… … Many years ago, I had a Hotmail e-mail account that I eventually abandoned out of frustration. I was receiving so much unwanted junk “spam” e-mail (not to…

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Dear Spam, Happy 30th Birthday. P.S., You Suck.

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

May 1978 may not seem like an important time to you, but to the multi- billion-dollar spam industry, it’s the equivalent to the beginning of time. Kurt Kleiner of NewScientistTech reminds us that it was Gary Thuerk who sent the first spam to the 393 users of ARPANET, the original version of the…

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Junk e-mail flood sparks Net alert

Saturday, April 26th, 2008

AN overwhelming majority of e-mails delivered in Bahrain are spam (junk mail), according to a new re… … It ranks Bahrain 74th in the world for malicious Internet activity and eighth in the Middle East. The news has prompted a call for the country’s telecom regulator,…

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