Archive for November, 2008

Facebook wins USD 873 million judgement against spammer

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Facebook has won a USD 873 million judgement against a Canadian man who bombarded millions of the social networking site’s members with unsolicited spam messages. According to reports, Adam Guerbuez from Montreal tricked users…

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Accounting Firm Caps Spam and Risky Email With Websense “In the Cloud” Email Security

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

SAN DIEGO, CA, Nov 25, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — For mid-sized accounting firm Smith Marion & Co., which provides audit services, tax preparation and accounting and consulting services, pesky and risky spam was consuming…

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Spam levels fluctuate as crooks try to revive botnets

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Some researchers say spam still down, others see it bouncing back November 25, 2008 (Computerworld) Two weeks after a hosting firm’s shutdown sent global spam volumes plummeting, some researchers continue to claim that junk…

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GFI MailEssentials - Server Based Anti-Spam For Exchange or SMTP/POP3 Servers

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Server Based Anti-Spam For Exchange or SMTP/POP3 Servers GFI MailEssentials is a server-based anti-spam tool for Microsoft Exchange or SMTP/POP3 servers. The tool scans messages at the organization’s E-mail gateway, allowing…

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Spam cut dramatically in one Fell Swoop

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Via the Washington Post, one that I missed last week: The volume of junk e-mail sent worldwide dropped drastically today after a Web hosting firm identified by the computer security community as a major host of organizations…

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CNN - Facebook Wins $873M Spammer Judgment

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Canadian man allegedly obtained user passwords and sent millions of spam messages. Paste this link into your favorite RSS desktop reader See all CNNMoney.com RSS FEEDS Guerbuez allegedly fooled users into revealing their…

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WordPressDirect: Blogging Tool or Spam Engine?

Monday, November 24th, 2008

A recent post on Mashable regarding a tool called WordPress Direct elicited a great deal of passion on both sides. One commenter, for example, called the service a “one stop shop spam blog engine” while another, who claims to…

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5 Trick to Prevent Mobile Spam!

Monday, November 24th, 2008

The spam has flooded the entire internet.You don’t know why some strangers think that you should take some pills to boost up your manhood, or why should you buy a new television. You will never know who are these guys sent you…

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China’s top web portal, Sohu.com, selects Cloudmark Authority to safeguard email for more than 8…

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Published 24th November 2008 Cloudmark, Inc., a global leader in carrier-grade messaging security, today announced that Cloudmark Authority® has been selected by China’s No. 1 Web portal, Sohu.com, as the company’s primary…

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Hosted Service delivers outsourced anti-spam protection.

Monday, November 24th, 2008

Designed for SMBs with 10-100 employees, Hosted CanIt® supports per-user and per-group anti-spam settings and quarantines. It is accessed via intuitive end-user interface and offers graphical reporting tools as well as…

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