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'Highest' phishing rate to date
News June marked increased malware attacks and record number of phishing attacks on Web, according to Fortinet's online threat report for June.
Tags: Spam and phishing, PC security, Security Management, Phishing, Fortinet Inc., Malware, Singapore, Anti-spam, e-mail, Symantec Corp.
India's SMBs to spend US$289M on security
News Indian small and midsize companies are increasingly proactive toward information security management, reveals a new study.
Tags: Security, PC security, Data security, Network security, Security Management, India, Information Security, Midsize Business, Small And Medium Business, intrusion detection
Spammers tap Google's Picasa, Adobe Flash
News New techniques such as using images hosted by Picasa Web Albums and Flash-based site redirection showed up in August, new security report shows.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Spam filtering, Security Management, Malware, MessageLabs Ltd., Security, Google Inc., Google Picasa, Spammer, Mark Sunner
UK urged to coordinate with EU allies on spam
News The United Kingdom and other member countries need to make a concerted effort to crack down on spam and spyware, according to the European Commission.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Hacking, Commission, Malware, Romania, European Commission, U.K., Telecommunications, Spam, European Union
Norton adds behavioral engine Quorum for 2010
News Symantec believes program behavior is the future of security and includes a behavioral engine dubbed Quorum in its 2010 Norton lineup.
Tags: Authentication and encryption, Business security, Norton Co., Malware, Security, Norton Internet Security, Internet Security, antivirus, Symantec Norton AntiVirus, Anti-spam
Spam reduced following Pricewert shutdown
News Botnets appear to have suffered a big blow with the shutdown of Pricewert, resulting in the reduction of spam activities by 15 percent globally.
Tags: Spam and phishing, MessageLabs Ltd., Spam, Spammer, FTC, Internet Service, Anti-spam, Internet User, Symantec Corp., Internet Service Provider
Postini: Google's take on e-mail security
News Search giant's e-mail security unit uses globally distributed automated systems and Zero-Hour software to keep spam and viruses out of inboxes.
Tags: Network security, International governments, Spam filtering, Message, Google Inc., Spam, Database, e-mail security, Humans, Anti-spam
US spammer hit with 30-month prison sentence
News A New York man receives 30-month prison sentence for sending nearly 1.3 million spam e-mail messages to AOL subscribers.
Tags: Spam, Spam and phishing, Legal, Corporate law, Security, Junk E-mail, America Online Inc., Spammer, Server, Anti-spam
Trend Micro rails against standalone antivirus apps
News The company's top malware expert has criticized standalone antivirus applications for creating a false sense of security, but says Trend Micro still sells them due to customer demand.
Tags: Antivirus software, Malware, Security, Scanner, Trend Micro Inc., Antivirus Application, antivirus, phone, Anti-spam, Symantec Corp.
Eset Smart Security 3
Product Reviews Eset Smart Security 3
Tags: Eset, Security, personal firewall, antivirus, Like NOD32, Anti-spam, performance, Internet security, Internet, Web
Facebook awarded US$873M in spam case
News In largest judgment in history of the U.S. Can-Spam Act, Canadian man is ordered to pay the company US$873 million for allegedly spamming Facebook users.
Tags: Spam filtering, Lawsuits, MySpace, Anti-spam, social networking, e-mail, spam message, Facebook, CAN-SPAM Act, marketing
Twitter steps up its antispam moves
News Microblogging service posts a position for a spam engineer and tweaks the handling of suspended accounts as it suffers from an outbreak of spam.
Tags: Web 2.0, Web logs, Twitter, Security, Spam, Anti-spam, research director, e-mail company, job posting, job
UK sees sharp rise in spam
News Recent figures show spam has quadrupled over the past three months, with increased broadband availability blamed as the primary cause.
Tags: Spam and phishing, Security, Spam, E-mail Message, Anti-spam, Internet User, e-mail, software, U.K., bank
Google Sites exploited to bypass spam filters
News Junk e-mailers are using Google Sites to create Web pages that can help spam get around corporate filters, according to MessageLabs.
Tags: Security, Spam and phishing, MessageLabs Ltd., Google Inc., Spam, Mark Sunner, Anti-spam, CAPTCHA, Google Page Creator, malicious web site
Cyberattack alert service helps Aussies Stay Smart
News The new service for small business and home users aims to help Australians protect themselves from attacks in cyberspace.
Tags: Data security, Network security, Security Management, Security, Australia, Small Business, Service, antivirus, Anti-spam, Internet User
