Mar 04
Spam analysis-and-opinion, Anti Virus, business, copyright, entertainment, hardware, networks, physics, privacy, related-stories, science, security, software, Spam, sponsored-links, Spyware, storage, whitepapers, wireless
We don’t need no stinking exploits
Security penetration testers Mike Bailey and Mike Murray rely plenty on attacks that exploit weaknesses in websites and servers, but their approach is better summed up by the famous phrase “There’s a sucker born every minute.”…
Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work
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Hacking human gullibility with social penetration
Mar 02
Spam analysis-and-opinion, Anti Virus, business, entertainment, hardware, networks, Phishing, physics, privacy, related-stories, science, security, software, Spam, sponsored-links, Spyware, storage, whitepapers, wireless
Hive minds vs bot herders
Innovations in botnet technology threaten the usefulness of honeypots, one of the main ways to study how bot herders control networks of zombie PCs.…
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Zombie tactics threaten to poison honeypots
Feb 25
Spam analysis-and-opinion, Anti Virus, business, copyright, crime, entertainment, hardware, networks, Phishing, privacy, science, security, software, Spam, sponsored-links, Spyware, storage, whitepapers, wireless
Black hats pee in the pool again
Supposed footage of Wednesday’s fatal Sea World killer whale attack in Florida actually points at sites distributing scareware.…
Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work
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Scareware scams ride the back of killer whale tragedy
Jan 13
Spam analysis-and-opinion, Anti Virus, business, entertainment, feeds, hardware, networks, physics, privacy, related-stories, science, security, software, Spam, sponsored-links, Spyware, storage, whitepapers, wireless
Venerable magazine to adopt less suggestive title
Venerable Canadian publication The Beaver has been obliged to change its name after prudish spam filters objected to its suggestive title.…
The power of collaboration within unified communications
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Spam filters stuff Canadian Beaver
Dec 17
Spam analysis-and-opinion, Anti Virus, business, entertainment, feeds, hardware, made-of-win, networks, Phishing, privacy, related-stories, science, security, software, Spam, Spyware, storage, whitepapers, wireless
Alleged anti-social behaviour provokes lawsuit
Facebook has launched lawsuits against a trio of alleged high profile hijackers and spammers.…
Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work
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Facebook sues social network spammers
Dec 15
Spam analysis-and-opinion, Anti Virus, business, entertainment, feeds, hardware, made-of-win, networks, Phishing, privacy, related-stories, science, security, software, Spam, Spyware, storage, whitepapers, wireless
Busy bees reveal a hive of junk mail activity
Stats from the one billion spam messages blocked by Project Honey Pot over the last five years provide an insight into junk mail trends and spamming practices.…
Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work
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Honeynet research lifts the lid on spam trends
Dec 08
Spam analysis-and-opinion, Anti Virus, business, copyright, entertainment, feeds, hardware, made-of-win, networks, Phishing, privacy, science, security, software, Spam, Spyware, storage, whitepapers, wireless
Future rogue ISP takedowns unlikely to bring relief
Cybercrooks have adapted to the takedown of rogue ISPs by building more resilient botnets.…
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Ruggedised botnets pushing out even more spam
Nov 06
Spam analysis-and-opinion, Anti Virus, business, copyright, entertainment, hardware, networks, Phishing, physics, privacy, related-stories, science, security, software, Spam, Spyware, storage, whitepapers, wireless
GFI confirms purchase of reputation service
GFI Software has confirmed the purchase of sometimes controversial spam blocklist provider SORBS for a reported $451,000.…
The power of collaboration within unified communications
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Controversial email blocklist SORBS sold
Sep 07
Spam analysis-and-opinion, Anti Virus, business, copyright, entertainment, feeds, hardware, networks, privacy, related-stories, science, security, software, Spam, sponsored-links, Spyware, storage, whitepapers, wireless
Spam-friendly malware spanks Scoble blog
Hackers are exploiting older installations of WordPress to distribute blog comment spam and disguise links to malware-contaminated sites.…
Case Study: WhatsUp keeps Legoland turnstyles ringing
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Worm wiggles through weary WordPress
Sep 03
Spam analysis-and-opinion, Anti Virus, business, copyright, crime, entertainment, feeds, hardware, networks, physics, privacy, science, security, software, Spam, Spyware, storage, whitepapers, wireless
McAfee spanks all comers in early tests
McAfee has claimed the crown in a run-off of anti-spam products organised by Virus Bulletin, the independent security certification body.…
Web threats: Why conventional protection doesn’t work
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Anti-spam smackdown finds best junk filter
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