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Article | 9/03/2011 PDF files most trusted...and most targeted
PDF files are one of the most common, and most trusted document formats out there. However, that trust, combined with the cross-platform use of PDFs m...
Article | 19/01/2011 ClamAV promises free antivirus app for businesses
Most of us don't like paying for antivirus (AV) software, but at least home users can rely on one of the free options, such as Microsoft Security Esse...
Article | 8/01/2011 Text message of 'death' threatens smartphone security
Security researchers have shown that carefully crafted text messages sent to cell phones via short message service (SMS) can cause them to shutdown wi...
Article | 17/07/2009 Microsoft sues mobile ringtone company for phishing, spam
Microsoft has sued a Hong Kong seller of mobile ringtones, saying the company used phishing techniques to flood Microsoft Live Messenger users with sp...
Article | 27/06/2009 China remains spam haven due to 'bulletproof' hosting
An overwhelming majority of Web sites promoted through spam are hosted in China at service providers that many times choose to ignore complaints and a...
Article | 24/06/2009 Cloudmark security suite addresses growing SMS spam
As mobile users are more frequently pestered by SMS spam, one security vendor is applying its experience in stopping e-mail spam for mobile networks.
Article | 17/04/2009 If Spam Equals Tons of CO2 What's the Carbon Footprint of Cyber Porn?
A McAfee study estimates 62 trillion spam e-mails equal 33 billion kilowatt hours of electricity or about as much carbon as 3.1 million cars consuming...
Article | 17/02/2009 9 Dirty Tricks: Social Engineers' Favourite Pick-Up Lines
What the average guy might call a con is known in the security world as social engineering. Social engineering is the criminal art of scamming a perso...
Article | 28/11/2008 Spam is silenced, but where are the feds?
On October 14, the US Federal Trade Commission, with help from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and New Zealand police, announced that it had sh...
Article | 15/10/2008 Will the real spam king please stand up?
As more and more spammers are arrested, prosecuted, and sued under state and federal antispam statutes, there's one thing you can count on: Someone so...
Article | 7/10/2008 Famous last words about spam
What Gates, McCain and others have said about those pesky, unwanted e-mails.
Article | 7/10/2008 Spammers in the slammer
A compilation of the most notorious convicted spammers

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