spam in comment and analysis
The Weekly Round-Up: 04.07.08
Round-Up And apparently a lot of the spam (18 per cent) was quite racy. The 50 participants received more than 2,000 spam emails each over 30 days with UK users the fifth most targeted. About 23 per cent of the global spam went to the UK users. [04 Jul 2008]
Cloud computing: Silver lining…
Comment Others are services to the IT department such as email spam-filtering, for example. Since so many people are talking about cloud computing, it really wouldn't hurt to know what it is. Step forward David Tebbutt of Freeform Dynamics with some answers. [09 May 2008]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Tighten content security
Comment With the problem of spam in check rather than cured, focus has shifted to data leaks. These specialist solutions identified and eliminated spam but also targeted its sources and cut them off. Before spam became a big problem, there were still... [02 May 2008]
Are we losing the security war?
Comment Back in the distant past of 2003 the threats were different - viruses, spam, hackers, SQL Slammer and so on. Now security experts admit traditional approaches can't keep pace with the growth in malware. [29 Apr 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment Companies have been developing their security counter-measures to deal with the more common, asymmetric mass attacks launched through spam, phishing, botnets, denial of service and all manner of other exploits. [27 Feb 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Laptop losses, mobile ads, gas-guzzler charge, Vista backtrack…
Comment And it will only be a matter of time before we get overwhelmed with spam from an even less-wanted source. What's got silicon.com readers reaching for their keyboards this week? Reader Comments of the Week showcases how our users are responding to... [21 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: Digital cold turkey, Himalayan style
Comment I was even (almost) pleased to see the mountain of spam waiting for me when I got back to the office. I've often talked about going digital cold-turkey, dumping the gadgets, the laptop and the broadband, and finding out how long I could cope before... [10 Jan 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Data security... e-learning a bit of a bore?... ID cards debate... skip vista?
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Steve Ranger flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ Peter Cochrane's Blog: Wireless jammers galore ¦ Filtering's ding-dong fight with malicious spam ¦ Photos: Satellite mapping through clouds e... [13 Dec 2007]
Filtering's ding-dong fight with malicious spam
Comment Attempts by governments and police to stop spam at its source have proved futile. But as the threat has evolved, so have the filtering techniques that help ensure spam never reaches the user, as Anthony Plewes reports. [10 Dec 2007]
Malware: From bedroom to boardroom
Comment Instead of deleting files, it contained an email engine and turned over access of the infected machine to gangs who could use it to send spam. Unlike malware that came before, Sobig was all about spam. [19 Nov 2007]
Where's the real web 2.0?
Comment So we may end up finding it even harder to sort healthy wheat from diseased chaff with an overload of spam feedback, endorsements and recommendations. Rob Bamforth hunts for technological approaches that might truly be worthy of the name. [18 Oct 2007]
Kim Cameron
AS Profile As ID and access guru at the software giant, Cameron has driven the development of systems such as the Active Directory, which helps users identify fraudulent activity to combat spam and phishing. Kim Cameron is the only Microsoft name to appear on... [12 Oct 2007]
Luis von Ahn
AS Profile It is used to prevent bots setting up large accounts to send spam - and these days around 60 million Captchas are solved by humans around the world every day. Described as a "real guy to watch" by one of the panel, Luis Von Ahn is one of the people... [12 Oct 2007]
Dear silicon.com... modern malware, Vista sales, Bluetooth ads...
Comment Most come in attached to spam. The promotional messages also encourage recipients to go inside the branch for more information.personally after I'd received a few of these unsolicited spam messages I'd be more tempted to throw a brick through the... [04 Oct 2007]
Dear silicon.com... young and old, clueless managers, life without Facebook
Comment Editor's choice silicon.com editor Tony Hallett flags up his picks on the site this week.¦ CIO Essentials: Email stress, spam threats and "broken" IT.¦ Video: How to stop your best staff leaving ¦ From CIO to Consultant: Where did all... [23 Aug 2007]
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