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Microsoft takes aim at alleged IM spammers and phishers
News Microsoft is bringing out the big guns to combat instant message spam - known as spim - and phishing attacks done to users of its Live Messenger network. The software giant filed a civil lawsuit Thursday in King County... [17 Jul 2009]
Content Based SMS Spam Filtering
White Paper Other related forms of spam are increasingly revealing as a problem of importance, specially the Spam on Instant Messaging services (the so called SPIM), and Short Message Service (SMS) or mobile spam. [01 Jul 2009]
Web 2.0 Security in the Spotlight
White Paper Left uncontrolled, Web browsing and Web 2.0 applications create security and compliance vulnerabilities for the organization such as: Malware infection (viruses, worms, spyware, rootkits, and more) and SpIM (Spam over... [01 Jul 2009]
Spam and SPIM: A Growing Threat to Messaging Systems
White Paper In addition to SPAM, SPIM also poses a significant threat to the organization. SPIM allows SPAM to be sent into the network through the employee's IM accounts. The attendee of this webcast will learn how... [01 May 2008]
Symantec Security Response: Top Five Instant Messaging Security Risks for 2006
White Paper As one of the most successful and widely deployed applications on the Internet, IM has increasingly become the target for attackers to propagate IM-borne viruses, worms, Spam over IM (SPIM), malware, and phishing attacks. [01 Mar 2008]
Britain's Open University Switches to FaceTime for Instant Messaging Management
White Paper As a solution OU chose FaceTime's IMAuditor, which provides virus, worm and SPIM protection through pattern-matching rules. The Open University (OU) was the world's first successful distance teaching university. [16 Jun 2007]
VoIP threats to watch out for
Comment Spammers are already targeting users of all IM systems with spim (spam over instant messaging) and the fact many accounts include demographic information such as user location or age helps them target users. [09 Mar 2007]
10 things you should know about fighting spam
White Paper IM spam (spim) is on the rise. Understanding a few key facts about how spam fits into the IT landscape will help you marshal the necessary resources to combat it. This list offers a look at a selection of interesting... [18 May 2006]
Radioactive: Is mobile IM bad for business?
Comment Spim - spam over instant messaging - is becoming problematic. Considering that it will be free to receive instant messages on mobile devices, it's hard to see the spim problem not spreading out of the... [21 Feb 2006]
IM targeted by increased attacks
News IMLogic reported more than 30 new threats have emerged since 1 January, 2005 that target IM users, including viruses, worms, and spam over IM — often referred to as spim. Reports of malware, spam and hacking attacks over... [10 Mar 2005]
US man arrested for spim
News A US teenager has become the first person to be arrested for the sending of unsolicited instant messages - or spim. Experts have warned in recent years that spim will be the next area of development for... [21 Feb 2005]
Viruses and spam won't halt IM use
News He added that IM spam, or 'spim', is a growing problem but insists neither threat undermines the potential of IM to streamline business processes and improve internal communication. Despite a growing number of IM-borne... [17 Nov 2004]
Man loses job thanks to IM virus
News The Radicati Group recently predicted that instant-messaging spam, dubbed 'spim', will increase dramatically during the next year. This increase in spim could result in an increased risk of security... [30 Jun 2004]
User group to tackle IM in the workplace
News Topics covered will include security, compliance and "spim" - IM spam. An instant messaging (IM) focus group for users has been launched to tackle the problems of security and interoperability for enterprise IM. [17 Jun 2004]
Spam not a problem in workplace, say staff
News IT managers also expect instant messaging (IM) spam, or "spim," to be a growing problem that they will have to deal with in the future. The majority of IT managers, 76.4 per cent, do not regard spim as... [16 Jun 2004]
