http://www.itworld.com/virus-attacks xx http://www.itworld.com/security/57608/protecting-your-network-against-email-threats The widespread use of email has provided hackers and crackers with an easy way to distribute harmful content to the internal network. Hackers can easily circumvent the protection offered by a firewall by tunneling through the email protocol, since it does not analyze email content. http://www.itworld.com/security/57608/protecting-your-network-against-email-threats#comments Security Feature anti virus email security email threats network security virus attacks Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:58:18 -0500 gillykramer 57608 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/56619/virus-cracks-open-email-scam This story is near and dear to me. One day I went into a frenzy, because a good friend sent me an email that she was stranded in Ghana and needed me to send her some money. She never mentioned she was going to Ghana. I was taken off guard at first, because I had a couple of other friends who had gone to Ghana to work, about the same time. http://www.itworld.com/security/56619/virus-cracks-open-email-scam#comments Security Feature email security scam virus virus attacks Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:13:33 -0400 gzammit 56619 at http://www.itworld.com http://www.itworld.com/security/55986/malware-laden-spam-rise-again Security experts are reporting that malware laden spam is on the increase. The malware is either delivered via .zip or .rar attachments or by directing the recipient to a compromised website via a link. Another method rising in popularity is the embedding of malicious code into the source code of the message. http://www.itworld.com/security/55986/malware-laden-spam-rise-again#comments Security News anti spam fighting spam malware spam virus attacks Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:18:59 -0400 gzammit 55986 at http://www.itworld.com