spammers http://www.itworld.com/spammers xx Spam spoofs e-mail client http://www.itworld.com/security/75388/spam-spoofs-e-mail-client Summer appears to be the time of year when spammers get creative. http://www.itworld.com/security/75388/spam-spoofs-e-mail-client#comments Internet Security News spam spammers summer Mon, 24 Aug 2009 08:38:39 -0400 CaraGarretson 75388 at http://www.itworld.com Canada lacks anti-spam legislation, plays catch-up http://www.itworld.com/security/63968/canada-plays-catch-maybe Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States. Which of these G8 countries is the odd one out? Well, I suppose that each of them is in some way, but Canada is unique among the G8 nations for not having any form of anti-spam legislation. Surprising, eh? http://www.itworld.com/security/63968/canada-plays-catch-maybe#comments IT management/strategy Security Feature anti spam anti spam legislation spam spammers Tue, 10 Mar 2009 07:30:37 -0400 gzammit 63968 at http://www.itworld.com The last line of defense against spam http://www.itworld.com/security/61827/last-line-defense-against-spam Many organisations that implement an email anti-spam solution will apply a multi-layered approach. They will implement a system that includes content filtering, IP block lists, quarantine of suspected spam items, Bayesian detection, and other important features. http://www.itworld.com/security/61827/last-line-defense-against-spam#comments Security Feature anti spam fighting spam spammers Mon, 02 Feb 2009 04:47:00 -0500 gzammit 61827 at http://www.itworld.com SOHO businesses beware of 419 scam http://www.itworld.com/security/61462/soho-businesses-beware-419-scam Spam comes in all shapes and sizes. Besides the traditional email spam, spammers target forums, blogs, and now, for the first time I’ve seen them targeting Web 2.0 B2B sites with a variation of the old Nigerian 419 scam, this one involving advanced fee fraud. Small businesses and one-man shops should take note and beware of this activity. http://www.itworld.com/security/61462/soho-businesses-beware-419-scam#comments Security Feature business spam email security security spammers Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:01:21 -0500 gzammit 61462 at http://www.itworld.com AT&T accused of spamming its own customers http://www.itworld.com/security/60928/att-accused-spamming-its-own-customers AT&T appears to have made a monumental blunder. Over the past week they sent text messages to most of their customers. The messages were ads for American Idol, and urged customers to watch the season premiere. The backlash has been considerable as angry users accused the company of spamming them. Many used Twitter to express their annoyance. http://www.itworld.com/security/60928/att-accused-spamming-its-own-customers#comments Security News antispam AT&T phishing scam spam spammers Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:33:36 -0500 gzammit 60928 at http://www.itworld.com