Technology - Spam
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TechWeb - Postini blocked 25 billion spam messages aimed at 36,000 clients in December, an increase of 144% over the same month in 2005.
Read Spam Sets Record, Accounts For 94% Of E-mail (TechWeb) (Links)
PC Magazine - Cisco Systems Inc. said on Thursday it will buy e-mail and Web security firm IronPort Systems Inc. for $830 million to tap growing demand for anti-virus and anti-spam software.
Read Cisco to Buy Web Security Firm IronPort (PC Magazine) (Links)
Cisco to buy Web security firm IronPort
(Reuters)
Reuters - Top U.S. network equipment maker Cisco Systems Inc. said on Thursday it will buy e-mail and Web security firm IronPort Systems Inc. for $830 million to tap growing demand for anti-virus and anti-spam software.
Read Cisco to buy Web security firm IronPort (Reuters) (Links)
PC Magazine - The networking giant pays $830 million for IronPort to add e-mail filtering and anti-spam technology to its growing array of security products.
Read Cisco Buys E-mail Security Specialist IronPort (PC Magazine) (Links)
NewsFactor - Google has quickly fixed a flaw that reportedly exposed the contact lists of Gmail users to spammers, giving them, at least in theory, a new source of e-mail addresses for hawking their wares.
Read Google Patches Gmail Spammer Bug (NewsFactor) (Links)
TechWeb - Security experts warn against opening New Year-related messages to ward off this fast-moving worm, which disables Windows firewall and several security programs.
Read Hackers Spam 'Happy New Year' Worm (TechWeb) (Links)
TechWeb - Nearing its third anniversary, the law hasn't slowed the rising tide of junk e-mail, says spam researcher.
Read Can-Spam Law 'Big Disappointment' (TechWeb) (Links)
NewsFactor - An explosion of spam has security vendors salivating over potential sales of filtering products this coming year, with levels of the insidious mail clogging inboxes expected to grow at unprecedented levels.
Read Spam Slams Internet at Record Levels (NewsFactor) (Links)
TechWeb - On average, spam accounted for 87% of e-mail traffic this year, a 30% increase over a year ago.
Read 2006 Declared Year Of The Zombies (TechWeb) (Links)
AP - The Open Relay Database, a tool e-mail service providers used for years to help curb the spread of spam, is ceasing operations, a death partly attributable to its own success. It was 5.
Read Anti-spam tool ceases as spammers evolve (AP) (Links)
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