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What's next after SpamWaves, WavePorn?

That's really bad news.That's really bad news. That tells me they did NOT do anything fundamentally to fix the spam problem.Which we've known is a problem for a long time.Part of re-architecting the way we collaborate [b]should[/b] include solving the spam problem.If we don't solve that problem, we're left with...

Tags: Google Inc., WavePorn, SpamWaves, spam problem

Discussion threads 2009-10-20

More proof that the spammers are winning and how the e-mail system needs a rewrite

Yesterday, I wrote my once-every-five years rant on spam. The basic premise is that we've been sold an incredibly rotten bill of goods by everyone who says they have the solution to the problem. They've been saying this for close to a decade. If so many of...

Tags: Anti-spam, Spammer, E-mail, Ironport Systems Inc., Spam Problem, David Berlind

Blog posts 2007-09-18

How Expedia is fooling itself, its customers, and the FTC that its spam isn't spam. But it is

How Expedia is fooling itself, its customers, and the FTC that its spam isn't spam. But it isSPAM by any other name is still SPAM! ntntSo what?At least it's from a company that you already have a relationship with. As long as they aren't selling my information to others...

Tags: Cyberthreats, FTC, spam problem, Expedia Inc., spam

Discussion threads 2007-03-30

'Tis the season to send spam

'Tis the season to send spamTime to revisit a famous Bill Gates quote:"Spam will be a thing of the past in two years' time."BBC News (24 January 2004)http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/3426367.stmPriceless from the oracle;-)Need 'Smart Users' to stop Spam.As long as the existence of users with low intelligence prevail, [i]some[/i] of the spam...

Tags: Cyberthreats, communist ideology, spam problem, spam, spammer, e-mail

Discussion threads 2006-11-20

The Spam Problem Solved: Bechtel Corporation Case Study

This webcast reviews the growing spam problem and current techniques to combat it. The webcast details a study of Bechtel's pervasive spam problem and steps taken to solve it. This webcast also focuses on results of an enterprise-wide anti-spam rollout resulting in a decrease in unsolicited emails and IT hours...

Tags: Webcast, Spam Problem, Spam, Security, Viruses And Worms, Spam And Phishing

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AntiSpam Sniper Pro 3.3 (Windows)

Keep your e-mail clean and safe! E-mail has become an indispensable system of communication for the average man not to mention its importance in the business area. However, where there's a light there's also a switch - the high percentage of spam over the last years has sometimes made e-mail...

Tags: Anti-spam, Microsoft Windows, Best Security Tips, AntiSpam Sniper Pro, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing

Software downloads 2009-11-18

Bing 2.0 debuts

Bing Image SearchSpeaking of Bing, I recently did some Bing Image Searches, and found that they produced better results than Google Image Searches.Just keeps getting better.I don't know how anyone using Bing could find anything to complain about. In fact all the complaints I do see come from people...

Tags: SEARCH, Bing, Google Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

What's up with the rabbit penis, doc?

Could it apply to......brain and spinal cord injuries? Damaged hearts, lungs or kidneys/livers? A new finger/arm would be nice for amputees etc, but the above are far more debilitating and the victims in greater need of organ regeneration.InterestingBesides the obvious medical benefits from growing new tissue and organs, another thought...

Tags: Food & Beverage, High Blood Pressure, rabbit, organ

Discussion threads 2009-11-10

Microsoft refreshes Bing for touch phone users

but...nobody's 'touching' bing!No luck with bing for M$....even after they bribed people with cash back!Strategery"FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS!!??!!?? FULLY SUBSIDIZED WITH A PLAN! That is the most expensive phone in the world, and it doesn't appeal to business customers because it doesn't have a keyboard!"But, we'll create a customized version of...

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, Bing, touch phone user, phone, phone user, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Facebook beats the 'spam king'

Good luck collecting that judgment award. ntntRE: Facebook beats the 'spam king'Ive always wondered why governments/courts don't do more on tackling spam. Surely regardless of where they are based, some pressure can be exerted by the government, onto local governments, if they don't comply, limit/block the whole countries internet...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Government, INTERNET, Text messaging/SMS/MMS, e-mail, Facebook, spam king, spam

Discussion threads 2009-10-30

Needles and haystacks: Balancing precision and recall

Attivio's Sid Probstein says for traditional search, the conventional model is to return many results to get high recall; somewhere in there are the right answers. But what if you want a more precise answer? Commentary - These terms are bandied about in most every...

Tags: Recall, Pregnancy, Attivio, Spam Email, E-mail, Cyberthreats, Spam, Online Communications, Security, Spam And Phishing, search, Sid Probstein Attivio, Special to ZDNet, Sid Probstein Attivio, Special to ZDNet

News items 2009-10-29

Facebook password-reset spam is Bredolab botnet attack

For haven sake ...Could we be a little bit more specific."...password-reset messages to trick PC users into downloading a dangerous piece of malware."Do "PC" means Windows? I'm guessing because I see the words "PC" and "malware" in the same sentence, oh, and your screen shot is Windows. ...

Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Spyware, Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, Operating systems, Facebook, trojan horse, malware, operating system, Microsoft Windows, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-10-27

Email Overload Syndrome: Too much in too many places

Dump it all into Gmail sarcasmDump it all into Gmail.Then their magical search engine will not only index the words in the email, but every word you are thinking currently so you can search for that too, even if it doesn't appear in the email.In addition, it will conveniently via...

Tags: E-mail providers, e-mail, FastMail

Discussion threads 2009-10-23

Gaping security hole in Time Warner cable routers

how about telling us how to fix it?Can the customer log into their own router and change the vulnerable settings? Please advise.Patetic simply pateticThis is a worst case scenario... Time Warner is guilty of having used the same Admin Name/Password on all their routers and from what I read on...

Tags: Routers & switches, Modems, Network technology, NETWORKING, SMC8014, Model Number, Time Warner Cable Inc., router, modem, Time Warner Inc., Comcast Corp., security

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Microsoft to fix Bing spam bug

MS hauls in exploits ...Nothing but bad things stem from using anythingrelated to this company.Write news stories on all the bugs I'll fix toadyplease!You will fix toady?Oh is that like Toadstool from the Super Mario Bros. game?RE: Microsoft to fix Bing spam bug No problem, Microsoft is aware and will...

Tags: Microsoft Corp., spam bug, Bing

Discussion threads 2009-10-22

Fake 'Conficker.B Infection Alert' spam campaign drops scareware

Not much they can do.Not much they can do.Email was never designed for security, and it's HARD getting everybody on the same page with a solution that works, because basically every solution we know of pretty much requires everybody to use it. But, unfortunately, it's difficult convincing people running email...

Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, Spam, Microsoft Corp., Conficker.B Infection Alert, spam campaign, sample message, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, Microsoft Windows

Discussion threads 2009-10-19

DROID aims to make Apple iAnnoyed

i ilove itintWhat a dumb adAnybody who would think that this ad is a good way of advertising a product is a total idiot.So instead of hyping the features of your product, you advertise the don'ts for another product? If anything, you are telling people that the other product is...

Tags: Smart phones, advertisement, Apple iPhone, Droid, Apple iAnnoyed, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-10-18

The really inconvenient truth: real price of our energy

A different take"Economics and business have a notoriously short-sighted, narrow-minded set of considerations. Haven?t we just re-learned that ancient lesson from the hedge funder corruption and the phoney mortgage miasma?"What lesson did you learn? Did these markets fail or did government intervention in market operations corrupted them? Why are tax...

Tags: Inconvenient Truth

Discussion threads 2009-10-17

Internet Firechrome Safari: A browsing identity crisis

Chrome + Extensions = ^_^I am glad this article was written. I managed to rid myself of Internet Explorer 9 months ago, and haven't needed it since. My college campus has firefox pre-loaded onto every machine, and with Windows 7 "udpates" being handled within explorer instead of the IE browser,...

Tags: Web browsers, Internet, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chrome, Web browser

Discussion threads 2009-10-15

TechGuard keeps spam and botnets at bay with one-click, enterprise-level security for SMBs, SOHOs

One of the most difficult things for a small or medium business to do is set up a security scheme that's effective, affordable and intelligible to the average employee. Chesterfield, Mo. and Baltimore, Md.-based TechGuard is attempting to address that problem by bringing its enterprise and government-level...

Tags: Security, Firewall, Network, SOHO, Small And Medium Business, TechGuard, SM, Smb/Sme, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-10-13