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Comcast, BitTorrent and spam spam spam: Comcast, BitTorrent and spam spam spamFYIThe link is to an Associated Press story verifying the existance of the BitTorrent filter on the Comcast network. The test was done by sending out The Bible via BitTorrent -- it's only a 4.24 Mb file.Complete story athttp://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071019/ap_on_hi_te/comcast_data_discrimination_testsAP tests Comcast's file-sharing filter[url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071019/ap_on_hi_te/comcast_data_discrimination_tests]FYI[/url]RE: Comcast, BitTorrent...; Tags: cyberthreats, internet, peer to peer (p2p), bittorrent, comcast corp., spam, spam spam spam, openpgp; Discussion threads 2007-10-20
Politicians form transatlantic spam alliance: Politicians form transatlantic spam allianceJust one question:Is "Sir" Bill Gates going to chair the meetings?;)SpamSpam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Eggs, Sausage and Spam.Message has been deleted."Sir" BillThat would be typical, wouldn't it. I am curious as to what they think they are going to do about...; Tags: spam, spam alliance, spam spam spam; Discussion threads 2005-03-25

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Expert: SOA vulnerable to DNS security flaw, too: This just in from the Black Hat security confab currently taking place in Las Vegas: Dan Kaminsky, a well-known IT security researcher, disclosed his findings around the Domain Name Server flaw or DNS cache poisoning vulnerability, and where it can bite. Tim Wilson of Dark Reading reported on Kaminsky's presentation,...; Tags: security, dns, server, soa, flaw, domain names, service-oriented architecture (soa), networking, internet, web services, enterprise software, software, joe mckendrick; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Fake CNN news items malware campaign spreading rapidly: A currently active malware campaign taking advantage of a known social engineering tactic, namely, to entice the spammed user into clicking on a site with a fake news item in order to trick them into installing a fake Flash player (flashupdate.exe; get_flash_update.exe and watchmovie.mpg.exe), was massively spammed last night, with...; Tags: malware, social engineering, cnn, spyware, adware & malware, cyberthreats, e-mail, viruses and worms, security, online communications, dancho danchev; Blog posts 2008-08-06
Spammers using Google Sites to bypass filters: Spammers using Google Sites to bypass filtersRE: Spammers using Google Sites to bypass filtersSpammers are increasingly getting more sophisticated in their attacks. Even spam mails are getting more and more dificult to decipher now adays. It seems the guys are stepping up their attacks verey time we think we have...; Tags: spam, spammer, google inc., google sites, e-mail, pgp corp.; Discussion threads 2008-08-05

Spammers using Google Sites to bypass filters: Junk emailers are using Google Sites to create web pages that can help spam get around corporate filters, according to MessageLabs Spammers have added Google Sites to the arsenal of online tools used to get around junk-email filters, according to a study published on Tuesday by messaging...; Tags: google inc., spammer, messagelabs ltd., cyberthreats, security, spam and phishing, matthew broersma zdnet.co.uk, spam, worms, malware, google, securuty, google sites; News items 2008-08-05
FCC's Comcast ruling: Not unreasonable: FCC's Comcast ruling: Not unreasonableSome bandwidth management neededAlthough totally blocking content is wrong, even though some of it is probably illegal content. The IP is not trying to police content but rather provide a equal experience for all of its customers with a limited amount of bandwidth. Maybe, broadband providers...; Tags: federal government, comcast corp., fcc; Discussion threads 2008-08-04
Global Best Practices in Email Security, Privacy and Compliance: A new generation of email security solutions is needed to meet the challenges of growing message traffic, rapidly-evolving security threats and increasingly complex data protection and privacy regulations worldwide. Securing inbound email - while challenging enough - is less difficult than maintaining compliance with the complex, overlapping...; Tags: financial, compliance, e-mail security, privacy, regulation, proofpoint inc., best practice, e-mail, cyberthreats, online communications, security; White papers 2008-08-04
Rise of the 'legit' malware sites: About 75 percent of all Web sites serving up malicious code are legitimate sites that have been hacked/compromised, according to a new report from WebSense. This number validates statistics from ScanSafe showing a dramatic rise in 'good' sites being being used as a conduit for drive-by malware...; Tags: web, vulnerability, websense inc., malware, spam, attack, cyberthreats, spyware, adware & malware, channel management, security, viruses and worms, marketing, ryan naraine; Blog posts 2008-08-01
MailPlane (dmg): Acting as a site specific web browser for Google's Gmail, Mailplane is a full fledged Mail client for the Mac Desktop. It fully integrates the Gmail web interface into the Mac experience, offering you the best of both worlds. And since Mailplane doesn't change the way Gmail works, its unique...; Tags: google gmail, mailplaneapp, mailplane, e-mail providers, cloud computing, internet; Software downloads 2008-08-01
CSRF vulnerability allows Twitter 'follow' abuse: Last week, TechCrunch's Jason Kincaid wrote about an obvious Twitter vulnerability that allowed a user called "johng77536" to game the popular micro-blogging service to add thousands of followers subscribers in a short period of time. The "johng77536" account has since been disabled but a security researcher tracking...; Tags: vulnerability, twitter, aviv raff, security, ryan naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-31
FBI warns of new Storm worm variant: FBI warns of new Storm worm variantMessage has been deleted.RE: FBI warns of new Storm worm variantThis is a perfect example of a target attack on a very large scale. It seems this is now the new direction for phishing attacks and links to malware. Even the tecgh-savvy would have...; Tags: federal government, productivity, cyberthreats, spam, viruses and worms, security, mike cox, new storm worm variant, receivernet, storm worm variant, fbi, storm worm, technique; Discussion threads 2008-07-31
FBI warns of new Storm worm variant: The email uses the phrase 'FBI vs. Facebook' in its subject line and contains a link to view an article about the FBI and Facebook. On Wednesday, the FBI and its partner, the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), warned against a new email campaign being used by the creators...; Tags: facebook, fbi, federal government, e-mail, government, online communications, robert vamosi, bots, storm worm, malware, security, spam; News items 2008-07-31
Software602 Groupware Server (exe): Software602 Groupware Server is a secure messaging and Web collaboration server that contains SMTP/IMAP/POP3/LDAP services, corporate Instant Messaging XMPP with searchable SQL based archive, Web client along with integrated BitDefender anti-virus and real-time Commtouch RPD anti-spam protection. The included Web client integrates e-mail, RSS feeds, public folders, contacts vCard, tasks,...; Tags: anti-spam, web client, software602, software602 groupware server, outlook connector, microsoft outlook, e-mail, rss, groupware, spam, viruses and worms, security, microsoft office, office suites, software, online communications, internet, enterprise software, spam and phishing; Software downloads 2008-07-28
News to know: 'Spam king' dead; Microsoft's cloud; Dell;: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide CBS Denver Video: 'Spam King' Inmate Dies Along With Wife, Daughter Mary Jo Foley: Ozzie foreshadows 'Zurich,' Microsoft's elastic cloud Microsoft to get more 'Apple-like' in PC,...; Tags: larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide: Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicideGood riddance to bad rubbish.Too bad he took others with him.Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicideThis is very sad. There was no reason for him to take other people's lives.Much sadder then you think. Much SadderAs an avid computer enthusiast, owning...; Tags: internet, apparent murder-suicide, escapee, murder-suicide, spam king; Discussion threads 2008-07-24
Escapee 'Spam King' dead in apparent murder-suicide: Convicted spammer Eddie Davidson, who escaped from federal prison over the weekend, killed his wife and 3-year-old daughter before killing himself in what is being described as a murder-suicide. Colorado's 9News.com said the tragic end of the man known as the "Spam King" was confirmed by the...; Tags: prison, sheriff, internal revenue service, attorney, healthcare, ryan naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-24
News to know: DNS flaw; Amazon; Microsoft shakeup; Facebook: Notable headlines: Ryan Naraine: Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service Attack code published for DNS flaw Nate McFeters: |)ruid and HD Moore release part 2 of DNS exploit 'Spam King' escapes from federal prison iPhone vulnerable to phishing,...; Tags: apple iphone, facebook, dns, amazon.com inc., microsoft corp., microsoft xbox, flaw, game players, domain names, networking, security, consumer electronics, personal technology, internet, larry dignan; Blog posts 2008-07-24
Webcast: Mid-Year Report: Malware, Spam and Web Threats in 2008: What's NOT happening in 2008? The Web continues to be a vector for cyber threats. Incidents of spear-phishing continue to dupe users, and botnets are increasing in popularity amongst growing economies across the globe. Complex polymorphic viruses as opposed to the more mundane Trojan horses are getting...; Tags: web, webcast, sophos plc., malware, spam, spyware, adware & malware, cyberthreats, viruses and worms, channel management, security, marketing; Webcasts 2008-07-24
'Spam King' escapes from federal prison: 'Spam King' escapes from federal prisonNow he'll be doing a longer stintWhen they find him. Double-dumbass on him.RE: 'Spam King' escapes from federal prisonWhat the f**k kind of prison are the Feds running these days?? He just drove away?? I hope he spams the shit out of the warden...; Tags: cyberthreats, spam king, federal prison; Discussion threads 2008-07-23