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- University of Alabama at Birmingham Deploys Proofpoint Prevents …
- Symantec Announces June and Q2 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report:
- Google Warns f Social Profile Spam
- Jackson death sparks spam wave
- Michael Jackson’s death affects fans and Internet populous
- Inside China’s Spam Crisis
- ANTI-SPAM SLUTINS – JANUARY 2009
University of Alabama at Birmingham Deploys Proofpoint Prevents …
Earthtimes (press release)
com) theleading provider for e-mail security and data loss prevention announcedtoday that the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has deployed theProofpoint Messaging Security Gateway™ appliance to provide completeanti-spam and anti-virus protection at the network border. “As a leading research university and health care institution UAB ITcontinuously focuses on enhancing our information security posture” saidSheila Sanders vice president for Information Technology at UAB. “Theprevious open source anti-spam solution was struggling to adequately meetthe growing needs of the institution. After careful analysis and review ofthe anti-spam solutions on the market we found that Proofpoint best metour requirements. “Deploying Proofpoint enabled us to dramatically reduce inbound e-mailtraffic” Sanders continued.
Symantec Announces June and Q2 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report:
MarketWatch
44%) today announced the publication of itsJune 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report. Analysis highlights thatspam levels were unchanged since May at 90. 4 percent largely due tothe several hours of downtime experienced by Cutwail one of thelargest and most active botnets following the shutdown ofCalifornia-based ISP Pricewert LLC (also known as 3FN and APSTelecom) on June 5 2009. Also in June MessageLabs Intelligenceidentified 1 in 78 IM-based hyperlinks point to malicious websites. “Cutwail’s recovery to one-third of its original levels after only afew hours highlights the progress spammers have made since the McColoshutdown in November” said Paul Wood MessageLabs Intelligence SeniorAnalyst Symantec. “Spammers have learned the importance of having abackup for command and control channels.
Google Warns f Social Profile Spam
InformationWeek
“The social web is growing incredibly quickly and spammers look at every kind of user content on the Web as an opportunity for traffic” Morrison says. InformationWeek and DarkReading. com have published a report on data-centric protection.
Jackson death sparks spam wave
NetGuide
There have been waves of other attacks designed to lure people to buy bogus products or download malware. Security experts say Jackson’s name in the title line of an email is regarded by spammers as enough incentive for some people to click on the link just out of curiosity. Up-to-date anti-virus and anti-spam protection should deal with most of these threats but anything containing the words “Michael Jackson” or – to a lesser extent – “Farah Fawcett” should be regarded with suspicion.
Michael Jackson’s death affects fans and Internet populous
The Tech Herald
PDT today [6-25-09] some Google News users experienced difficulty accessing search results for queries related to Michael Jackson. “\n\nCriminals waste no time kicking off Spam and Malware campaigns\nIt wasn’t even eight hours after the news of Michael Jackson’s demise was reported that Sophos started to see signs of a Spam run. The goal is to get people to reply with legitimate e-mail accounts proving they are valid. This is almost similar to the trap that is better known as the \’e-mail this address to unsubscribe from future mailings\’ ploy. \nWebsense discovered Spam e-mails related to Michael Jackson’s death spreading Malware.
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Inside China’s Spam Crisis
InformationWeek
InformationWeek and DarkReading. com have published a report on data-centric protection.
ANTI-SPAM SLUTINS – JANUARY 2009
TechRepublic
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