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Podcast: Fact or fiction -- The future of email attacks

31 Oct 2006 | SearchSecurity.com

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What will the future hold regarding email attacks? Will a large portion of future attacks actually be caused by governments and political groups? Should companies evaluate the effectiveness before or after deployment?

In this expert podcast, Tom Bowers will confirm or debunk a number of common beliefs about what's coming next. Similar to ESPN's popular interview segment, this podcast features a "fact or fiction"-style interview about future email-based attacks.
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