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Antispam technologies remain typical, but hosted model gains footing
Most cloud-based antispam services use a mixture of the same techniques to weed out spam, but some services stand out with encryption, archiving and e-discovery features. Article | 05 May 2010
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Sophos researchers warn of new Amazon phishing scam
Phony email message claims Sony laptop is on the way. News | 19 Mar 2010
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Social networks, financial firms getting used in phishing, brand abuse
Social network names are increasingly being used by phishers and other attackers. But most sites fight back swiftly, according to MarkMonitor Inc. Article | 15 Mar 2010
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Medical identity fraudsters target health care info, experts say
Health care organizations say medical identity fraud is on the rise and they're boosting their online security with anti-fraud measures used in the banking industry. Article | 04 Mar 2010
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Nigerian 419 scam messages are not from Africa, experts say
A study of 419 advanced fee fraud messages found many of them may be coming from cybercriminals in Eastern Europe and Asia. Article | 02 Mar 2010
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Microsoft's Charney details new botnet protection, IdM technology at RSA
At the 2010 RSA Conference, Scott Charney, Microsoft's top Trustworthy Computing executive, discussed the software giant's new approach to botnet protection, detailed its new identity management technologies and explained why cloud computing risks up... Article | 02 Mar 2010
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Microsoft takes legal action to shut down Waledac botnet
Federal judge grants Microsoft the ability to shut down hundreds of domain names tied to the Waledac botnet. Article | 26 Feb 2010
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MAAWG documents spam statistics stalemate
Spam volume remains steady at about 90%, according to spam statistics from industry group. Article | 17 Feb 2010
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How to turn off Google Buzz and avoid privacy issues
Google's new Twitter-like tool in Gmail, called Google Buzz, has prompted some privacy advocates to cry foul. Here's how to turn it off. News | 11 Feb 2010
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Chinese hacker attacks target Google Gmail accounts, top tech firms
Up to 33 Silicon Valley tech firms, financial companies and government contractors have been breached by a sophisticated attack believed to have originated in China. Article | 13 Jan 2010
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