What if I said I know of an approach that would definitely reduce the amount of e-mail spam you receive? No way, well read on. It’s simple, works, and I’d like to share it with you.
Microsoft created MS08-067 to fix a serious vulnerability. MS even felt the problem was critical enough to justify an out-of-band release of the update. They were right, find out why.
After McColo was shut down, the Srizbi botnet, a major source of spam and over 300,000 strong, was effectively quieted. Not for long, Spam levels eventually started ramping back up. How’s that possible with no command and control servers? Read on to find out.
Two contracted ISPs stopped providing Web hosting firm McColo with Internet access which immediately quieted several major botnets responsible for almost half of all delivered spam. Learning how and why this was done is worth your time.
Rootkit and botnet developers are fighting back. It seems that every advance made by security researchers is countered with new and more sophisticated malware. Just what are these new advances and what can the rest of us expect?
The title says it all. Recently I was up close and personal with a compromised Exchange 2003 email server. It certainly wasn’t fun, but I learned a few things that I’d like to share.
Love it, hate it, use it, Instant Messaging sites and technologies may pose a communications risk to the sensitivity of company information. Here is a perspective on why to block public services and replace with internal offerings.
Many organizations use instant messaging (IM) for departmental and organizational informal communication. This communication can become a hodgepodge mix […]
The proliferation of e-mail spam was bad enough, but now there is phone, IM, and TXT spam to add to users’ frustrations. Take this quick poll to let us know which type of spam you find most annoying.