Spam Blocking 360

At a basic level, comment spam sometimes involves spammers manually typing spam into a blog comment form. This submission of spam is entered the same way as any regular reader. Although this allows a spammer to assume the same identity of regular commenters, this is a painfully slow process. The return on the investment of [...]

Source:Stopping Comment Spam

Learn about phishing and how pattern based filters are an organization’s best defense against this pervasive security threat.

Source:Phishing quickly becoming IT's number one network security threat.

This month I’ve taken a look at what spam can cost a small business in lost productivity each year, as well as how little it costs the spammer to make millions of dollars in that same year.  Most people would agree that letting spammers cost you money while they rake in millions in profits is [...]

Source:Can you afford the hardware you need to NOT block spam?

Unemployment is startlingly high. In some communities, it’s approaching ten percent. My neighboring county, Elkhart County Indiana, has the dubious honor of having the highest unemployment in the nation. And with all these unemployed people around, it’s a sure bet that there are people out there trying to take advantage of them.
Tuesday, the Wall Street [...]

Source:Spam targeting job-seekers

Learn about phishing and how pattern based filters are an organization’s best defense against this pervasive security threat.

Source:Phishing quickly becoming IT's number one network security threat.

Learn about phishing and how pattern based filters are an organization’s best defense against this pervasive security threat.

Source:Phishing quickly becoming IT's number one network security threat.

Hackers have again managed to crack Microsoft’s CAPTCHA system, allowing them to set up thousands of accounts on the Windows Live Hotmail service and spam from them. This latest attack differs from previous ones in that the hackers no longer use command and control automation. This time they used encrypted communications between the spammers bot [...]

Source:Microsoft’s CAPTCHA Cracked Again

Learn about phishing and how pattern based filters are an organization’s best defense against this pervasive security threat.

Source:Phishing quickly becoming IT's number one network security threat.

Learn about phishing and how pattern based filters are an organization’s best defense against this pervasive security threat.

Source:Phishing quickly becoming IT's number one network security threat.

Microsoft has offered a $250,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person(s) responsible for the Conficker worm.
It’s not the first time that the Redmond-based company has put a price on the head of malware creators. In 2004, $250,000 was paid to a group of German students who ratted on their [...]

Source:Microsoft Offers $250,000 Botnet Bounty