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Currently, there are several different approaches to fighting spam, including: Technological: anti-spam software (e.g., Vircom, GFI, Symantec, etc.) Associative: associations of private interests such as ISPs and large corporations; the most recent example being ASTA (Anti-Spam Technical Alliance), formed by AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft, British Telecom, Comcast and Earthlink Legislative: many countries are now issuing theirRead more

This is a new spam that has just started showing up in my inbox.  A few others seem to have received it.  It seems like a non-threatening phishing attempt redirecting clickers to mysearchmusic.com.  The destination site seems unharmful at first glance, and acts as a MP3 Search Engine, with Google AdSense. Here is the content ofRead more

Top 3 Security Gaffes  Secondary MX: You add a secondary MX record to the DNS that points directly to your Exchange server (oh no, not you– let’s blame the newbie!). Maybe this is for testing purposes, or to relay specific device reports or mobile device access to bypass your anti-spam/security layer. You might think no otherRead more

Have you read any of the Spam Wars debate by Computerworld bloggers David A. Milman 1 and Richi Jennings 2? Both make valid points, but the brunt of their focus was on dealing with Inbox contents, which is the last line of defense. In my opinion, the real problems lie at the head of theRead more

It’s official: the ‘873 Million Dollar Man’ is now the ‘Minus 1 Billion Dollar Man’ (Canadian). A Quebec court upheld the US judgment against Adam Guerbuez and ordered him to pay $1,068,928,721.46 CDN to Facebook. Far from being affected by this story, the Internet ‘star’ continues to live his big life even under bankruptcy. HeRead more