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Spam maker sees trademark bid canned

October 5, 2006 Worried about confusion with its spicy ham, Hormel attempts to register "spam" as trademark for junk e-mail. TAGS: junk e-mail, spam, food, e-mail

Barracuda Networks profiles spam

April 17, 2007 Profiling e-mail as it's received by antispam appliances is Barracuda Networks' latest technique to combat junk e-mail. TAGS: Barracuda Networks, anti-spam, junk e-mail, sender, e-mail, message

McAfee: Watch out for 'island-hopping' spam

November 1, 2006 Small, tropical islands are becoming a favored home for junk e-mailers, the security company's researchers have found. TAGS: junk e-mail, domain, McAfee Inc., spammer, trend, researcher, security company, spam, security

Fighting spam and cyberscams

May 27, 2005 As junk e-mail and phishing schemes evolve, so too must their targets--and that means mounting stronger and better defenses. TAGS: cyberscam, phishing, junk e-mail, spam

One man's spam is another's art

July 26, 2006 Artist uses computational modeling and information visualization to invent new forms of expression. Images: Spam art TAGS: junk e-mail, plant, art, Viagra, modeling, spam, form, scientist, agent, blog, e-mail

China plans spam crackdown

February 22, 2006 World's second-worst offender as source of spam will introduce measures to curb the problem--but critics say they don't go far enough. TAGS: China, spam, junk e-mail, Sophos Plc., anti-spam, London, Internet Service Provider

FTC says federal spam law has worked

December 20, 2005 Security firms report spam increase--but the FTC says 2003 law regulating junk e-mail is effective. TAGS: MX Logic Inc., CAN-SPAM Act, junk e-mail, spam, law, agency, message, e-mail

Police blotter: Antispam activist fights lawsuit

January 19, 2007 In this week's installment, the Osirusoft list defends suit brought by a firm claiming it was erroneously included. TAGS: Police Blotter, junk e-mail, anti-spam, activist, content provider, filter, provider, spam, section, server, e-mail

Developing nations losing spam battle, report says

May 27, 2005 Countries with fewer resources are finding themselves overwhelmed as junk mail senders take shelter there, a new OECD report says. TAGS: developing country, spam, spammer, junk e-mail, nation, anti-spam, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

EarthLink's pursuit lands spammer in can

November 18, 2005 Can-Spam prosecutions related to EarthLink lawsuits put one man in prison for a year and slap another with a $15.4 million judgment. TAGS: EarthLink Inc., CAN-SPAM Act, spammer, junk e-mail, suit, Florida, Internet Service Provider, e-mail

Microsoft takes on spam zombies

October 27, 2005 Campaign against junk e-mail is expanded to target criminals who hijack PCs to send spam messages. TAGS: zombie, spamming, junk e-mail, spam, Microsoft Corp., service provider, Internet Service Provider, PC

Exterminating the nuisance of spam

November 15, 2006 Suresh Ramasubramanian oversees the development of junk e-mail countermeasures for tens of millions of Internet users. TAGS: developing country, videocast, spam, anti-spam, junk e-mail, U.N., mailing list, training, Adobe PDF, effect, Internet Service Provider

Security breach laws become state's rights issue

April 14, 2005 Federalism questions pepper a Senate hearing on data mishaps. Should states regulate security breaches too? TAGS: PayMaxx, LexisNexis, margin, CAN-SPAM Act, law, Bank of America Corp., junk e-mail, payroll, state, security
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