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Addendum: August 2005 Netware 6.5 Comparative Review

VB regrets that Symantec was not included in NetWare 6.5 comparative review published in the August 2005 issue of Virus Bulletin

30 August 2005

CME initiative sets forth

US-CERT will officially unveil its Common Malware Enumeration (CME) initiative this month.

30 September 2005

Latest VGrep

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

30 August 2005

A global view

live spam map showing exactly where spam is coming from.

30 September 2005

Czech spammers receive fines

The Czech Office for Personal Data Protection (UOOU) imposes first fines for spamming offences.

29 September 2005

Spam 'hotline' for German users

German email users can now report spam directly to the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv)

28 September 2005

Symantec snaps up Wholesecurity

Symantec announces plans to purchase privately held behavioural endpoint security solutions provider WholeSecurity Inc.

27 September 2005

AVIEN virtual conference

Organisers of the AVIEN/AVIEWS virtual conference issue call for papers.

22 September 2005

The naming game

CA becomes latest AV firm to join name game with the announcement of its new division

30 August 2005

Trial and retribution

Former AOL employee Jason Smathers sentenced to 15 months imprisonment for selling customers' email details to spammers.

30 August 2005

More hash woes

For the second year running, research presented at the annual Crypto conference raised concerns over the security of commonly-used hash functions.

29 August 2005

Black Hat round-up

Andrew Lee shares his highlights of the Black Hat Briefings USA

12 August 2005

AhnLab wins in anti-spyware ruling

Court approves AhnLab's spyware classification

03 August 2005

Sun, sea, sand and scams

310 people arrested in Malaga after an operation involving the FBI, the US Postal Service and the Spanish police.

30 July 2005

Spyware defined

Anti-Spyware Coalition has proposes solution to the tricky question of how spyware should be defined, and is inviting public comment on its proposal.

30 July 2005

Hoax alert

New hoax email comes to light after the launch in the UK of a campaign involving personal emergency contact numbers

30 July 2005

Spammer reformed?

Scott Richter, aka the 'Spam King', is no longer classed as a spammer according to Spamhaus's authoritative Register of Known Spam Operations (ROKSO)

30 July 2005

Spyware defined

Industry group attempts to agree on a definition for spyware

13 July 2005

Prolific spammer found dead

Police investigate murder of Russian spammer

27 July 2005

Computer Associates acquires anti-spam firm

CA hops on the bandwaggon

27 July 2005

Spyware defined

Industry group attempts to agree on a definition for spyware

13 July 2005

Jaschan walks free

Suspended sentence for Sasser author

08 July 2005

VB2005 additional social event: the Dublin musical pub crawl

VB offers VB2005 delegates the opportunity to discover Dublin through a guided walking tour of the city's famous pubs and bars.

05 July 2005

World's second largest spam-producing country signs up to anti-spam plan

After months of discussions the Chinese government has signed up to the London Action Plan on Spam

05 July 2005

Liberty alliance to safeguard mobile users against spam

Liberty Alliance, puts together team to create service interface specifications for content messaging, in an attempt to safeguard the privacy of mobile device users.

19 June 2005

Microsoft sues again

Microsoft is back in court continuing its fight against spammers.

28 June 2005

Trend raises its anti-spam presence

Trend Micro Inc. acquires IP filtering and reputation services specialist Kelkea (formerly known as Maps).

27 June 2005

Attempting an altered image

Computer Associates is considering changing its name in a bid to rid itself of the negative perceptions that have resulted from its highly publicised accounting scandal.

25 June 2005

Microsoft announces its plans for Sybari

Microsoft completes its acquisition of security firm Sybari Software and announces its plans for Sybari's products.

15 June 2005

Symantec files suit in adware case

AV firm fights for the right to detect adware

8 June 2005

McAfee buys wireless security firm

McAfee buys into security for wireless devices

2 June 2005

Patent squabbles

International Trade Commission judge recommends that Fortinet be prohibited from importing its FortiGate anti-virus firewall appliance products into the US

30 May 2005

Microsoft care

Microsoft unveiles new security service

29 May 2005

Sun, sea and security

14th Annual EICAR meeting was a success

28 May 2005

Changing CAN-SPAM

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has invited public comment on a number of changes it proposes making to the CAN-SPAM Act.

28 May 2005

Trend Micro buys anti-spyware firm

Trend to augment its anti-spyware presence

11 May 2005

Settlement reached in FTC vs Fuel MAX case

FTC settles a case against spammers peddling 'fuel-saving' product

11 May 2005

US early warning centre opens

Cyber Incident Detection Data Analysis Center announces the opening of its National Operations Center at the University of Pennsylvania.

29 April 2005

Three (days) is the magic number

Virus Bulletin is very pleased to announce that this year the VB conference will run in a three-day format

29 April 2005

UN discusses spam

The United Nations (UN) Working Group on Internet Governance focuses on spam, network security and cybercrime

29 April 2005

2.594.00 is not the magic number

Trend Micro forced to apologise to customers for faulty update file.

23 April 2005

Symantec wins piracy case

AV firm awarded $3.1 million in case against software pirate

21 April 2005

Car sales website fined for SMS spamming

Australian Communications Authority takes action

05 April 2005

Blaster author avoids restitution

Microsoft allows Parson to work community service instead of paying $500,000

30 March 2005

No new owner for VMyths

Zero bids received in online auction of website

30 March 2005

Mac virus-writing competition cancelled

Offer of $25,000 reward for OS X virus is withdrawn - for legal reasons

30 March 2005

Bankruptcy for Spam King

Microsoft lawsuit cited as reason for bankruptcy

30 March 2005

US Anti-Spyware bill approved

A revised anti-spyware bill was approved by a committee in the US House of Representatives.

17 March 2005

Spammer investigated in the Ukraine

Spammer undergoes criminal investigation in the Donetsk region of the Ukraine

04 March 2005

Man sentenced for 911 Trojan

Louisiana man gets six months behind bars

15 March 2005

Spyware bill approved

House of Representatives approves revised anti-spyware legislation

14 March 2005

Multimedia messaging virus

Mobile phone virus replicates via MMS

08 March 2005

Symantec gains AV patent

AV company awarded patent for scanning technology

04 March 2005

Spam conviction dismissed

Judge overturns conviction in US spam case

04 March 2005

Microsoft one step closer to AV

The latest developments on Microsoft's new anti-virus venture.

01 March 2005

Errata: February 2005 Windows NT comparative review

VB regrets that two mistakes crept into the comparative review published in the February 2005 issue.

01 March 2005

MSNBC's spam boob

News channel sends spam message as 'breaking news'

25 February 2005

Virus alerts for UK computer users

Government launches IT security website

24 February 2005

US spammers arrested

Airport arrest for 18-year-old spammer, and felony charge for SMS election spammer

18 February 2005

Phish Report Network announced

Microsoft, eBay, PayPal and Visa join forces

15 February 2005

Microsoft and Pfizer join forces to slam spam

Two giants unite in the courtroom

14 February 2005

Latest VGrep

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

10 February 2005

University of Calgary teaches spam

Learnt how to create viruses? Now learn how to create spam and spyware

8 February 2005

Microsoft acquires Sybari

Microsoft announces another AV acquisition

8 February 2005

India to curb SMS spam

Supreme Court urges government to crack down on mobile spam

8 February 2005

New Zealand to curb spam

Anti-spam codes of conduct for SMS and email

3 February 2005

No soft touch for legitimate companies

FTC representative warns legitimate marketers it will go after them too if they don't comply with CAN SPAM regulations

2 February 2005

Grannies grabbing the initiative

Study reveals older people and women most likely to take charge of protecting their computer systems

2 February 2005

German spammers to get hefty fine

New legislation proposes fines to deter would-be spammers

2 February 2005

Call for papers: VB2005 Dublin

The deadline for submission of abstracts for VB2005 is approaching rapidly. All submissions must be received by 10 March 2005.

01 February 2005

Tsunami unlocks floodgates for opportunists

An inevitable string of tsunami related hoaxes, fraud attempts and new malware variants

1 February 2005

Minimum sentence for Blaster author

Jeffrey Lee Parson let off lightly

31 January 2005

Fathers 4 Justice denies virus

Campaign group categorically denies responsibility

27 January 2005

Sentencing of Blaster author due

Maximum sentence sought for Jeffrey Lee Parson

26 January 2005

EarthLink wins case against spammers

'Substantial' cash settlement

26 January 2005

Virus writer recommends anti-virus

Brazilian virus writer reveals all to Finnish magazine

20 January 2005

Man behind web cam virus arrested

Spanish authorities detain 37-year-old

19 January 2005

Spammer sues spammed

The tables are turned

19 January 2005

Explosion in SMS spam

Korean cell phone users suffer onslaught of spam

17 January 2005

Sybari sets terms of IPO

3.35 million common shares for sale

14 January 2005

Texas sues for millions

Two spammers sued by the state of Texas

14 January 2005

McAfee sells Research assets

SPARTA Inc. to become the lucky new owner

13 January 2005

FTC granted restraining order against porn spammers

'Sexually explicit' labelling rule violated

12 January 2005

Microsoft reveals anti-spyware beta and malware removal tool

Anti-virus imminent?

6 January 2005

Tsunami scamming begins

FBI warns donors of tsunami disaster relief fraud

6 January 2005

'Spam King' agrees to hold fire

For the time being at least...

5 January 2005

Happy New Year!!!

Virus Bulletin would like to wish all its readers a very happy and prosperous new year.

01 January 2005

January issue released

The Virus Bulletin January 2005 issue is on its way.

23 December 2004

Latest VGrep

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

23 December 2004

VB2005 call for papers

Virus Bulletin is seeking submissions from those wishing to present at VB2005 in Dublin - so set aside some time between the season's festive parties to get writing!

23 December 2004

Synchronized malware identification for the new year

Causing a stir in the anti-virus community last month was the announcement of a new US-led initiative whose aim is to achieve threat synchronization.

23 December 2004

Test files: Straightening the record

VB sets the record straight regarding the collection of files referenced in Peter Morley's letter 'Generic detection - a specific case' published in last months main magazine.

23 December 2004

Teen brought to book for Randex

British teenager sentenced.

22 December 2004

No deal for AOL employee

Judge refuses to accept guilty plea.

22 December 2004

Trend ousts McAfee on Hotmail

Trend Micro to take over from McAfee as new provider of virus scanning for MSN.

21 December 2004

Deal for AOL employee

AOL worker accused of selling customer email lists offered deal.

21 December 2004

Virus Bulletin RSS feeds now support Live Bookmarks

Virus Bulletin RSS feeds now support 'Live bookmarks' allowing you to browse our latest headlines directly from your browsers bookmarks menu.

20 December 2004

ISP wins $1 billion against spammers

Largest judgement against spammers to date.

20 December 2004

GIANT purchase for Microsoft

Microsoft buys anti-spyware provider.

17 December 2004

Symantec to acquire Veritas?

Just in time for Christmas?

15 December 2004

Anti-spam law 'unconstitutional'

Judge says Maryland anti-spam law is flawed.

15 December 2004

Spyware-led investigations

Australian police given power to use spyware.

14 December 2004

DDoS stunt over

Lycos ends its 'make love not spam' campaign - but not before the file had been trojanised...

7 December 2004

More spammers for the slammer?

Microsoft continues to make good use of its legal resources.

3 December 2004

Most-spammed sees end in sight

Bill Gates says he hopes to have the spam problem under control within two years - again.

2 December 2004

Email authentication in the open

35 high-profile organisations sign open letter, calling for a rapid rollout of email authentication technologies

2 December 2004

VB2005 call for papers

Virus Bulletin is seeking submissions from those wishing to present at VB2005 in Dublin - so set aside some time between the season's festive parties to get writing!

02 December 2004

Hotmail originator turns to anti-spam

Sabeer Bhatia, the man behind Hotmail, has announced that he has invested in an anti-spam company

2 December 2004

FBI's virus blunder

Virus infection nearly blew the cover on a secret FBI fraud investigation two years ago.

02 December 2004

Errata - Windows Server 2003 comparative review

VB regrets that three mistakes crept into the Comparative review published in the November issue.

02 December 2004

Save your soul with spam

Spam goes yet one step further - spiritual salvation!

2 December 2004

Academic research journal

Announcement and first call for papers of the European Research Journal in Computer Virology

02 December 2004

Season's greetings

The VB team wishes all Virus Bulletin readers a very happy Christmas and a prosperous new year.

02 December 2004

News by email

New twice-monthly email newsletter dedicated to news and technical information about the spam and anti-spam arena launched.

2 December 2004

Spam-reporting trial

Australia's latest anti-spam initiative

1 December 2004

Australia to protect critical computer systems

Vulnerability assessment for country's critical infrastructure systems

30 November 2004

Spam survey

Do women hate spam more than men? Are humans better at identifying spam than computers? Make your contribution to (anti-)spam research...

29 November 2004

Lycos turns hippy on spam

'Make love not spam'

29 November 2004

Standardised malware naming for the new year

An end to the virus-naming problem?

25 November 2004

Latest VGrep

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

22 November 2004

Most spammed

Think you've got it bad? Spare a thought for Bill.

19 November 2004

29A virus writer sentenced

Member of notorious virus-writing group found guilty.

18 November 2004

Latest VGrep

The latest version of the virus name lookup tool - VGrep, is now available.

05 November 2004

Dial a detection

Guidance issued on how to deal with rogue Internet diallers ('porn diallers')

29 October 2004

Spam becomes a collectors' item

British man sets up his own Museum of Spam.

29 October 2004

Phishy goings on

Fewer than five zombie network operators are responsible for all Internet phishing attacks worldwide according to CipherTrust...

29 October 2004

November issue released

The Virus Bulletin November issue is on its way.

29 October 2004

Storms put the wind up spammers

Significant decline in the volume of spam messages seen in the days immediately following the three recent hurricanes.

29 October 2004

Spam gets the sniffles

Spammers seize the opportunity to cash in on the US flu vaccine problem.

28 October 2004

Trial of virus writer postponed

Sasser author made to wait.

26 October 2004

Sender ID specification revised

Microsoft has another stab at getting its email authentication protocol approved.

26 October 2004

RSS activated

Virus Bulletin RSS feeds revamped and live again.

18 October 2004

Action plan on spam

15 countries sign up to international action plan on spam.

13 October 2004

Online 'museum' displays collection of the finest spam...

As if you haven't already seen enough...

13 October 2004

Top ten security urban legends revealed

Most common cyber security myths unveiled as part of Cyber Security Month.

12 October 2004

FTC sues spyware outfit

US government begins crack down on spyware.

11 October 2004

Conference photos

Take a look at the VB2004 conference photos

07 October 2004

Another successful VB conference

Over 330 delegates and a collection of interesting and informative speakers. Take a look at the photos

05 October 04

Another successful VB conference

With over 330 delegates and a collection of interesting and informative speakers, VB2004 was a great success.

04 October 2004

MessageLabs teams up with Symantec

Companies collaborate to provide anti-spam services.

02 September 2004

Symantec to block phishing

Symantec announces new service to help stop phishing scams

24 September 2004

Governments urged to do more to combat cybercrime

The Council of Europe's 2001 Cybercrime Convention has been signed by 30 countries, but is only law in eight of these.

23 September 2004

IETF rejects sender ID

The Internet Engineering Task Force has rejected Microsoft's preferred anti-spam specification.

23 September 2004

Correction

VB regrets that an error slipped through the editorial net in the August 2004 Netware comparative review.

22 September 2004

Increase in infections for chinese

87.9% Thats the number of malware infected computer users in China, according to their Minister of Public Security.

21 September 2004

Symantec Buys Again

The AV company that never seems to stop buying, reveals its latest purchase.

20 September 2004

The bounty hunters are here

US Federal Trade Commission says the US government must be generous with its rewards if it decides to encourage 'bounty hunters' to track down email spammers

20 September 2004

Phish it yourself

Do-it-yourself phishing kits are available free of charge to anyone surfing the Internet.

31 August 2004

Virginian law is constitutional

US judge rules Virginia’s anti-spam law is constitutional.

27 August 2004

Chinese internet firm suspended

One-year suspension issued to mobile phone picture services supplier as punishment for carrying out unsolicited marketing.

26 August 2004

Security of hash functions called into question

The encryption field was thrown into a frenzy at the end of last month when the security of hash functions MD5, SHA-0 and SHA-1 was called into question.

23 August 2004

Verizon sues SMS spammers

Despite there currently being no US laws regarding SMS spam.

18 August 2004

CA buys PestPatrol

CA splashes out on anti-spyware technology.

17 August 2004

McAfee to buy Foundstone

McAfee splashes out on vulnerability management.

16 August 2004

XP SP2 wreaks havoc with AV

XP Service Pack 2 (SP2) establishes stronger security settings that help defend against viruses, hackers and worms.

15 August 2004

Guilty as charged

Teen admits to distributing Blaster variant.

12 August 2004

Two victories, a settlement and a reduction in spam

A promising month in the fight against spam.

10 August 2004

Spammers brought to justice

Prosecutions made in Denmark, USA and India.

28 July 2004

Mydoom.O

Latest Mydoom variant causes problems for Google.

26 July 2004

Probation for Magold author

Magold author sentenced, Finnish Lasku author arrested.

25 July 2004

Spammer to pay $40,000

Spam King agrees to settlement with NY State.

22 July 2004

Two victories, a settlement and a reduction in spam

Despite there currently being no US laws regarding SMS spam.

21 July 2004

McAfee plans move to Ireland

Emerald Isle lures another AV firm.

21 July 2004

Virus in your pocket

Latest proof-of-concept virus affects Pocket PC.

20 July 2004

Court victory for Microsoft

Spammer ordered to pay $4 million damages to Microsoft.

16 July 2004

Bumper quarter for Symantec

Profits more than doubled since last year.

15 July 2004

AOL employee colludes with spammers

AOL victim of inside job.

8 July 2004

UN to curb spam within two years

UN aims to bring spam under control by 2007.

07 July 2004

The world from an email marketer's point of view

Spam King Scott Richter says he is "out to make the Internet a better place with email marketing" .

07 July 2004

International pact to fight spam

Countries join forces to declare war on spam.

05 July 2004

Magold teen on probation

Hungarian virus writer convicted.

02 July 2004

Patent filed for voice spam blocking technology

Technology to stamp out Internet telephony spam.

29 June 2004

SMS spammer arrested

First Russian to be sentenced for sending spam.

29 June 2004

Gates urges users to turn on auto-update

Microsoft chief says users must play their part in cutting down virus combat time.

28 June 2004

7 steps to a spam-free existence?

"Stunning" survey results lead to seven-step guide.

28 June 2004

AV going mobile

Mobile providers clamour to become the first to offer AV protection for mobile phones.

27 June 2004

Microsoft issues advice about critical vulnerability

Apply your patches and update your AV software.

25 June 2004

AOL victim of inside spam job

AOL employee arrested.

24 June 2004

ISPs take responsibility

The six major ISPs of the Anti-Spam Technical Alliance say spam cannot be stopped unless they take action.

23 June 2004

Microsoft to buy NAI?

Rumours abound. NAI CEO denies them.

22 June 2004

Obituary: Marek Sell

On 12 June 2004 Marek Sell, creator of the Polish MkS_Vir anti-virus, died. Aleksander Czarnowksi looks back.

20 June 2004

AV going mobile

Mobile providers clamour to become the first to offer AV protection for mobile phones.

19 June 2004

Sasser author jobseeking

Gis' a job! Name: Sven Jaschan. Age: 18. Previous work experience: creating and distributing Internet worm(s).

18 June 2004

FTC says no to 'Do Not Spam'

A 'Do Not Spam' list could actually increase spam levels, says FTC.

16 June 2004

Microsoft AV still on track

Not forgotten...

16 June 2004

Virus calling

First mobile phone worm discovered.

15 June 2004

More spammers sued

Microsoft throws its weight around against spammers

11 June 2004

Virus cost MOD £10 million

Ministry of Defence reveals Lovgate found a weakness in its defences

9 June 2004

Hormel halts Spam King in his tracks

No 'Spam King' clothing line for Richter.

17 June 2004

DIY do not spam

Chicago businessman takes matters into his own hands

2 June 2004

Taiwanese Trojan writer arrested

Suspect not a teenager for a change.

28 May 2004

German government spammed

Government email systems overwhelmed

27 May 2004

Legislation: NZ makes a move

New Zealand government moves toward anti-spam legislation

27 May 2004

Cajun spammer tells it like it is

Straight talking spammer

23 May 2004

Spend, spend, spend for Symantec

Anti-spam company to become AV vendor's latest purchase

20 May 2004

Buying and selling

Trend buys back shares, Sybari prepares to sell

13 May 2004

No rest for German police

Arrest of suspected Sasser author, arrest of suspected Phatbot author and questioning of five more suspects - all within the space of 7 days.

13 May 2004

SpamCop at receiving end of a restraining order

Venerable spam reporting outfit SpamCop has had a restraining order granted against it on behalf of alleged spammer OptInRealBig.com.

12 May 2004

Spam on the catwalk

Spammer extraordinaire launches own clothing line

6 May 2004

Figures and fluctuations

Dips, increases and the cost of dealing with spam

6 May 2004

Law and order

Spamming set to become illegal in the Netherlands and other legislative news...

5 June 2004

NAI reverts to McAfee

Network Associates Inc. (NAI) to streamline and adopt (not so) new name.

5 May 2004

Call for papers: AVAR 2004

AVAR calls for papers

02 May 2004

Business news

Acquisitions and new product lines

28 April 2004

Symantec vulnerabilities

eEye reports four new Symantec vulnerabilities

20 April 2004

Business news

Acquisitions and new product lines

18 April 2004

New sentencing, new legislation

United States Sentencing Commission gets busy...

1 April 2004

No bull?

Eset vs. BullGuard

01 April 2004

Shrinking violets

Consolidation in the anti-spam industry

1 April 2004

Patent for Postini

Postini wins U.S. patent for email filtering

31 March 2004

Roll up, roll up

AOL raffles spammer's Porsche

30 March 2004

New kid on the certification block

CheckVir starts certification program

28 March 2004

A bit of R&R

Man. Loves. His. Spam. No really.

21 March 2004

News summary

AMD introduces hardware-level AV protection

19 March 2004

Fine for dialler spam

UK watchdog fines US company for sending spam

1 March 2004

ISPs refile lawsuits

AOL and EarthLink refile suits against spammers

1 March 2004

SMS spam goes down Down Under

Anti-spam code of conduct proves successful

1 March 2004

Errata: Windows NT comparative review

After re-testing, Alwil's AVAST! product gains a VB 100% award.

28 February 2004

China sets deadline for spammers

China blacklists offending IP addresses

22 February 2004

News summary

Microsoft source-code leak; Gigabyte arrested; Israelis, Egyptians and Trojans; weddings delayed in Thailand.

16 February 2004

Plans, acquisitions and royalty

NAI makes plans, Symantec acquires software manufacturer, Sophos receives royal visitors

15 February 2004

Gigabyte arrested

Well known female virus writer arrested. Finally.

14 February 2004

More core wars

Virus vs virus - new Welchia variant seeks to destroy Mydoom.

12 February 2004

News summary

MyDoom soap opera continues, hacker sentenced, Bill Gates' anti-spam crusade

03 February 2004

News summary

Why technical writing is best left to technical journalists, Netcraft monitors SCO, and February's VB magazine

02 February 2004

Congressional attack on inboxes

US Congressional representatives send bulk email

29 January 2004

An end to 419 spam?

Nigerian government takes action.

29 January 2004

MyDoom, YourDoom, OurDoom

SCO offers a bounty for the arrest of the MyDoom author, Bruce Perens offers a conspiracy theory...

28 January 2004

Divine intervention

AV on a spiritual level

25 January 2004

Waiting, reflecting and removing

Microsoft reports success of Blaster removal tool

23 January 2004

News summary...

Blaster (variant) author charged, AhnLab warns against complacency, India launches CERT-In, more on monoculture, and what's new in the spam world...

20 January 2004

Email coaching for marketers

DMA releases quick-glance reference guide for email marketers.

15 January 2004

Ahnlab partners with Sina.com

Ahnlab gets major ASP deal in China.

13 January 2004

Security-conscious processors

AMD and Intel prep technology to prevent buffer overflows at the hardware level.

12 January 2004

Weekend round-up

Narrowband blues, 2004 predictions, VeriSign scuttles Symantec, Dloader/Xombie

12 January 2004

US and UK spam legislation in place

Anti-spam legislation in place.

29 December 2003

Number crunching

Calculating the average cost of a virus attack - estimates or guesstimates?

19 December 2003

SAS - the SysAsmin Service?

Computer security experts prepare to become special constables.

18 December 2003

Seasonal spamming

Increase in spam in lead up to holiday season.

01 December 2003

Seasonal spamming

Increase in spam in lead up to holiday season.

01 December 2003

SpamCop snapped up

IronPort Systems to purchase SpamCop

01 December 2003

SpamCop snapped up

IronPort Systems to purchase SpamCop

1 December 2003

VB2004 call for papers

Virus Bulletin calls for all speakers papers.

05 January 2004

The menace within

Is BitDefender really staffed by Romanian vampire hackers...?

04 November 2003

Unanimous vote for CAN-SPAM Act

US Senate approves federal anti-spam legislation.

01 November 2003

New VB Spam Supplement

VB plans to present a selection of news and articles on spam and anti-spam techniques - some technical, some ethical, some relating to real-world experiences of dealing with spam.

01 November 2003

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