Spam Bulletin - May 2006

Editor: Helen Martin

Technical Consultant: Matt Ham

Technical Editor: Morton Swimmer

Consulting Editor: Ian Whalley, Nick FitzGerald, Richard Ford, Edward Wilding

2006-05-01

Abstract

Anti-spam news; Turn off your PC (feature)


News

OECD calls for coordination and cooperation

Organization issues 'Recommendation on Cross-Border Cooperation in the Enforcement of Laws against Spam'.



VoIP phishing scam

New species of phish spotted.



Spam papers available

Organizers of the 2006 Spam Conference encourage you to get reading.



Feature

Turn off your PC

Tomer Honen explains why being mugged at gunpoint could cost you less than being the target of the next multi-stage phishing attack.

Tomer Honen - Aladdin Knowledge Systems, Israel


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Virus Bulletin - May 2006

Don't bring a knife to a gunfight (comment); Regional threats (feature); Malware Penetration Index: a new virus metric (technical feature); A different look at the rootkit installation process (technical feature); eTrust Internet Security Suite (product review)



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