Fighting malware and spam
2006-08-01
Abstract
Anti-spam news; SPUTR: a proposal for the uniform naming of spammer and phisher content tricks (feature)
News
Market consolidation
Mergers in the anti-spam market.
New and revised laws
New anti-spam laws prepared and old ones revisited.
Supply of data to spammers stopped
Database thief charged.
Anti-phishing best practices
Anti-phishing recommendations for ISPs and mailbox providers.
Feature
SPUTR: a proposal for the uniform naming of spammer and phisher content tricks
John Graham-Cumming thinks it's time for an information-rich naming scheme that can be used to refer to spammer and phisher content tricks.
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