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.

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.

Virus Bulletin - August 2006

The great Mac debate (comment); Malicious Yahooligans (virus analysis); Star what? (virus analysis); Dial M for malware (feature); Novell NetWare 6.5 (comparative review)