VB - 2007 06 Spam Bulletin - June 2007

Spam Bulletin - June 2007

Editor: Helen Martin

Technical Consultant: John Hawes

Technical Editor: Morton Swimmer

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

2007-06-01

Abstract

Anti-spam news; The scourge of blog spam (feature)


News

Pestilent spammer arrested

Another 'spam king' locked up.



Feature

The scourge of blog spam

Jessica Baumgart, an active blogger since April 2003, has contributed to a variety of weblogs on at least seven different platforms, helps lead a support group for bloggers, and eagerly deletes spam. In this article she describes the lesser-known, but increasing problem of blog spam.

Jessica Baumgart - Renesys, USA


Calendar

Anti-spam industry events

Must-attend events in the anti-spam industry - dates, locations and further details.



Virus Bulletin

Virus Bulletin - June 2007

AV industry comments on anti-malware testing (comment); Attacks on iPod (virus analysis); Let's kick some bot! (book review); Windows XP (comparative review)




Poll

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