2008-01-01
Abstract
Anti-spam news; 2007: the year of the social engineer? (feature)
News
FTC notes malicious spam on the rise
FTC reports on a decade of spam fighting.
Prolific spammer indicted
Notorious spammer Alan Ralsky charged with spamming and stock fraud.
Feature
2007: the year of the social engineer?
Martin Overton looks at how malware authors have started to borrow techniques from phishers.
Calendar
Anti-spam industry events
Must-attend events in the anti-spam industry - dates, locations and further details.
Virus Bulletin
Virus Bulletin - January 2008
A richer, but more dangerous web (comment); Botnet monitoring (feature); Rule-driven malware identification and classification (feature); Inside rogue Flash ads (feature); VB2008 Ottawa (call for papers); Agnitum Outpost Security Suite Pro 2008 (product review)
Poll
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Malware Prevalence
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