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CAN-SPAM: What went wrong?

Five years ago, the U.S. tech industry, politicians and Internet users were wringing their hands over the escalating problem of spam.

Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 19:06

There's No Debate: Palin, Obama Spam Beats Biden, McCain

No matter which party you're following this election season, I'm sure you've seen plenty of election-based spam, if you don't have a spam filter or use a webmail service such as Gmail.

Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 14:46

McCain and the Keating Five

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Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 10:30

Self-destructing e-mail addresses

Lucky is the e-mail user who hasn't received solicitations for aphrodisiacs or online casinos - commonly known as spam.

Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 06:06

October is Cyber Security (Un)Awareness Month

October is Cyber Security Awareness Month , and it seems many people are in need of some serious awareness-raising on this front.

Source : topix.net | 06-Oct-2008 01:35

Thunder Bay Rainy River -- Ask the Candidates 3

Thunder Bay, ON -- Here are the answers from the candidates running in Thunder Bay Rainy River from your questions in Week Three of the Federal Election Campaign.

Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 17:28

Sex survey: Trim the hedge

Sun, October 5, 2008 Is it fair to ask a woman to trim her garden while we men let our hedges grow wild? Does it make sense that guys like the idea of taking a camera into the bedroom, but are horrified by ...

Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 09:21

Facebook messages get mistaken for spam

For many, Facebook has become an indispensable tool for managing their social lives.

Source : topix.net | 05-Oct-2008 04:04

Test Center ThreatWatch: Oct 3

BLOGS October 03, 2008 Spam Watch 9/30-10/2 After a few days of declining activity, total mail volume shot up.

Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 20:00

Collision sends two women to hospital

HANNAH CLARKIN This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it WEST GREENWICH - A two-car accident on Route 3 sent two women to the hospital on Thursday morning, ...

Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 11:50

False Steve Jobs Heart Attack Report on CNNa s iReport Is a Failure of Open Systems

Someone posted a false report that Steve Jobs had heart attack to CNN's citizen journalism site iReport .

Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 07:32

Trends : Get Your Mobile 'Immunized'

Those intrusive and unwelcome mobile viruses and spam-What can Indian mobile operators do? Check out the solutions and problems Rapidly expanding mobile phone industry has already over three billion mobile ...

Source : topix.net | 04-Oct-2008 03:00

How to keep spam off your network

October 3, 2008, 07:03 AM - The growth and cost of spam - GFI Software The Radicati Group, a US research firm, estimates that 52% of current global email traffic is spam mail and predicts this will reach 70% by ...

Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 18:45

Frustrated researcher details iPhone security bugs

Tired of getting the brush-off from Apple Inc. , Israeli researcher Aviv Raff today disclosed technical details about a pair of iPhone security flaws that he first reported more than two months ago.

Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 14:14

Barracuda Networks Offers Free Access to Industry's Most Comprehensive Real-Time Block List

Kylie Heintz, 408-342-5440 kheintz@barracuda.com Barracuda Networks Inc., the worldwide leader in email and Web security appliances, today announced it is making the Barracuda Reputation Block List available to ...

Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 09:49

Afternoon Delight: Amy Smart's Sorta Nude Scene in Mirrors

Today's Afternoon Delight is brought to you by Amy Smart and her bare-skinned moments in the thriller Mirrors .

Source : topix.net | 03-Oct-2008 01:36

The Unnecessary Complex Design of Google Blogs Search

A somewhat disappointing fact about Google Blogs is that the site has been written purely in JavaScript so all you'll see is a blank page if you try opening Google Blogs Search in a browser that doesn't support ...

Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 20:50

Identity Fraud, Part 2: Digging Yourself Out of the Wreckage

Many cases of identity fraud are irritations that can be quickly resolved with minimal expense.

Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 12:47

Xohm Rollout Troubled by Comcast's Shadow

WiMax has arrived with the debut of Sprint Nextel's Xohm service in Baltimore. However, the company is finding itself immediately thrust into the midst of the Net neutrality controversy due to language in its ...

Source : topix.net | 02-Oct-2008 04:25

Recaptcha - Killing two birds with one stone

Killing two birds with one stone! Monday September 29, 2008 Spammers try to get free email accounts so they can send more spam or add spam comments to some blogs to help promote their website.

Source : topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 20:20

Cov. man gets 30 months for fraud

Staff reports This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it PROVIDENCE - A Coventry man has been sentenced to 30 months in prison for bank fraud, according to the ...

Source : topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 12:12

Commtouch and AXIGEN to Launch Integrated Email Security Product

CA and Bucharest, Romania September 24, 2008 i 1 2 AXIGEN , a leading messaging solution provided by Gecad Technologies, and Commtouch , a provider of email and web security technology, today announced the ...

Source : topix.net | 01-Oct-2008 03:52

Vocus Mail = Spam Mail

" Imagine you are a PR practitioner who has been tasked by your company with the challenge of creating buzz in the blogo-sphere to promote a new product launch.

Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 19:50

MailChimp Customers Send Email Campaigns With Confidence, Previewing...

ATLANTA, GA, September 29 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Email provider MailChimp today announced that its users can see how their campaigns will render in various email clients and get advance warning on any deliverability ...

Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 11:37

Do-not-call list will boost direct mail, marketers say

Starting Tuesday, Canadians will be able to register their phone numbers on a national do-not-call list, but they may find telemarketing calls replaced by junk mail and spam.

Source : topix.net | 30-Sep-2008 03:28

Data Center Efficiency sponsored by IBM

Can IT spending shift from reactive to proactive? Pity the poor IT department. Seriously. I feel for the IT departments out there, especially in this economic climate.

Source : topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 19:03

Hank Paulson's bailout 419 letter

Hal sends us this "brilliant satiric email phrasing Hank Paulson's giant Wall Street bailout as Nigerian spam." Dear American: I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business relationship with a transfer ...

Source : topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 10:42

How To Block NDR Spam

September 23, 2008, 05:26 AM - http://www.gfi.com/whitepapers/ndrspam.pdf - Spam generates an enormous amount of traffic that is both time-consuming to handle and resource intensive.

Source : topix.net | 29-Sep-2008 02:40

Remember, you computer users, first, there was canned Spam

I always thought pork and ham were somewhat similar if not interchangeable terms.

Source : topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 18:22

Cov. man allegedly stole mail

Jessica Selby This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it A chain of events involving the police departments in three communities, bank employees and others ...

Source : topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 10:17

While Wall Street Burns, Candidates' Views on Tech Issues Simmer

Sens. McCain and Obama are crossing swords over the role they should play in addressing the U.S. economic crisis, with McCain suspending all campaigning to roll up his sleeves in the Senate, and Obama insisting ...

Source : topix.net | 28-Sep-2008 02:15

New Industry Group Takes Aim at 'net Pollution,' Piracy

A group of technology and entertainment heavyweights is undertaking a public relations campaign to dissuade consumers from illegal file sharing, something the group calls "net pollution." The group, called ...

Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 18:02

Inspector: Car fire an accident

Jessica Selby This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it COVENTRY - When Raymond Blais drove over to the Ocean State Job in Coventry to do a little shopping on ...

Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 09:48

The Cast of Eagle Eye Talks About the Paranoia Game

As you may have noticed, the film Eagle Eye is hitting theaters tomorrow. And a few weeks back, we talked to director D.J. Caruso about his desire for you to fear your Blackberry.

Source : topix.net | 27-Sep-2008 02:15

PR blunders or 'mystery meetings'

From time to time, I receive a note from a public relations person who represents one company or another that is clearly a disaster on the making.

Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 17:56

Helping spammers do a better job

Some large Internet organizations act as though stopping malware and spam is the last thing they want to do Fighting spam is a tough job and not just for the anti-spam software and appliances.

Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 13:23

(+) The Best Spam Filter is Free

I used to have a spam mail problem. Everybody receives spam mail these days; but because my e-mail address is plastered all over the Web, I get more spam mail than most people.

Source : topix.net | 26-Sep-2008 05:59

No room for faulty gas pumps and spam, Harper says

The Conservatives say they will increase penalties for companies that engage in price-fixing, and create a new administrative process so that competition authorities would have an easier way to pursue companies ...

Source : topix.net | 25-Sep-2008 23:59

Wall Street could learn a thing or two from botnets

Well, the government is well on its way to bailing out Wall Street from its own incompetence, putting taxpayers on the hook for $700 billion.

Source : topix.net | 25-Sep-2008 19:40

Anti-spam firms keep up the fight with new products and partnerships

While spam has been plaguing the e-mail space since its inception, e-mail services firms are always trying to stay ahead in the fight for legitimacy on the Web.

Source : topix.net | 25-Sep-2008 11:28

Abaca Founder and Chairman Steve Kirsch Wins 2008 Inventor of the Year Award

Abaca Technology Corporation, an innovator in email protection and messaging security, today announced that its founder and chairman Steve Kirsch has been named inventor of the year by the Silicon Valley ...

Source : topix.net | 25-Sep-2008 03:10

DSOA, MessageLabs to enhance infosecurity

DUBAI, UAE: Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority , announced today the selection of MessageLabs, one of the UAE's leading email service providers, to provide a comprehensive email solution that enables DSOA to offer a ...

Source : topix.net | 24-Sep-2008 18:43

Chicken or egg, which comes first

Welcome to the Charleston real estate blog. I'll be writing about Charleston real estate market conditions, Charleston housing market trends, Charleston neighborhood information, living in Charleston and local ...

Source : topix.net | 24-Sep-2008 14:17

XConnect and Acme Packet Deliver New SPIT Prevention Methods

LONDON & BURLINGTON, Mass. -- -- XConnect, the leader in VoIP Peering, and Acme Packet, Inc.

Source : topix.net | 24-Sep-2008 06:12

Comment Spam with more Kung Fu?

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Source : topix.net | 24-Sep-2008 01:33

Spam filters: Making them work

Here are eight ways to get more out of your e-mail watchdog. Spam. It fills our in-boxes, wastes our time and spreads malware -- and it's only getting worse.

Source : topix.net | 23-Sep-2008 17:31