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  • Most spam still coming from the US

    Almost a quarter of the world's spam in the last three months of 2005 was sent from computers in the United States, according to UK antivirus company Sophos.

  • Anti-spam assault spans Asia-Pacific

    Australian regulators have signed an agreement with Asia-Pacific nations to step up the war against spam.

  • ACCC to strangle spammers

    The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is being "proactive" in the international fight to put a stranglehold on spam, according to Acting Chairman Sitesh Bhojani.

  • The Spam Act -- a good start

    Legislation may be leading the way in the war against spam, but proper education is still crucial.

  • U.S. Senate approves anti-spam bill

    The U.S. Senate voted Tuesday for a historic antispam bill, capping more than six years of failed congressional attempts to enact a federal law restricting unsolicited commercial e-mail.

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Features and Case Studies (2)

  • Microsoft's role in ID theft

    Peter Cullen, the company's chief privacy strategist, explains how Sender ID can take a bite out of spam and phishing.

  • Symantec and Sophos ANZ square off

    The men at the helm of two of Australia's largest security software companies check each other's defences. Additional reading: Microsoft launches Australian security effort

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