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  • Spamhaus rejects e-mail charge plan

    A leading antispam agency has struck back at moves to charge companies a fixed fee to ensure e-mails are delivered, saying it will erode freedoms.

  • Telstra backs down on spam charges

    Telstra has hung up its latest mobile phone promotion, which essentially forces users to foot the bill for spam messages, following an uproar from the Australian Consumer’s Association and pressure from the government.

  • Virginia files felony spam charges

    Virginia Attorney General Jerry Kilgore announced Thursday that his office had made its first felony indictment under the state's antispam law.

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    Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.

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    Who predicted the death of the password -- and spam? Why is PKI not ubiquitous? Who makes these daft predictions anyway? ZDNet.com.au looks at how the security market was supposed to shape up, according to so-called "experts".

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    E-mail is practically universal, but that doesn't mean that everyone knows how to use it correctly. These usage guidelines, which encompass things like virus, spam, and phishing protection, rules of etiquette, and attachment handling, will help safeguard your organisation and teach your users how to handle their e-mail responsibly.

  • Is hosted anti-spam the answer?

    It has taken only four years for spam to become the bane of business but, as SMBs are finding, spam can be killed before it enters inboxes with the use of a hosted provider.

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  • Norton AntiSpam 2005

    Persistent performance issues with Norton AntiSpam 2005 have soured our opinion and lead us to recommend MailFrontier Desktop instead.

  • Spam and viruses threaten 3G users

    With the rollout of 3G promised "any time soon" many people are becoming concerned about the negative aspects of linking mobile phones to the Web.

  • PC-cillin Internet Security 2004

    With a firewall and an antispam tool built right in, PC-cillin gives you more for your money than other antivirus apps on the market do.

  • The ONLY ways to stop spam and viruses

    Commentary: What will it take to get rid of online pests and make the Internet a safer, less irritating place to work and play?

  • Son of spam: 4 spam filtering packages tested

    Can you trust software to block all the spam your company receives? We evaluate four top spam filtering packages for their accuracy.

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