Cisco Systems' purchase of e-mail security specialist IronPort Systems is another sign that big-name vendors are taking over the spam fight, analysts say.
Several security experts are warning of increased cyberattacks targeting Windows PCs, but Microsoft says all is calm on the attack front.
Malicious code that exploits a recent Windows hole has led to significant growth in the number of hijacked PCs, according to messaging security company CipherTrust.
The majority of spam servers are physically located in Taiwan, according to CipherTrust.
The promise of e-mail authentication is too good to ignore, but if it is implemented incorrectly it will break a company's mail system instead of fixing it, experts have cautioned.
If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.
Myriad solutions are available to help eradicate spam. In this guide, ZDNet Australia  looks at one such answer -- hosted or outsourced anti-spam management.
Driven by vast demand for spam-blocking services, the popularity of appliance-based mail hygiene platforms is rising rapidly, says research firm Meta Group. Additional reading: Systems Management for IT professionals.
A group of researchers and developers hopes to cut back the burgeoning growth of unsolicited e-mail by coming up with new ways to block unwanted messages.
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