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  • Microsoft to overhaul Passport

    Microsoft has agreed to make sweeping changes to its Passport authentication system as part of a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission.

  • US marketers unite to cook spam's goose

    Marketers unite to cook spam's goose The brainchild of a group of Net marketers, Project Lumos aims to use a registry system to slap down spam--and help save the lucrative e-mail ad industry.

  • Telstra strikes at AOL over spam black-listing

    Telstra has struck out at America Online (AOL) after the US giant inadvertently black-banned e-mails originating from BigPond users.

  • DKIM antispam standard can't stop spam

    An engineer who helped develop a new antispam technology called DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) said it's not a foolproof way to keep nasty e-mails out of your inbox, but it is a step in the right direction.

  • Suspicion arises of phone-damaging spam

    Some AT&T Wireless subscribers believe a text message masquerading as spam is on the loose and damaging mobile phones in the United States.

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  • The end of e-mail?

    The world's e-mail network is no longer the friendly place it once was and authentication could mean the end for the platform as we know it.

  • Using tech to slice spam

    A coalition aiming to junk e-mail unites behind a US law but stumbles over a technology solution.

  • Spam and its IT discontents

    Maybe it's the bum economy and certain wastrels have too much time on their hands, or perhaps there's something odd in the water supply. Whatever the explanation, so much spam is flooding the electronic gateways of corporations that CIOs face an escalating epidemic.

  • Heard of drive-by hacking? Meet drive-by spamming

    'Warspammers' are taking advantage of unprotected wireless LANs to send out millions of junk e-mails. What does this mean for enterprises tackling the security issues?

  • Know your resources in the war against spam

    If you've made the decision to filter your organisation's incoming e-mail, your next step is to determine exactly how. This rundown of spam control methodologies can help you in your decision on which path to take.

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  • Spyware cures may cause more harm

    Web surfers battling "spyware" face a new problem: So-called spyware-killing programs that install the same kind of unwanted advertising software they promise to erase.

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