In the last 10 years, I've lived in three countries, and changed address over 10 times. Furthermore, the last time I had a pet was some 15 years ago and, heartless cow that I am, I can't remember its name. I do remember it was a brown hamster with enormous testicles, but that really doesn't help me right now.
More than a million PCs under the control of spammers are threatening the US national security, its economy and its information infrastructure, according to the FBI.
Spammers have hijacked computers at drug manufacturer Pfizer, causing them to send junk e-mails advertising the company's product Viagra.
More security experts have expressed concerns about Bill Gates' plan to eliminate spam by cracking down on e-mail "spoofing".
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.
In three years phishing has transformed from an unknown threat into a multi-million dollar industry; in the next stage of its evolution, phishers will avoid using spam and instead hijack small parts of 'trusted' Web sites in order to bypass anti-phishing tools.
In the final part of this three-part special, our security experts tackle questions ranging from stopping spam and spyware liability, to hijacking e-mail addresses and Web site spoofing.
Myriad solutions are available to help eradicate spam. In this guide, ZDNet Australia looks at one such answer -- hosted or outsourced anti-spam management.
A Trojan-carrying spam e-mail that purports to offer pictures of a captured Osama bin Laden tricks few Internet users.
The protocol that has defined e-mail for more than two decades may have a fatal flaw: It trusts you
When faced with an Internet Explorer "hijacking", what should users do? This article examines the steps required to remove malicious code and regain control of your IE browser.
SECURITY TECHNOLOGY: Would the world be a safer place if it were impossible to hijack a plane? Maybe. A friend of mine came up with an idea about how technology could attack-proof an aircraft. I like what he's thinking. Do you?
The grace of Leopard's interface enhancements makes productivity more pleasurable with a Mac, as more than 300 functional and fun features top off this update.
Fancy a 1.3Mbps broadband pipeline direct to your notebook, without a cable in sight? The new BigPond wireless data card makes good on Telstra's lofty promises for its Next G network.
As a security app, Laplink PCDefense needs a thorough interface overhaul and perhaps a rethink about its purpose before we can recommend it.
Norton Internet Security 2006 is a solid security suite, but it bogs down PC performance. Though it's a reasonable upgrade for entrenched Norton fans, it offers users less bang for the buck than ZoneAlarm Internet Security Suite 6.
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