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Security firm: 95 percent of e-mail is junk

According to a new report by a US Web security firm, nearly 95 percent of e-mail sent in 2007 has been "spam" or junk advertising.
Pfizer PCs used to relay Viagra spam

Spammers have hijacked computers at drug manufacturer Pfizer, causing them to send junk e-mails advertising the company's product Viagra.
Spam could soon be majority of e-mail: report

Recent data suggests that unsolicited bulk email - or spam - could be the majority of email traffic by the end of the year, and corporate networks are becoming increasingly clogged up.
Battle plan for spam

Spam is an elusive enemy for IT managers, who face a number of options to fight unwanted e-mail in the enterprise. Here are suggestions from members on how to control spam.
Spam: Made in Taiwan?

The majority of spam servers are physically located in Taiwan, according to CipherTrust.

Spam Act prosecution will echo

The first prosecution under the Spam Act last week may seem like nothing more than a single renegade marketeer being shut down. But it isn't...
New year, same problems

As we embark on a new year, the industry hype-machine is slowly warming up to sell us new technologies that will make our jobs easier in 2007. Rest assured though that some problems will remain, like spam.
The politics of group e-mails

Have you ever received an e-mail or text message along the lines of "Heya, long time no hear. I have a birthday coming up, could u remind me of ur address? Cheers, hope ur well"?
A lament for the letter

Remember the thrill of waiting for, and at long last receiving, a handwritten letter from a friend?
Australian twitterati talks malware

It was inevitable that micro-blogging service Twitter would become infested with malware, according to a number of high-profile Australian users of the service.

E-mail titans join forces against spam

The top three e-mail service providers are pooling their resources and technical expertise to reduce unwanted commercial solicitations, or spam, that is inundating their systems.
The impact of Australia's anti-spam legislation

Spam costs businesses an average of A$900 per employee per year in lost productivity. Will Australia's new anti-spam laws reverse this trend?
Battle plan for spam

Spam is an elusive enemy for IT managers, who face a number of options to fight unwanted e-mail in the enterprise. Here are suggestions from members on how to control spam.
Managing spam: Is outsourcing the answer?

Myriad solutions are available to help eradicate spam. In this guide, ZDNet Australia looks at one such answer -- hosted or outsourced anti-spam management.
How to slam spam

If we're losing the battle against spam, how can we win the war? In this special report, ZDNet Australia presents a comprehensive resource centre for IT professionals battling spam.

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With enemies like Google, Microsoft and Yahoo, why is spam not dead?

Five years ago, the e-mail technology providers were telling us it would take time before the spam situation improved. Yet, today, there's more spam than ever. In his latest Technology Shakedown, ZDNet's David Berlind blames AOL, Google, Yahoo and Microsoft for the mess and demands they act now

Ultimate anti-spam guide: 11 products tested

From server-level software, to appliances, to managed services, we review the latest anti-spam solutions to help enterprises manage the onslaught of unsightly spam.
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.
Slam that spam: 7 packages tested

If you are drowning in spam, help is available from software and e-mail services that block unwanted mail. Some work better than others. Here's a look at seven antispam apps and services.
Slam that spam in 2005

Although Microsoft Outlook 2003 includes robust junk mail filtering, the spam continues to leak through. That's why you need another layer of defense.
Network Associates gobbles anti-spammer

The security software specialist buys anti-spam company Deersoft, the first in a series of planned acquisitions by the company to help people thwart unsolicited e-mail.

Australian Govt funds IT start-ups
This week Australia's Federal Government announced it had allocated $3.6 million in funding to 57 local research projects so that they could be commercialised, with many of them being web or IT-related start-ups.
Google should come clean on datacentres
It's nice that Google says it has put an effort into making its datacentres more energy efficient, but the search giant's pledges won't mean much until it discloses just how many of the beasties it's actually running.
US shows what OPEL could have been
Sprint's WiMAX roll-out in Baltimore will prove the Australian government's decision to worm its way out of the Opel WiMAX contract was a short-sighted, and ultimately damaging, political stunt that has benefited nobody.
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