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  • RSA head bets job on death of security

    RSA president Art Coviello says he will quit his job if 'the security industry' is not dead within three years.

  • Botnet fast-flux cloacking and leasing on the rise

    Security vendor RSA has reported an increase in the use of "fast-flux" to obscure zombie computer activities. However, University of Cambridge researchers disagree, saying it's the same botnet being leased out to others.

  • Spam headaches bring more pain

    In the days before Christmas the amount of spam e-mail being sent and received looks set to soar as marketing machines and e-greetings firms go into seasonal overdrive.

  • Spam growth increases during March

    March was another bumper month for spam. The latest figures reveal a continued increase in the amount of unsolicited e-mail traffic.

  • Fishing for 'phishers'

    The Anti-Phishing Working Group is arguing that emerging e-mail authentication standards could take the sting out of "phishing" attacks.

  • Phishers catch on to the Net's 'long tail'

    The number of brands exploited by online con artists grew to a record 154 in July, according to a report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group.

  • Spam suits seek poetic justice

    Call it the case of the hijacked haiku.

  • ISP sues mortgage firm over spam

    A Washington state Internet service provider (ISP) has filed a US$6 million anti-spam lawsuit against a Fortune 500 company, alleging it disabled the ISP's mail servers by sending thousands of e-mail advertisements to subscribers.

  • Financial adviser sentenced over Nigerian investment scam

    A Melbourne financial adviser who got conned by a "Nigerian investment scam" has been sentenced to five years and three months jail after he took AU$1 million from his clients to pay for the fees required in the scam.

  • Aging Australians drive Internet growth

    Late adoption of the Internet by older Australians is driving growth in overall Internet usage, according to a report by analysis company Red Sheriff.

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