A "serious security flaw" in Gmail turns Google's e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report.
If you use Yahoo Mail you should soon be seeing a significant reduction in the number of e-mail scams purporting to be from eBay and PayPal.
In 2008 the line between cybercrime and legitimate business will blur, Australians will find out just how many data breaches occur, smartphones will attract malware, and people will decide which group is worse: social networking sites seeking to monetise page hits or identity thieves.
As spam filters get better at weeding out unwanted messages, spammers have started inserting their messages inside Microsoft Word documents and attaching them to e-mails.
Call it the case of the hijacked haiku.
McAfee Total Protection 2010 is the latest in McAfee's security stable to offer all the bells, whistles and options that the company can squeeze into one security suite. This program is nothing if not extensive, as the following screenshots show.
You can do more about spam than you might think. Start by understanding the technical solutions available for dealing with 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.
We are drowning under a tide of unwanted e-mails and the person sitting opposite you is just as guilty as the marketers and conmen, writes Dr Monica Seeley.
There are some users who abuse their work e-mail accounts by using the company e-mail system to further personal agendas. That's where you need to draw the line.
Norton AntiSpam 2004 earns an Editors' Choice for its simplicity, efficiency, and ability to work inside Outlook Express.
I've come to the conclusion that all of the world's spam problems can be blamed on one tricolour feline. Well, that's not strictly true, but spam would be much easier to deal with if it was.
Trend Micro Internet Security Pro's broad feature set combined with its look and feel make it a serious contender, but questionable efficacy and middling performance mean it's a program we're not recommending for this year.
Yoggie's Gatekeeper Card Pro delivers powerful plug-and-play protection for notebooks, removes the need to manage multiple software subscriptions and can boost your notebook's performance by removing the security software overhead.
For its office productivity suite, Corel creates an inexpensive alternative to Microsoft Outlook.
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