Offers of drugs, particularly Viagra, accounted for about one-third of global spam messages sent in the first half of 2004, according to a study by Commtouch, a company that sells anti-spam products.
This week, the world marks an anniversary that has changed the face and other anatomical regions of e-mail inboxes everywhere: the first known spam e-mail was sent 30 years ago on Saturday.
The United States, Canada, China, South Korea and the Netherlands are the top five birthplaces of spam worldwide, according to a new analysis by security software maker Sophos.
Want to know the biggest exporter in the world's spam trade? Here's a hint: It's the country with one of the newest laws regulating it.
The United States is in a league of its own when it comes to sending junk mail to email users.
Security software company, Network Associates, said this week that it has been granted a patent for methods of filtering spam, or unsolicited e-mail.
Cybercrime poses a growing threat to companies and governments around the world, yet experts are concerned law makers and judicial systems are still not equipped to provide an adequate response.
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.
Just pause before you forward that e-mail joke or petition to your friends and colleagues. You will probably find you are straining the relationship.
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?
The feature-rich versions of popular security program AVG have been updated, with AVG Technologies claiming faster scan times, faster boot times and other under-the-hood improvements.
You can't beat the price. For a good, basic internet security suite, we recommend Trend Micro Internet Security 2009.
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