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• Spam turns 30 - still no end in sight

  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.

• Yahoo Mail to block fake eBay and PayPal e-mail

  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.

• PDF spam not a threat: Adobe

  PDF spam is more a nuisance than a security risk, according to Adobe, which claims there is "no hard evidence" where the junk e-mail has become a serious issue.

• Spammers arm junk mail with multiple weapons

  Opportunistic spammers are increasingly posting additional threats, such as links to malware, within the body of their unsolicited e-mail messages, according to new findings by Internet security company Marshal Software.

• Security vendors beating pump 'n' dump spam?

  Separate research by security vendors McAfee and Marshal Software suggests that the industry is winning the war on spam, with two of the most common forms of spam-related scams on the decline.

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  Web 2.0 makes phishing spam obsolete

  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.

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• E-mail best practices to share with your users

  E-mail is practically universal, but that doesn't mean that everyone knows how to use it correctly. These usage guidelines, which encompass things like virus, spam, and phishing protection, rules of etiquette, and attachment handling, will help safeguard your organisation and teach your users how to handle their e-mail responsibly.

• Tech execs: Wake up and smell the spam

  It is vital that the tech industry raises awareness of the scale of the problem of junk e-mail, industry experts said.

• 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.

• Virus writers elude Microsoft's bounty hunt

  A year on, and the company's US$1 million tip-off program has nabbed just one (alleged) virus writer. Is it a bust?

• Battling spyware in court

  In what could prove to be one of the great second acts in Internet history, erstwhile king of spam Sanford Wallace takes centre stage this week as exhibit A in a federal crackdown on invasive online advertising software.

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• Viruses pack triple threat

  Virus writers are merging spam, phishing and Trojan programs to develop more complex attacks on the unwary.

• Stop spam at the server: 5 packages tested

  Spam drives users crazy, makes life difficult for mail administrators, and drives up costs. We evaluate five packages that aim to ease the burden on your mail servers.

• 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.

• 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.

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