By Ed Burnette
Researchers at UCLA and the University of Florida have created a new type of distributed spam-filtering system that is more efficient and scalable than the alternatives in use today. Results of a large-scale prototype were published in the October edition of IEEE Computer.
The idea is simple:
Spammers send the same or similar messages to […]
by Dina Giolitto
1. There is money to be made in spam. The goal of the spam racketeers: crack your passcodes, dig into your credit card and bank account information and sell it to third parties. The method: set up zombie “spam host” computers all over the world that will send virus-laden spam emails. The viruses […]
By Christopher J Enders
A server spam filter is a software application that scans incoming email messages, identifies SPAM based on preset configurations and isolates the unsolicited email so that it never reaches the email inboxes of the personal computers in the computer network.
SPAM is the slang term that is commonly used to describe unwanted, unsolicited […]
by Deb Shinder
E-mail communications are essential to getting the job done in today’s business world, but many companies are overwhelmed by spam, the security risks of e-mail-borne viruses and worms and liability implications of e-mail containing pornography or other undesirable content. It’s getting harder and harder for network administrators to keep it all under control.
And […]
by John Tourloukis
With anti spam vendors offering low cost licensing, businesses can now afford advanced email spam and virus protection with a simple to use interface at a much lower cost. The great thing about technology is that as it evolves it gets faster, additional features and economical. Over the past few years the same […]
