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• PDF files most trusted...and most targeted

  PDF files are one of the most common, and most trusted document formats out there. However, that trust, combined with the cross-platform use of PDFs makes the Adobe file format one of the most targeted and exploited by malicious attacks as well.

  By Tony Bradley | 09 March, 2011 06:06

  Tags: antispam, malware, phishing, security, spam, symantec, viruses

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  ClamAV promises free antivirus app for businesses

  Most of us don't like paying for antivirus (AV) software, but at least home users can rely on one of the free options, such as Microsoft Security Essentials, avast!, or AVG Free.

  By Keir Thomas | 19 January, 2011 05:34

  Tags: antispam, antivirus, cloud, cloud computing, internet, Microsoft, open source, phishing, security, software, spam, viruses

• Text message of 'death' threatens smartphone security

  Security researchers have shown that carefully crafted text messages sent to cell phones via short message service (SMS) can cause them to shutdown without the knowledge of the owner.

  By Keir Thomas | 08 January, 2011 05:49

  Tags: Android, antispam, consumer electronics, e-mail security, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia, phishing, Phones, security, spam, viruses

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  China remains spam haven due to 'bulletproof' hosting

  An overwhelming majority of Web sites promoted through spam are hosted in China at service providers that many times choose to ignore complaints and allow illegal activity, according to research from the University of Alabama.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 27 June, 2009 03:07

  Tags: China, security, spam

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  Cloudmark security suite addresses growing SMS spam

  As mobile users are more frequently pestered by SMS spam, one security vendor is applying its experience in stopping e-mail spam for mobile networks.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 24 June, 2009 01:51

  Tags: Cloudmark, security, sms, spam

• Spammers cashing in on Twitter, Iran, new iPhone

  Spammers are never far from a hot story, it seems, and in the past day they've been flooding Twitter with phoney messages about Iran and the latest iPhone 3.0 operating system.

  By Robert McMillan | 19 June, 2009 08:37

  Tags: iran, spam, spammers, twitter

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  9 Dirty Tricks: Social Engineers' Favourite Pick-Up Lines

  What the average guy might call a con is known in the security world as social engineering. Social engineering is the criminal art of scamming a person into doing something or divulging sensitive information. These days, there are thousands of ways for con artists to pull off their tricks (See: Social Engineering: Eight Common Tactics). Here we look at some of the most common lines these people are using to fool their victims..

  By Joan Goodchild | 17 February, 2009 09:03

  Tags: Facebook, phishing, spam, twitter

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  Spam is silenced, but where are the feds?

  On October 14, the US Federal Trade Commission, with help from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation and New Zealand police, announced that it had shut down a vast international spam network known as HerbalKing.

  By Robert McMillan | 28 November, 2008 09:00

  Tags: can-spam act, spam

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  Will the real spam king please stand up?

  As more and more spammers are arrested, prosecuted, and sued under state and federal antispam statutes, there's one thing you can count on: Someone somewhere will invariably call the targeted spammer a "spam king."

  By Dan Tynan | 15 October, 2008 10:10

  Tags: spam

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  Famous last words about spam

  What Gates, McCain and others have said about those pesky, unwanted e-mails.

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 07 October, 2008 10:54

  Tags: spam

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  Spammers in the slammer

  A compilation of the most notorious convicted spammers

  By Carolyn Duffy Marsan | 07 October, 2008 10:38

  Tags: spam