Microsoft aligns with Nigeria to crack down on scams

All the week's news and views about fighting spam, 10/14/05
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Microsoft aligns with Nigeria to crack down on scams, 10/14/05

The Nigerian government and Microsoft Friday signed an agreement
calling for the software giant to help law enforcement break up
crime rings that use the Internet for fraud and theft.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal8791>

Phishing scams harder to pull off, group says, 10/13/05

The number of days a phishing site remains online has dropped to
an average of 5.5 days, a sign that countermeasures against
fraudulent Web sites are being enacted with increased speed,
according the Anti-Phishing Working Group, which monitors
phishing trends and online crime.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101305-phishing.html?nl>

U.S. still world's top spammer, 10/13/05

The U.S. is still the world's top spammer, but the percentage of
unsolicited commercial e-mail originating from within its
borders is dropping, according to a report published Wednesday
by security vendor Sophos.
<http://www.networkworld.com/news/2005/101305-spam.html?nl>

Anti-spam vendors spread their wings, 10/12/05

During the past few years, enterprise e-mail security needs have
expanded beyond simply fighting spam. As a result, vendors in
this space are left having to continuously enhance their
products with related features in order to keep up.
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal8788>

The top 5: Today's most-read stories

1. Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine has serious bug
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal8559>
2. New WLAN group shakes up standards process
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal8789>
3. Windows 2000 vulnerability could lead to new outbreak
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal8790>
4. You won't find this book on Oprah's list
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal8561>
5. IETF effort promises fewer net failures
<http://www.networkworld.com/nlantispamnewsal8562>

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