New type of image spam hides in e-mail wallpaper; AOL spammer pleads guilty

Antispam News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Arsenal Digital Solutions Data Protection: Preferred Strategies used by Small and Mid-sized Businesses Data has become the most valuable resource that many companies own. Organizations of all sizes are actively searching for reliable, affordable solutions for data protection to help them with business continuity, disaster recovery, and compliance. The problem is especially acute for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), which typically lack the resources to add new technologies or manage the growing infrastructure required to deal with the problem. Click here to listen to this webcast which reveals the latest findings and trends! Network World's Anti-spam News Alert, 06/15/07 New type of image spam hides in e-mail wallpaper, 06/13/07:  A new type of image spam found this week is able to bypass many filters by presenting a message as wallpaper within an e-mail, according to the vendor Secure Computing. DDOS knocks antispam sites offline, 06/11/07:  Several antispam organizations have been targeted by an attempt to knock them offline, according to the SANS Institute. AOL spammer pleads guilty, 06/12/07:  Adam Vitale pled guilty Monday to sending unsolicited e-mail to 1.2 million AOL subscribers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Michael J. Garcia said. VoIP: Lessons from Early Adopters Experts say VoIP isn't a magic wand that will solve all of an organization's communications challenges right out of the box. Learn why VoIP may not produce expected savings and productivity gains, and other lessons from early adopters. Click Here to Watch Some say spyware bill too broad, others say too weak, 06/08/07:  An antispyware bill that passed the U.S. House of Representatives this week faces opposition from several groups, with one side saying it's too strong and the other saying it's too weak.

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