As image spam declines, PDF spam ramps up; Expect more spam prosecutions

Antispam News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Arsenal Digital Solutions Solving the Distributed Data Protection Problem Hackers, disgruntled and careless employees, equipment failure, broken pipes, fires, and natural disasters all pose threats to your data. Savvy IT and business managers have recognized that in order to deal with these challenges, they need to deploy a company-wide data protection infrastructure. Click here to read this whitepaper today! Network World's Anti-spam News Alert, 07/13/07 As image spam declines, PDF spam ready to take its place, 07/11/07: Vendors agree image spam is finally on the decline, but a new scam called PDF spam is emerging to take its place. Spam filter costs lawyers their day in court, 07/12/07: The trouble at Franklin D. Azar & Associates PC began with pornographic spam. Last May the Aurora, Colo., law firm was being bombarded with offensive messages, and enough of it was seeping through the company's spam filters that employees complained to management, and IT administrator Kevin Rea was told to do something. U.S. law enforcement: Expect more spam prosecutions, 07/12/07: U.S. Internet users should expect a growing number of prosecutions for sending spam and related activities, such as creating botnets, officials with two U.S. law enforcement organizations said Thursday. Manage Insider Security Threats Experts say 75% of security threats come from inside your organization. Watch the latest Network World Editorial Perspectives Webcast today, "Security From the Inside," and learn which technologies and processes best protect your intellectual property and assets inside the perimeter. Click Here to View Barracuda adds zero-hour threat protection to antispam appliance, 07/06/07: Barracuda Networks is adding real-time malware protection to its line of e-mail security appliances designed to block viruses, spyware, and other Internet threats as they emerge.

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