Former spammer takes you 'Inside the Spam Cartel'; Most antispam technology works poorly

Antispam News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Qualys Exclusive Whitepaper: A Step-by-Step Strategy for Vulnerability Management Download this exclusive whitepaper to Learn 7 Essential Steps to reduce your companies security risk. Network World's Anti-spam News Alert, 07/20/07 Former spammer: 'I know I'm going to hell', 07/18/07: "Ed," a retired spammer, built a considerable fortune sending e-mails that promoted pills, adult content and casinos. At the peak of his power, Ed says he pulled in $10,000 to $15,000 a week, storing the money in $20 bills in stacks of boxes. Study: Most antispam technology works poorly, 07/18/07: From McAfee and Symantec to Apple and Microsoft, most vendors that make antispam products are failing to fully satisfy customers, according to survey released Tuesday by the Brockmann & Company. Blocking spam on a Linux system, 07/16/07: We have a Solaris Sparc machine configured with sendmail. Currently a lot of spam is coming to our server. Can you please suggest some way to control spam. Help Desk columnist Ron Nutter offers some solutions. Network World Buyers Guides Find the right products for your enterprise - fast. With seven categories - security, storage, convergence and VoIP, network infrastructure, network applications, wireless and LAN/WAN management - you can quickly pinpoint the hardware or software you need. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features and make the best purchase decisions for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Buyers Guides now. Online ads could become a phisher's dream, 07/13/07: There's a new type of banner ad that collects personal information and credit card details through the ad itself. And it's a horrible, horrible idea. Italy arrests 26 for phishing operation, 07/16/07: Italy has become the latest country to clamp down on phishing, with authorities there arresting 26 people for an alleged scam to swindle bank customers. FBI says military names used in e-mail scams, 07/17/07: The FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center is warning of fraudulent e-mails that appear to come from the FBI and U.S. military.

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