Whaling is the new phishing; Dissecting the Storm Worm threat

Antispam News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by Cloudmark 13 Steps to Better Spam Filtering Download this whitepaper to learn the 13 steps you should take to improve spam filtering accuracy and system performance. You will learn how tuning your system and keeping up to date with the latest rules will help you better fight spam. Learn more today. Network World's Anti-spam News Alert, 11/16/07 Whaling: Latest e-mail scam targets executives, 11/14/07: With targeted phishing attacks on the rise, it’s no surprise that cybercriminals are doing their research and aiming at those with the most to lose – executives. Podcast: Dissecting the Storm Worm threat: Josh Corman created a bit of a stir at the recent Interop conference when he told attendees that the Storm Worm botnet seemed to be retaliating against researchers trying to probe its inner workings. In this podcast, Network World's Jason Meserve talks with Corman about the Storm worm, its repercussions and what you can do to protect yourself. (14:22) Managing connections to stop spam, 11/13/07: Spam volumes are increasing rapidly and the problem is getting worse as spammers use more and more sophistication in an attempt to defeat current antispam technology. There are a variety of solutions available to defeat spam, but connection management is among the more effective techniques in thwarting the newest spam threats. Improve App Performance with Web Acceleration Find out how to improve the delivery of Web applications to geographically dispersed users with Web acceleration tools. Learn, in this webcast, how to shop for these products and the best and worst applications to accelerate. View this Webcast now. Editor's note: Starting Tuesday, Nov, 20, the Unified Communications newsletter will be merged with the Antispam News Alert and will be named the "Unified Communications Alert." Subscribers to the HTML version of this newsletter will notice some enhancements that will provide you with access to more resources relevant to unified communications. You will receive Michael Osterman's analysis of this market, which you will be able to read in its entirety online at NetworkWorld.com, along with links to relevant news headlines of the day. We hope you enjoy the enhancements and we thank you for reading Network World newsletters.

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