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Zulfikar Ramzan, technical director of Symantec Security Response, breaks down key statistics from the vendor's annual Threat Report. (9:44) The state of spam 2009, Part 3 Cloudmark CTO Jamie de Guerre continues his response to the question of what has changed in the battle against spam in the last year, discussing free content-hosting services, compromised accounts at Webmail providers and new-media spam. The state of spam 2009, Part 2 Cloudmark CTO Jamie de Guerre: I think there have been several changes and a couple of events that happened in the past year that are interesting and will have an effect on how spam is sent in the coming year. The state of spam 2009, Part 1 Spam - not SPAM the luncheon meat (and you have GOT to visit the official SPAM Web site, which plays like a parody the Monty Python crew might have dreamed up) - is a dreadful nuisance, with estimates that 95% of all e-mail in the world now consists of rubbish. Periodically I look into the state of the spam to see how the war is going. The state of spam: An interview with Jamie de Guerre, Part 2 What does the future hold for fighting spam? My two-part interview with Jamie de Guerre, CTO of Cloudmark, concludes today. The state of spam: An interview with Jamie de Guerre, Part 1 Spam is a major operational problem for all professionals because of its waste of bandwidth; it is a significant nuisance even for non-professionals, contributing to computer-based crime and increasing doubts about e- ... Clamp down urged on staff flouting security rules Businesses are being urged to clamp down on staff who are flouting security rules, after a survey found that too many companies are vulnerable to ignorant or careless behaviour from their workforce. RSA Conference kicks off on somber note Against an omnipresent backdrop of recession and uncertainty, IT security pros this week will gather at an RSA Conference focused on malware proliferation, protection of virtualized and cloud computing environments, and the specter of rising government involvement in their work. 5 Security Flubs Users Make When Browsing the Web You can install the best firewalls, patch religiously, and make sure your anti-virus software is always up-to-date, but there is one online risk factor you can never control: the user. Whether they are downloading dangerous content or falling prey to phishing scams, the end user continues to be the toughest security risk to mitigate in most organizations. April giveaways galore
Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet are giving away training courses from Global Knowledge, valued at $2,995 and $3,495, and have copies of three hot books up for grabs: CCVP CIPT2 Quick Reference by Anthony Sequeira, Microsoft Voice Unified Communications by Joe Schurman and Microsoft Office 2007 On Demand by Steve Johnson. Deadline for entries April 30. Network World on Twitter Get our tweets and stay plugged in to networking news. | 
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