Pump-and-dump scammers turn to Excel; How to calculate your spam index

Antispam News Alert This newsletter is sponsored by SWSoft Templates for More Efficient Virtualization Management SWsoft Virtuozzo, an OS level server virtualization product, addresses the challenges faced by today's datacenters through its unique template-based approach to software provisioning. Using templates, administrators can consolidate OS and application management so that only a single instance of a software package is required and managed on a physical machine regardless of the number of virtual environments that use the software. Network World's Anti-spam News Alert, 07/27/07 Pump-and-dump scammers turn to Excel, 07/23/07: Pump-and-dump stock scammers have begun using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets to deliver their get-rich-quick schemes, another in a series of moves they've made trying to slip past antispam filters. Network World Security Buyers Guide Find the right security products for your enterprise - fast. From anti-spam to wireless LAN security, our Buyers Guides have detailed information on hundreds of products in more than 20 categories. With the side-by-side comparison tool you can evaluate product features to make the best decision for your enterprise. Click here to go to the Security Buyers Guide now. How to calculate your spam index, 07/19/07: We recently wrote about some research that Peter Brockmann had done concerning spam and productivity. We invited Peter to share a few insights from the Brockmann & Company’s research and today we have the first in a series of three notes on this topic. Slamming the company door on porn, 07/25/07: Your organization's next e-mail filtering software may come equipped with a blocking component that prevents pornographic content from entering the corporate network.

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