Spring is here, finally. The long, cold winter is quickly becoming a distant nightmare and, as the birds return to their chirping and the grass begins to grow, it’s time to think about spring cleaning. But before you go looking …

A California politician has proposed a tax on email as a way to deter spam and keep the struggling U.S. Postal Service afloat. Berkeley City Councilman Gordon Wozniak, (no relation to Steve!) says the idea, while it may be an …

Have you ever wondered how an anti-spam filter stops all that junk mail from filling up your, and your users, inbox? It’s not magic. There is no spam fairy that stands guard with a bucket of pixie dust ready to …

A security firm is reporting that a recent campaign of malicious spam is linked to the Blackhole exploit kit. The messages are masquerading as fake news alerts from CNN and the BBC. The news alerts appear to be exploiting the …

What history of spam would be complete without a look at the technologies we use every day to try to keep the amount of spam hitting our mailbox to a minimum? In today’s post, we’re going to take a look …

Ohhh, man. Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the inbox. We’ve known for a while now that spam is getting more targeted, more devious and much more dangerous. The attacks are getting fast and furious too, even …

A team of Dutch researchers have announced they’ve traced the origin of spam, and 50% of spam comes from just 20 ISPs. The team surveyed 42,000 ISPs to gather their data. They found that Nigerian ISP Spectranet to be the worst, …

What is it about Australia these days? Whether it’s their tough stance on spammers (Canada: take note), surprising reports about where the spam is coming from, or Aussies saying enough is enough, the country that’s so cool they called it …

Welcome back to the next post in our series on a brief history of spam. In this post, we’re going to look at where all this spam comes from. We know the spammers are out there, and the Internet makes …

  ComputerWorld has a great article by an anonymous security manager who talks about how his company saw a sudden increase in spam. The company’s general counsel wasn’t amused and sent copies to him, asking what the problem was. Most of the …