Tag Archives: spam emails

In this edition of Spamfoolery, we uncover the all-seeing eye of Sauron to take a sobering look at the state of intelligent thought in the spam world. Hold onto your boots. This one is not for the sense of humor …

Anti-spam watchdog The Spamhaus Project is back at it again, providing prime fodder for anyone who appreciates a good brawl. This time, the guardian of all things spam challenges a Dutch ISP to a measure-off, and it looks like the …

In an increasingly litigious world, it’s easy to tune out when you hear that one company is getting sued by yet another company for infringements – real or imagined. But in this edition of Spamfoolery, you’ll want to stay tuned …

Sigh. Just when I thought I’d figured spammers out, they rear their ugly heads and show me that they’re not nearly as dumb as I’d like them to be. Okay, I don’t really know if they’re ugly, but sometimes I …

In the good ol’ days, our most worrisome concerns when it came to technology were Operating Systems that didn’t do much: fiddling with Winsock while trying to make it work with insipid browsers, popups, Trojans, and yes, even praying that …

If you have been spending your holiday in a Luddite community, and are only just getting back online after a relaxing summer without Internet connectivity (how could you possibly relax without Internet connectivity???). Google+ is the latest invite only craze …

Recent activity indicates a significant reduction in spam levels, but no one should find comfort in this news. Spammers are making it personal, a new report from Cisco suggests, and at fault may be the law enforcement community for taking …

My job of teaching and writing on IT means that I have to keep myself up-to-date on this front.  As such, I read up regularly on IT products and new technological developments, as well as news reports pertaining to latest …

In the most recent spam scam to assault Facebook, users are being greeted with a message advising them to ‘verify’ their account, seemingly a noble act of spam prevention and surely not spam itself, right? Not so fast.

If a big fish like Condé Nast can fall victim to a simple spear phishing scam, what does that say for the state of enterprise wide security to protect against these types of schemes? With phishing schemes becoming more sophisticated (relatively speaking), is anyone safe?