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Tag Archives: Spam
The data breach apocalypse that wasn’t – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
Malware, spam and hacking – and not all bad news, either! Watch 60 Second Security for Aug 9, 2014…
Sophos Techknow – Firewalls Demystified [PODCAST]
The word firewall has a lot more shades of meaning in 2014 than it did in 1994. So…who better to help us to demystify the modern firewall than Sophos security expert Chester Wisniewski?
SSCC 159 – What can we learn from the “honeybot”? [PODCAST]
For your listening pleasure! Here’s this week’s episode of the Sophos Security Chet Chat podcast…
How to send 5 million spam emails without even noticing
Before you read the article, see if you can guess, to the nearest million, how many spams a 10,000-strong botnet might realistically send each week. Commit yourself first, and then read the story of the SophosLabs “honeybot”!
Hacking, spamming, rogue SMSes and browsers – 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
The week’s security news, turned into an entertaining lesson, turned into a 1-min video… 60 Sec Security, 26 July 2014
500,000-per-day SMS spammer gets just £4,000 fine
An Indian call-centre operator has been fined by a London court for breaching Data Protection laws, but despite his operation bombarding UK cell phones with spams, his punishment amounts to little more than a slap on the wrist.
Dirty Dozen Spampionship – which country is spewing the most spam?
The World Cup may be done and dusted, but the Spampionship continues! Where did you come in our spam-sending league tables?
Is Apple slack at security on iOS? 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]
What went wrong with PayPal’s 2FA? Why did Microsoft do an email U-turn? Is Apple slack at security on iOS? It’ll only take a minute to find out…
Microsoft stops Patch Tuesday emails, blames Canada, then does U-turn
The decree mentions “changing governmental policies concerning the issuance of automated electronic messaging” – a head-scratcher that Microsoft spokespeople subsequently clarified by pointing to a new Canadian anti-spam law that takes effect today.