http://www.silicon.com Results for anti-war unsolicited en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/security/0,39024655,39167615,00.htm Image-based spam, in which unsolicited emails evade anti-spam filters by including their messages within attached images, is also on the decline according to McAfee, declining from 65 per cent at the start of the year to less than 20 per cent now. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 22 Jun 2007 09:04:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,39158961,00.htm A prominent crusader against unsolicited email ads withdrew from an escalating cyber war with spammers on Wednesday after his website and numerous others came under a massive retaliatory attack. Almost as old as the internet, unsolicited email... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 18 May 2006 08:40:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,39157652,00.htm Australia, already regarded as the world's champion of anti-spam law, has taken the latest step in outlawing unsolicited bulk email with the introduction of a Code of Practice which, among other measures, will force ISPs to be more proactive in... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:05:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,39131378,00.htm Sender ID has not been a success because it is not very highly regarded, said Ray Everett-Church, co-founder of the Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial E-mail and co-author of the book Fighting Spam for Dummies. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:50:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/government/0,39024677,39124883,00.htm Representatives from a variety of worldwide legislative and governmental bodies, including the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), are meeting in London this week to discuss how a united front can help to crack down on the problem of unsolicited... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:40:03 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,39123943,00.htm The volume of election spam appears to be made up of two distinct types of unsolicited email - those which use such social engineering, just to get messages opened, and those which do carry specific political messages. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 14 Sep 2004 10:10:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39123801,00.htm Nicholas Tombros, 37, is charged under the US CAN-SPAM act, which aims to clamp down on unsolicited junk mail. If Tombros is convicted or pleads guilty then 'war spamming' - also known as drive-by spamming - will move from being just a theoretical... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 08 Sep 2004 08:50:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,39117486,00.htm Governments took note, companies woke up to the problem of unsolicited email and vendors rubbed their hands together in glee as every man and his dog released an anti-spam solution. Other quirky stories from the world of spam included Hormel, the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:15:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,39117390,00.htm Washington state has granted email recipients the right to sue spammers, and California and Delaware have mandated an "opt-in" approach that prohibits unsolicited commercial email without a prior business relationship. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 17 Dec 2003 08:05:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,39117235,00.htm Some of the leading companies fighting on the front line of the spam war gathered in Dublin this week to discuss the growing problem of unsolicited email and offer practical advice on ways to beat it. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 05 Dec 2003 17:05:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,39117226,00.htm Speaking at an EEMA conference in Dublin, entitled 'Spam - The Death of Email' Meade set out tough measures to crack down on unsolicited email and made clear his intention to enforce them, calling spam "a major intrusion on our privacy". editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 05 Dec 2003 14:10:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,10004834,00.htm Microsoft has become increasingly active in the anti-spam crusade, most recently filing 15 lawsuits against spammers it said were responsible for sending a collective 2 billion unsolicited messages to Microsoft addresses. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 25 Jun 2003 08:11:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,10004694,00.htm Computer users overwhelmed with spam believe technology offers the best way to escape the mire of unsolicited email. While only one third of email users believe tightening legislation is the way to go, governments worldwide are becoming more... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 16 Jun 2003 16:54:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,10004613,00.htm Unsolicited email is an issue which affects us all - but there is light at the end of the tunnel for users inundated with spam. As with most involved in the war on spam Salem is not expecting a tightening of legislation to prove to be the key to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 11 Jun 2003 13:14:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/thespamreport/0,39025001,10004574,00.htm Anybody who is plagued by unsolicited emails can expect little relief from a tightening of anti-spam legislation, according to two experts close to the situation. Adrian Moss, CEO of dealgroupmedia, which handles direct marketing for a number of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 09 Jun 2003 17:14:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,10004072,00.htm Microsoft is to unveil new anti-spam tools for its MSN and Hotmail services, as the war on unsolicited email heats up. Now the software giant intends to increase its anti-spam arsenal with a feature in MSN 8 and Hotmail which will enable... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 08 May 2003 11:08:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,11036020,00.htm ISPs have been warned that they should wage a war on spam, or risk losing their customers to rivals who do seize the initiative to act against unsolicited mail. The independent survey, commissioned by anti-spam firm Brightmail, also revealed that... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 18 Oct 2002 15:30:00 +0000