AT&T Released Details of Anti-Spam Filter, Hopes For Long-Term Benefit
AT&T received a U.S. patent earlier this month that will give intellectual property (IP) attorneys ground on which to stand when pursuing spammers.
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Security
Unsecured WiFi connection allows man to download child porn!
I am absolutely disgusted, people that buy WiFi equipment should be required to prove that they know how to secure these type of network connections. But it could be much worse imagine you are a upstanding member of the community and the police come to your door and arrest you for downloading kiddie porn. Well the haul you to jail
The Big Gorilla Project
Spam is an ever-increasing annoyance for e-mail users. Most people have some form of spam filtering application that reduces the instances of the frequently offensive unsolicited commercial messages. Many of these filters seek to identify spam based on the address from which the message is sent, but spammers are already wise to this trick, and spoofing is now commonplace. By hiding or misdirecting their transmission source, spammers make it exceedingly difficult for most users to determine from where the spam message actually came.
Microsoft and PC Security
If you have not already purchased a third party firewall then at the very least you should go to the Microsoft web site and follow there security instructions to help eliminate any chance your system is compromised. [Microsoft]
Stealing domain’s continue
How would you like to wake up one morning load your web browser and the domain you have worked so hard to build branding and user following has been hijacked! Seems this is still going on when will it end. [TechWorld]
Exchange Server allowing Spam to be Relayed
For those of you that have certain versions of Exchange server running you need to disable the Guest account. [ZDNet]
WiFi Hackers Arrested
Companies leave there WiFi exposed and then they get pissed when a couple of people hack their network but it appears the two that where hacking Lowes were not just after some broadband access. [TechDirt] [Detroit Free Press]