Digital Copyright Canada: Debate on spam became innovation agenda discussion
“We laugh about the silly and stupid things we come across in spam day after day, but we need to see the effect that it is having in terms of not just our ability to do our work but the very nature of the threat it is posing to average citizens. Spammers are very tied into a growing level of Internet fraud. They undermine confidence. We do not want to go to a website and leave our email information, because we do not want it to be taken and misused.
If we do not have confidence, it undermines our ability to move forward.”
(via CAUCE)
CommentsMike Moran in Internet Evolution: The Internet Has Sent Marketing Back to Its Roots
“Lots of pixels have been spilled discussing how marketers can adapt to the new world order that the Internet has ushered in. But we have spent relatively little time noticing the changes in the rest of marketing.”
CommentsA VC: The Double Opt-In Introduction
“When introducing two people who don’t know each other, ask each of them to opt-in to the introduction before making it.”
CommentsWashington Post Security Fix: What Windows Autorun Has Wrought
“As a feature first introduced way back in Windows 95, Autorun had…well, a pretty good run, particularly considering how long malware has used it as a propagation method. Frankly, I’m surprised that Microsoft kept Autorun as the default option for as long as it did….”
CommentsWord to the Wise: I need IP addresses for reputation
“Reputation is tied to sending IP address, but receiving ISPs aren’t stupid and do recognize attempts to game the system. …The bad customers will drag your reputation as an ESP down more than the good customers will pull it up.”
CommentsJart Armin in Internet Evolution: Terror Attacks Now Funded Mostly by Online Fraud
“Fraud, and Internet fraud in particular, is increasingly used as a source of funding for terrorists, as traditional supply routes from donors are squeezed by tighter regulations….”
CommentsWashington Post Security Fix: Uptick in 'money mule' scams
‘The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) is warning financial institutions about an uptick in scams involving unauthorized funds transfers from hacked online bank accounts to so-called “money mules,” people hired through work-at-home scams to help cyber criminals overseas launder money.’
The article goes on to explain exactly how this works, with detailed examples.
CommentsEmail Service Guide: Protect Yourself Against Phishing
“As fraudulent email scams become more sophisticated, the average user must become proactive regarding their online security. Armed with common sense and the knowledge of what you should be looking out for, anyone can learn to avoid phishing scam and protect themselves from becoming another victim.”
This is one of the best articles I’ve seen on the subject.
CommentsSpamhaus Blog: Some Good News From Downunder
“Two New Zealanders…have been fined for their roles in the biggest pharmaceutical spamming operation in the history of the internet…. The operation paid affiliates around the world to send spam emails marketing Herbal King, Elite Herbal and Express Herbal branded pharmaceutical products….”
CommentsGraham Cluley's blog: Hacked iPhones held hostage for 5 Euros
“Many iPhone owners have jailbroken their devices to allow it to run unofficial code, avoiding Apple’s official App Store. However, some users forget to change the default root password on their device (which is common to all iPhones) - opening a door for potential intruders.”
CommentsCyberCrime & Doing Time: Facebook Safety & Million Member Facebook Groups
‘Would you like to see the secret truth about why people create “million user groups”?
Enter the seedy world of the online advertiser. Not the Madison Avenue advertising companies, but the punks who sit at home and devise ways to advertise their wares through spam, SEO (search engine optimization), and social network spam. They are making more money than you, and filling our lives with virtual junkmail, and in many cases, malware.’
MIT news: Secure computers aren’t so secure
“The time it takes to store data in memory, fluctuations in power consumption, even the sounds your computer makes can betray its secrets. MIT researchers centered at the Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab’s Cryptography and Information Security Group (CIS) study such subtle security holes and how to close them.”
CommentsGoogle Operating System: Why It's a Bad Idea to Send Huge Files by Email
“People who demand large message size limits rarely understand the limitations of the email transmission.”
This article describes those limits in a way normal email users might understand. (Kinda. Maybe.)
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