http://www.cio.com/ en (c) Copyright 2014 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:14:02 GMT 2014-06-30T15:14:02Z en (c) Copyright 2014 CXO Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. http://www.cio.com/article/754212/Spamhaus_Readies_New_Antimalware_Data_Feeds?source=rss_antispam The Spamhaus Project will soon publish two new data feeds intended to prevent people from being lured to malware-infected websites and domains. Sun, 15 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Jeremy Kirk <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754212/Spamhaus_Readies_New_Antimalware_Data_Feeds?source=rss_antispam 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/754082/Vigilance_is_the_Only_Cure_for_Comment_Spam?source=rss_antispam A new report from Imperva reveals a small but persistent minority is responsible for most comment spam. Wed, 11 Jun 2014 04:00:00 GMT Tony Bradley <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/754082/Vigilance_is_the_Only_Cure_for_Comment_Spam?source=rss_antispam 2014-06-11T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/752413/Symantec_Lays_Out_Advanced_Threat_Protection_Roadmap?source=rss_antispam With black hat hackers now outgunning legitimate organizations, the world's largest security company is adopting a new integrated approach to advanced threat protection. Mon, 05 May 2014 04:00:00 GMT Thor Olavsrud <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/752413/Symantec_Lays_Out_Advanced_Threat_Protection_Roadmap?source=rss_antispam 2014-05-05T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/752088/AOL_Traces_Mystery_Spam_Flood_to_Security_Breach_Passwords_and_More_Stolen?source=rss_antispam AOL is asking users to reset their passwords as it investigates a recent flurry of spam e-mails. Mon, 28 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT Jared Newman <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/752088/AOL_Traces_Mystery_Spam_Flood_to_Security_Breach_Passwords_and_More_Stolen?source=rss_antispam 2014-04-28T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/751790/Spam_Turns_20_and_is_Still_Going_Strong?source=rss_antispam We recently passed an Internet milestone: April 12 marked the 20-year anniversary of commercialized spam. But even with two decades and trillions of unsolicited messages behind us, it seems there is still no end in sight. Mon, 21 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT Tony Bradley <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/751790/Spam_Turns_20_and_is_Still_Going_Strong?source=rss_antispam 2014-04-21T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/751165/Yahoo_email_anti_spoofing_policy_breaks_mailing_lists?source=rss_antispam Yahoo moved to a more aggressive DMARC policy that creates email delivery issues on mailing lists for yahoo.com users, email experts said Wed, 09 Apr 2014 04:00:00 GMT Lucian Constantin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/751165/Yahoo_email_anti_spoofing_policy_breaks_mailing_lists?source=rss_antispam 2014-04-09T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/749505/Almost_11_Days_Later_Google_Finally_Clears_Up_Postini_Email_Backlog?source=rss_antispam The spam filter service malfunctioned in late February, trapping legitimate messages Mon, 10 Mar 2014 04:00:00 GMT Juan Carlos Perez <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/749505/Almost_11_Days_Later_Google_Finally_Clears_Up_Postini_Email_Backlog?source=rss_antispam 2014-03-10T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/747202/Can_TVs_and_Refrigerators_Really_Spew_Botnet_Spam_?source=rss_antispam Refrigerators might hold spam to keep it cold in the meat bin. But in the Internet of Things world, can fridges connected to the Web blast malicious e-mail as part of a botnet? And how about TVs or other smart devices? In the stranger side of the Internet of Things, Proofpoint said it uncovered a cyberattack in which compromised refrigerators and TVs sent out malicious e-mail. But Symantec, says it saw no evidence of such an attack. Mon, 27 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT Ellen Messmer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/747202/Can_TVs_and_Refrigerators_Really_Spew_Botnet_Spam_?source=rss_antispam 2014-01-27T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/747061/FTC_Takes_Action_Against_Alleged_Obamacare_Spammer?source=rss_antispam The company sent email messages trying to trick people into signing up for insurance before the deadline, the agency says Fri, 24 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT Grant Gross <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/747061/FTC_Takes_Action_Against_Alleged_Obamacare_Spammer?source=rss_antispam 2014-01-24T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/746962/Snapchat_39_s_New_Image_based_Human_Verification_System_Already_Defeated?source=rss_antispam The new anti-bot system can easily be bypassed using computer vision techniques, CAPTCHA experts say Thu, 23 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT Lucian Constantin <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/746962/Snapchat_39_s_New_Image_based_Human_Verification_System_Already_Defeated?source=rss_antispam 2014-01-23T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/746840/Spam_Doesn_t_Lie_American_Consumers_Desert_PCs_for_Most_Mundane_Chore?source=rss_antispam Traditional PCs were used at historically low rates last quarter to open emails, another sign that a long-time task of those notebooks and desktops has been hijacked by mobile devices, an email-centric firm said today. Wed, 22 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT Gregg Keizer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/746840/Spam_Doesn_t_Lie_American_Consumers_Desert_PCs_for_Most_Mundane_Chore?source=rss_antispam 2014-01-22T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/746428/Snapchat_Bitly_and_Kik_Messenger_Targeted_By_Spammers?source=rss_antispam Bitly is working with Symantec to clean up malicious links, the result of API keys left visible on the Web Thu, 16 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT Jeremy Kirk <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/746428/Snapchat_Bitly_and_Kik_Messenger_Targeted_By_Spammers?source=rss_antispam 2014-01-16T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/746345/Spammers_Target_Google_Hospitality_Listings?source=rss_antispam Spammers targeted hospitality-related business listings on Google services, modifying links in what appeared to be an attempt to drive traffic to a hotel bookings site. Tue, 14 Jan 2014 05:00:00 GMT Jeremy Kirk <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/746345/Spammers_Target_Google_Hospitality_Listings?source=rss_antispam 2014-01-14T05:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/742081/Internet_Archive_Fearful_of_Spying_Boosts_its_Encryption?source=rss_antispam The nonprofit site will keep less user data and adopt the secure HTTPS protocol by default Fri, 25 Oct 2013 04:00:00 GMT Zach Miners <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/742081/Internet_Archive_Fearful_of_Spying_Boosts_its_Encryption?source=rss_antispam 2013-10-25T04:00:00Z http://www.cio.com/article/741418/Managed_Security_Service_Providers_Face_40M_Liability_Exposures?source=rss_antispam Managed security service providers get paid by enterprise customers to stop malware or other kinds of cyberattacks, but if they fail, they face what&#8217;s often a multi-million-dollar liability. Mon, 14 Oct 2013 04:00:00 GMT Ellen Messmer <info@cio.com> http://www.cio.com/article/741418/Managed_Security_Service_Providers_Face_40M_Liability_Exposures?source=rss_antispam 2013-10-14T04:00:00Z