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News (332)

• Microsoft pushes spam-filtering technology

  If your e-mail does not have a Sender ID, Microsoft wants to junk your message.

• AU ISPs go for broke on virus, spam filtering

  As spam becomes the number one issue concerning Internet users ISPs are beginning to cash in on the trend, offering spam and virus filtering services for a fee.

• Google gets deeper into spam protection

  Google today began marketing new online tools for protecting e-mail from spam and other problems as it continued to encroach on the terrain of software king Microsoft.

• A shifting landscape for e-mail security

  Cisco Systems' purchase of e-mail security specialist IronPort Systems is another sign that big-name vendors are taking over the spam fight, analysts say.

• Queensland government spam dragnet ignites furore

  A Queensland government department's spam-filtering dragnet has snagged large numbers of genuine users and reignited heated debate over use of e-mail blacklists.

Features and Case Studies (107)

• Q&A: Clearswift CTO

  In this interview, Clearswift chief technology officer Alf Pilgrim discusses rising spam volumes, the Australian government's plan to filter the internet, and why IT can't play nanny any more for the business it serves.

• Can e-mail survive?

  E-mail has taken a battering over the last year or so with mountains of spam and viruses delivered to our mailboxes daily. Can the problem be fixed, and can e-mail still be free?

• Filtering the plague

  If the number of e-mails rises as quickly as predicted, we'll soon be doing nothing else than managing our e-mail.

• Can the Net survive filtering?

  Harvard Law's Jonathan Zittrain writes that the filtering of Internet content is on the upswing, a trend that--left unchecked--threatens to undo a basic underpinning of the global cybernetwork.

• Who guards the guards: Security

  Who predicted the death of the password -- and spam? Why is PKI not ubiquitous? Who makes these daft predictions anyway? ZDNet.com.au looks at how the security market was supposed to shape up, according to so-called "experts".

Reviews (78)

• Son of spam: 4 spam filtering packages tested

  Can you trust software to block all the spam your company receives? We evaluate four top spam filtering packages for their accuracy.

• Slam that spam in 2005

  Although Microsoft Outlook 2003 includes robust junk mail filtering, the spam continues to leak through. That's why you need another layer of defense.

• Norton AntiSpam 2005

  Persistent performance issues with Norton AntiSpam 2005 have soured our opinion and lead us to recommend MailFrontier Desktop instead.

• Norton AntiSpam 2004

  Norton AntiSpam 2004 earns an Editors' Choice for its simplicity, efficiency, and ability to work inside Outlook Express.

• MailFrontier Desktop

  Of the antispam apps we've seen, MailFrontier Desktop is the best at doing exactly what it's supposed to do: block spam.

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