PineApp Joins Commtouch DCC Licensing Program, Commtouch, 5 May 2005

“The agreement covers usage of patent #6,330,590, past usage of DCC and an upgrade package to RPD, Commtouch proprietary anti-spam technology. Tthe license to PineApp marks one of the first steps in implementing its global DCC licensing strategy.�

Full Story at http://www.commtouch.com//Site/News_Events/pr_content.asp?news_id=360&cat_id=1

Is VoIP Service the Next Big Target for Hackers? Yahoo.com, 5 May 2005

“Of the many potential threats, two may be of particular concern to VoIP users at home: having your call digitally intercepted and having your network made useless for Internet telephony by a type of network flooding called denial-of-service�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pcworld/20050505/tc_pcworld/120668

AOL Opens Blog Service to IM Users, eWeek, 5 May 2005

“America Online Inc. on Thursday opened its AOL Journals blog-publishing service to members of AOL Instant Messenger members, letting them create and manage blogs using their AIM screen names. AOL is expanding the blogging service to its 36 million active IM users.�

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1813385,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

Phishers Dodge Shutdowns by Striking via 'Botnets', eWeek, 5 May 2005

“Security researchers have uncovered evidence of a highly organized phishing network implementing a new tactic to keep malicious Web sites online: using botnets as DNS (Domain Name System) servers.�

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1813331,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

Commtouch Releases Version 4.1 - A Comprehensive Enterprise-Grade Anti-Spam Solution, Commtouch, 4 May 2005

“Version 4.1 adds unique new capabilities to create a comprehensive on-premises anti-spam software solution that is particularly suited for large multi-site enterprises. Unique benefits of Version 4.1 include: Multiple Entry Points, Powerful Reports Engine, User Interface Available in Three Languages.�

Full Story at http://www.commtouch.com//Site/News_Events/pr_content.asp?news_id=354&cat_id=1

IDC downgrades 2005 global IT spending growth forecasts, InfoWorld, 4 May 2005

“International Data Corp. lowered its growth forecast for global information technology spending (hardware, software and IT services) this year, due mainly to weakness in Europe and Japan.�

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/05/04/HNidcdowngrades_1.html

Phishing figures show rise in Trojans, InfoWorld, 4 May 2005

“In March, the total number of unique phishing e-mails reported to the organization was 13,353, a mere two percent increase on the figure for February. Users who speak Portuguese seem to be a particular target.�

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/05/04/HNphishingfigures_1.html

Phishing attacks take a new twist, Cnet News, 4 May 2005

“In recent months, the researchers detected a rise in schemes involving malicious programs known as keyloggers. They typically exploit vulnerabilities in Microsoft's Internet Explorer browser program. The United States is host to more phishing sites than any other country, followed by China and Korea.�

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Phishing+attacks+take+a+new+twist/2100-1029_3-5695874.html?part=rss&tag=5695874&subj=news

Send This Column to 1,000 Friends, Fast Company, April

“Like chain letters of the pre-Net era, email hoaxes start with some enticing hook, move on to a terrifying assertion, and end with a plea to "forward this to everyone you know." Most hoaxes fall into one of these four categories: Fake Warnings, Sob Stories, Too-Good-to-Be-True Offers, Urban Legends.�

Full Story at http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/93/debunk.html

Bosses barred from e-mail peeking, SCMP.com, 4 May 2005

“Employers in an Australian state will be banned from spying on their workers' e-mails under a new law. bosses will only be able to monitor their employees' e-mail and internet usage web if they inform them that they could be watched.�

Full Story at http://technology.scmp.com/techinternet/ZZZZ0H0GZ7E.html

Stalker Software Announces New Message Encryption Capabilities and Presence Server in CommuniGate Pro v4.3, Stalker.com, 3 May 2005

“CommuniGate Pro v4.3 Real-Time Communications server can optionally encrypt all messages in the message store. Additionally the release will include a new Presence Server to deal with advanced SIP clients.�

Full Story at http://www.stalker.com/content/news_article_05032005.html

One in 20 'fall for online fraud, BBC News, 3 May 2005

“One in 20 UK internet users say they have lost money through online scams, research into spam emails suggests. Many UK banks are currently compensating losses incurred as the result of phishing but this might change in future.�

Full Story at http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/4508303.stm

Spread of new Sober variant slowing down, InfoWorld, 3 May 2005

“A new variant of the Sober e-mail worm is still spreading on the Internet, but at a much slower rate than on Monday when it was the most prevalent worm on the 'Net.�

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/05/03/HNsoberslows_1.html

Sober worm spreads like wildfire, Cnet News, 3 May 2005

“The latest Sober worm has spread rapidly in the past 24 hours and now makes up two-thirds of virus traffic on the Internet…"This is a pretty significant virus. We usually don't see it spread to 77 percent of all inbound viruses,"�

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Sober+worm+spreads+like+wildfire/2100-7349_3-5693981.html?part=rss&tag=5693981&subj=news

AOL tests Triton IM software Cnet News, 3 May 2005

“Triton features a unified chat box with "tabs" for each new conversation and easy access to address book information. The chat box includes tabs for mobile and text communications, photo- and file-sharing, and eventually will enable users strike up a chat via Internet video.�

Full Story at http://news.com.com/AOL+tests+Triton+IM+software/2100-1033_3-5694302.html?part=rss&tag=5694302&subj=news

E-Mail on Phones: Just a Bad Idea, Yahoo.com, 30 Apr 2005

"If you don't have a justification for the mobile investment beside e-mail, it will almost certainly fail."…the constant distractions of e-mail and texting are more harmful to performance than cannabis."

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/zd/20050430/tc_zd/151018

AOL Treats Fla. Emergency E-Mails As Spam, Yahoo.com, 2 May 2005

“About 4,200 people signed up for the county's e-mail alert service, offering quick alerts on hurricanes, tornadoes and other weather emergenciess. AOL was tagging the messages as spam.�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050502/ap_on_hi_te/emergency_spam

Sober worm variant makes the rounds, CnetNew.com, 2 May 2005

“A new variant of the mass-mailing Sober worm has been discovered. Sober worms, uses a subject header in an e-mail to try to entice people into opening an attachment. The virus then harvests e-mail addresses from the victim and directs a barrage of spam to those addresses.�

Full Story at http://news.com.com/Sober+worm+variant+makes+the+rounds/2100-7349_3-5692718.html?part=rss&tag=5692718&subj=news

Sober Virus Preys on World Cup Soccer Fans, eWeek.com, 2 May 2005

“The virus arrives as a .zip attachment with German text announcing that the recipient has won tickets for the 64 World Cup games. The virus has been programmed to display a fake error message before copying itself to a newly created Windows directory and creating registry keys to load itself at system startup.�

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1791650,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

Captaris Upgrades E-Mail Archiving Tool, eWeek.com, 2 May 2005

“Business information vendor Captaris has introduced a new version of its e-mail archiving tool which is called Exchange Archive Link for Captaris Alchemy, now scales up to tens of thousands of mailboxes.�

Full Story at http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1791541,00.asp?kc=EWRSS03119TX1K0000594

360 to import content from non-Yahoo services, Inforworld.com, 2 May 2005

“Yahoo plans to add the capability to import content, such as photos and music, from non-Yahoo applications to its new Yahoo 360 social networking and blogging service, according to an executive of the company.�

Full Story at http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/05/02/HNthreesixty_1.html

Yahoo Blogging Service Boosts Content, Yahoo.com, 2 May 2005

“The service lets them publish blogs, share content, and post pictures, and also control who can visit the site. It currently allows users to include content from other Yahoo services such as Yahoo Photos and Yahoo Music�

Full Story at http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/pcworld/20050502/tc_pcworld/120669