No Holiday for China's Spam Fighters

23 February 2007

No Holiday for China's Spam FightersMSNBC - Feb 22, 2007

And that is the original sin from which the other problems arise, according to spam expert Suresh Ramasubramanian, head of anti-spam operations for Hong Kong-based e-mail provider Outblaze. Chinese PCs and servers running on fake software are tempting targets for would-be fraudsters searching for security weak spots worldwide that they can exploit remotely. "You have a bunch of pirated software with no anti-virus [applications] installed," he says. "That makes for a very dangerous combination."


Google sees video anti-piracy tools as priorityComputerworld, MA – Feb 22, 2007

February 22, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Google Inc., racing to head off a media industry backlash over its video Web site YouTube, will soon offer antipiracy technologies to help all copyright holders thwart unauthorized video sharing, its chief executive said yesterday.

"We are definitely committed to [offering copyright protection technologies]. It is one of the company's highest priorities," said Google CEO Eric Schmidt in an interview.

Google Sees Video Anti-Piracy Tools As PriorityInformationWeek, NY - Feb 22, 2007

To head off a media industry backlash against YouTube, Google will implement anti-piracy measures to thwart unauthorized video sharing.
SAN FRANCISCO - Google Inc., racing to head off a media industry backlash over its video Web site YouTube, will soon offer anti-piracy technologies to help all copyright holders thwart unauthorized video sharing, its chief executive said Wednesday.

Google Continues To Gain Search Market ShareInformationWeek, NY - Feb 22, 2007

Google gained U.S. search market share again in January, capturing 47.5% of search queries, according to Internet metrics firm comScore Networks. That represents a 0.2 percentage point increase from the previous month.

Search scorecard: Google dominates, MSN up, Ask downZDNet - Feb 21, 2007

For those of you keeping score at home Google's search market share continues to be dominant but the share gains appear to be slowing. MSN is creeping up and Ask is off the pace a bit.

Vendor study: 90% of e-mails will be spam by year's endComputerworld, MA - February 22, 2007

Up to 90% of all e-mails will be spam by the end of this year, according to research released yesterday.

Security vendor Marshal Ltd.'s Threat Research and Content Engineering (TRACE) team monitored spam traffic from spots located across 18 countries and recorded a 30% increase over the past week, which smashed global record levels.

Spam reaches an all-time highPC World Canada, Canada - February 22, 2007

Up to 90 percent of all e-mails will be spam by the end of this year, according to research released Wednesday.Security vendor Marshal Ltd.'s Threat Research and Content Engineering (TRACE) team monitored spam traffic from spots located across 18 countries and recorded a 30 percent increase over the last week, which smashed global record levels.


Google sees video anti-piracy tools as priorityComputerworld, MA - 9 hours ago

February 22, 2007 (Computerworld) -- Google Inc., racing to head off a media industry backlash over its video Web site YouTube, will soon offer antipiracy technologies to help all copyright holders thwart unauthorized video sharing, its chief executive said yesterday.

"We are definitely committed to [offering copyright protection technologies]. It is one of the company's highest priorities," said Google CEO Eric Schmidt in an interview