"antispam" news, interviews, and features

News about antispam

• Microsoft patches Windows zero-day found in Hacking Team's leaked docs

  Microsoft today issued an emergency security update to patch a flaw in Windows -- including the not-yet-released Windows 10 -- that was uncovered by researchers ...

• Spam rate falls below 50 per cent for first time in a decade

  Large spamming botnets are harder to run these days

• Adobe patches Flash to quash last two zero-days unearthed in Hacking Team's cache

  Adobe updated its Flash Player to quash a pair of zero-day flaws found in the cache of documents hackers stole from the Hacking Team surveillance ...

• Adobe to patch second Hacking Team Flash zero-day bug

  Adobe next week will patch a second zero-day vulnerability found in the leaked documents from the Hacking Team, a controversial Italian company that sells surveillance ...

• Samsung cripples Windows Update on its PCs, putting customers at risk

  Samsung has been disabling Microsoft's Windows Update on its desktops and notebooks, leaving customers vulnerable to malware that targets already-patched vulnerabilities.

• Logjam: How to tell if your browser is vulnerable

  The just-disclosed Logjam flaw has again sent browser makers and website administrators scrambling to craft and apply patches, a repeat of the March rush to ...

Features about antispam

• PDF files most trusted...and most targeted

  A new report from MessageLabs shows that PDF files are a common and growing attack vector for malicious exploits.

• ClamAV promises free antivirus app for businesses

  The free, cloud-based antivirus software is available for corporate users courtesy of ClamAV for Windows

• Text message of 'death' threatens smartphone security

  Security researchers have shown that many popular phones can be knocked offline by carefully crafted text messages