Ever wish that you had a resource which could tell you what to do about spam, why spammers spam, the history of spam, how to stop making it lucrative for spammers, and, most importantly for the IT professional, how to get your users to stop enabling spam? Well, then you’re…

If there’s one thing at which our government excels, it’s obfuscating, obstructing, and even obliterating information, particularly when it doesn’t want John Q. Public to have access to that information. Even with the advent of the Freedom of Information Act, there’s a whole lot going on which we don’t know about. Some of which we perhaps shouldn’t, granted, such as matters which are truly of import to national security. But what about all that other stuff?

Commerce One, a software company, has filed bankrupcty and is in the process of liquidating its assets. Among those assets are 39 patents for web services, many, if not all, of which are widely used today. This is causing several industry leaders concern, as they have incorporated into their own…

For those of you who like your virus information fresh and al dente, you can’t beat the online virus information offered by Panda Software. Panda not only provides you with the name of the virus, and date that it was discovered, but it gives you an instant reading as to…

Perhaps you are familiar with the website ForSaleByOwner.com. Essentially it is a website which allows users to list their property for sale, and also publishes useful information related to real estate. In short, it doesn’t do anything a whole lot different than does the real estate section of your local…

The government of Israel is poised to consider competing proposals in their effort to outlaw spam. The government itself is preparing a bill for consideration which would follow what is considered the European model of anti-spam legislation: commercial email may be sent to someone only if they have previously and…

Want to really astound and amaze (and possibly startle and scare off) visitors to your website? Then consider using a new service called “Timpani”, being offered by LivePerson.com According to an Article in Call Center Magazine, “Timpani’s analytics engine allows you to track customers’ movements on every page of your…

The unpermitted and surreptitious use of legitimate websites by hackers to steal the passwords and other sensitive information of users visiting those sites is on the rise. This is illustrated in blazing highlights by the brazen use of the Comedy Central website over the weekend, along with several other sites….

Here’s something truly frightening. Or amazing. Or maybe both. Having just reported on the latest version of the Sober worm, Aunty got to wondering just how many worms there were out there. I’m talking about the kind which make their way into your computer, and do nasty things once there,…

The newest version of the Sober worm, unleashed on the English- and German-speaking world on Friday, has an interesting twist. The version aimed at Germans claims to contain an attachment featuring photos of an exotic dancer seeking employment. Specifically, the Sober-sent email claims to include photos of an unclothed 21-year-old…

The DeepNet web browser for Windows has been around as an alternative to (and indeed built on the same platform as) Internet Explorer for a while, and it has always gotten great reviews. However, DeepNet is now going an important step further. In its newest version, the DeepNet browser will…

Dear Gentle Readers, Aunty has recently learned of a new email product which shows great promise, and you, dear Aunty Spam readers, are among the first to hear about it, and Aunty is thrilled to tell you that you can use it for free for your personal, individual email! It’s…

I am so sick of spam. Aren’t you? Well, imagine how Bill Gates feels. It was recently revealed that he gets nearly 4 million pieces of spam a day. Yes, that’s right. 4 million. Now, that’s a lot by any measure. According to Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer, “Bill literally receives…

If your company sends email which contains confidential information, or which you’d like to lock down so that it can only be read by an authenticated recipient on the other end, or which you’d simply like to be able to authenticate as really coming from you rather than some great…

Martin Brampton, over at Silicon.com, has a thought-provoking article this week regarding the interplay between IT and business, marketing, and other units. Typically how well a given computer or other technical system functions is laid squarely at the feet of the IT department, for better or worse. However, as Brampton…