McAfee released the 2005 Version of McAfee SpamKiller, its anti-spam solution. Key enhancements: Scam Filtering, Invisible Text & Image Filtering, and Intentional Misspelling Filter, among others. Available immediately. More

This report discusses the latest trends in spam. It explains where spam comes from, how spamming techniques have evolved in the past year, and what the latest wave of spam attacks involve, from directory harvesting to Joe Jobs.

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Recent laws and regulations are forcing CIOs to re-examine their email archiving policies and technology. This survey of 400 corporate records managers illuminates the chief concerns, future plans and buying trends of corporate managers responsible for email archiving.

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EMC announced EMC Express Solution for E-Mail, its packaged hardware, software and services solution for Exchange Server storage management. Key features: EMC CLARiiON mid-tiered networked storage, EMC Legato EmailXtender Archive Edition, and EMC Replication Manager/SE, among others. More

The CAN-SPAM Act has a number of serious implications for legitimate direct marketers who use email as a marketing medium. This report explains the act, puts forward recommendations for how organizations should respond, and examines two case studies.

IMlogic announced the integration of IMlogic IM Manager with EMC Legato EmailXtender. Allows fully formed IM conversations to be stored in the Legato EmailXtender archive. More

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CommVault Systems announced that CommVault Galaxy, its backup and recovery software, will provide enhanced database and server protection for Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services’ sites. Provides customers with individual document recovery for Windows SharePoint Services and Microsoft Office SharePoint Portal Server 2003 environments. Available as part of CommVault QiNetix Version 5.9 in 4Q2004. More

Symantec released the sixth bi-annual Internet Security Threat Report, its report which provides analysis and discussion of trends in Internet attacks, vulnerabilities, and malicious code activity for the period of January 1 to June 30, 2004. Key findings: e-commerce was the single most targeted industry with nearly 16 percent of attacks against it, attacks against [...]

Symantec announced Symantec Online Fraud Management Solution, its solution to help financial institutions and online retailers proactively mitigate email fraud. Key features: detects and blocks fraudulent email, provides alerts to enterprises so steps can be taken to shut down fraudulent sites and identify perpetrators, and safeguards consumers from email fraud through education and protection, among [...]

SurfControl announced SurfControl RiskFilter, its e-mail filtering appliance. Key features: 15 layers of e-mail security protection, operates on Linux, and protection against denial of service and directory harvest attacks, among others. Available October, 2004. More

Symantec announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire LIRIC Associates, a UK-based consultancy that offers expertise in assessing the security needs of highly complex global networks and designing the architecture and policies to secure these networks. The transaction is expected to close in October, 2004. More

Symantec announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire @stake, a digital security company that helps corporations secure their critical infrastructure and applications. The transaction is expected to close in October, 2004. More