Until now, most spammers sent their stuff through open relays — Internet-connected computers that were either unprotected, or else had been compromised by viruses or trojans into sending the spam without the owner being aware. But that is changing, says AppRiver, and it has big implications for how spammers work and may render useless today’s… Read More »
I started writing about phishing a long time ago, it seems now. It must be at least two years, I think, maybe more. Then it seemed a very obscure activity, and I can recall one editor being less than impressed with the whole issue. Now it’s bigger than even I thought it might be. [Insert… Read More »
Further to my column about fingerprint biometric scanners (subscription only ), I’ve heard from a company working on a different kind of biometric security: Via the bone. Last week, Mass.-based RSA Security Inc. (the guys who make the SecurID number tag, called ‘a two-factor user authentication system’ in the jargon) announced a joint research collaboration with… Read More »