Microsoft sues more alleged Hotmail spammers; Two convicted for spam operation

Opinion
Jun 29, 20071 min

Latest antispam news.

Microsoft sues more alleged Hotmail spammers, 06/22/07: Microsoft Corp. has filed two lawsuits over the past weeks, looking to crack down on spam on its Windows Live Hotmail network.

Two convicted for spam operation, 06/26/07: Two men were convicted in Arizona Monday on eight criminal counts, including money laundering and transportation of obscene materials, in connection with running a spamming business, the U.S. Department of Justice said.

Cisco moving reputation services into network devices, 06/25/07: As Cisco closes its acquisition of communications security company IronPort, it announces plans to integrate IronPort’s Web reputation services with its routers and firewalls.

Podcast: How spammers are tricking technology, 06/28/07: The cat and mouse game between the spammers and those developing the technology to stop them continues unabated. Keith Shaw talks with Stephen Pao, vice president of product management at Barracuda Networks, about the new ways Spammers are trying to combat anti-spam technology and what end users can do to protect themselves. (14:14)