The way researchers were talking about phishing at the 4th annual MIT Spam Conference this week, it kind of makes you long for the days of unsolicited penis enlargement and Nigerian fund-raising e-mails. Network World Editor Cara Garretson attending the event earlier this week, learning that the nature of spam is becoming ever more dangerous, with as much as a third of all spam being phishing attacks.“The spam problem will get worse, and the reason is phishing,” said Bill Yerazunis, senior research scientist with Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories at the event.Read the rest of the spam story here.Meanwhile, Australia is cracking down on spam. Bob Brown, bbrown@nww.com Related content news analysis iPhone 8 Rumor Rollup: Cranking up the processors; 3D cameras; $1K-plus price With iPhone 8 A11 processors reportedly in production, the next great Apple smartphone is starting to feel more real By Bob Brown May 14, 2017 3 mins Small and Medium Business Smartphones Apple news analysis SNL one step ahead of Amazon with Echo Silver In SNL spoof, Amazon and AARP team to address senior citizens' most pressing digital assistant needs By Bob Brown May 14, 2017 1 min Small and Medium Business Amazon.com Collaboration Software news analysis You really should know what the Andrew File System is "Model of storing data in cloud and delivering parts of it via on-demand caching at the edge is something everyone takes for granted today," one AFS creator says By Bob Brown May 10, 2017 7 mins IT Training Open Source Servers news analysis Getting a jump on private LTE networks Federated Wireless, Lemko join forces on CBRS wireless networks for private LTE By Bob Brown May 08, 2017 3 mins Small and Medium Business Internet of Things Mobile Podcasts Videos Resources Events NEWSLETTERS Newsletter Promo Module Test Description for newsletter promo module. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe