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Security lessons from the 2013 Verizon Data Breach Report

May 15, 2013 6:00am PDT

Verizon's latest report on data breach statistics offers security pros a guide to the most persistent threats and where attention should be focused to defend against them.

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Send better email: Configure SPF and DKIM for Google Apps

October 15, 2012 1:28pm PDT

Andy Wolber shows you how you can reduce spam with just two records added to your domain name system settings.

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The 10 biggest LinkedIn annoyances

February 17, 2011 9:46am PST

As useful as LinkedIn can be for promoting your career or business and connecting with other professionals, users have voiced some major peeves. Tim Heard rounded up the top complaints.

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Top 10 sites to debunk urban legends

January 4, 2008 7:06am PST

Has this ever happened to you?  You're busy working on an intense project when someone in the company excitedly forwards you one of those stupid urban legend chain mail spams asking if it is...

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DDoS strike on Spamhaus highlights need to close DNS open resolvers

April 2, 2013 5:30am PDT

Patrick Lambert breaks down the Spamhaus DDoS attack and some of the controversies that have ensued. What isn't up for debate -- fixing the open resolver flaw on DNS servers.

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Top 10 sites to debunk Internet hoaxes

August 6, 2010 3:06pm PDT

When your users turn into Chicken Little over the latest hoax, scam, rumor, or urban legend, point them to the sites on this list to ease their minds (and preempt a rash of chain mail).

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12 steps to avoid phishing scams

August 4, 2005 4:08pm PDT

Here are 12 steps that can help significantly reduce the risk of phishing scams, along with examples of both e-mail and Web browser phishing attacks.

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10 ways to keep your messages out of spam filters

March 16, 2011 12:44pm PDT

Legitimate messages that get snagged by spam filters can lead to big problems -- such as derailed job searches, hard feelings, and lost business. These tips will help ensure that your messages...

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Barracuda Spam Firewall with Microsoft Exchange

February 13, 2008 6:33pm PST

Last week I took a first look at the Barracuda Spam Firewall and went through the quick-start setup. Within an hour, I had the basic configuration covered and had tested it by temporarily...

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Pushdo/Cutwail Botnet: Second to none when it comes to spamming

May 22, 2009 12:31pm PDT

Pushdo/Cutwail is responsible for 7.7 billion spam e-mail messages each day. Find out how this botnet has been able to survive and even flourish since 2007.

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The top 10 spam botnets: New and improved

February 25, 2010 11:54am PST

Latest reports have spam accounting for more than 95 percent of all email messages. You can thank botnets for most of that. Here's what we're up against.

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Email should be a service not a server

April 10, 2013 8:08am PDT

Organizations benefit from the scale of large email providers in at least four ways: uptime, security, bandwidth, and business value.

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DIY: Add a spam filter to your mail server with ASSP

February 7, 2012 1:57pm PST

Try Anti-Spam-SMTP-Proxy, or ASSP, to see if it can help you defend your users from the constant deluge of spam.

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10 email tips for preventing problems and avoiding aggravation

May 5, 2011 7:49pm PDT

There are plenty of ways to mishandle email communications -- and mistakes can range from embarrassing to inefficient to highly irritating. These tips will help you sidestep potential email problems.

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URL shortening: Yet another security risk

March 9, 2009 4:59am PDT

URL-shortening services such as TinyURL and Bit.ly are becoming popular attack vectors. You may not want to automatically click on the shortened URL after you read this.

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Five tips for protecting customer data

June 13, 2011 6:07am PDT

Security technologies can only do so much to protect customer data. You also need to evaluate how you store that data and how you can control access to it.

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A practical example of why HTML e-mail is a bad idea

February 14, 2009 1:28pm PST

Viewing emails without rendering HTML formatted content can be a simple, easy, and effective security technique.

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Back to basics: Defending against phishing attacks

June 12, 2012 6:00am PDT

Alfonso Barreiro notes that phishing attempts are still duping unwary targets. Here are some tips to share with your users to help protect your organization from compromise.

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SolutionBase: Setting up a FAQ with phpMyFAQ

July 19, 2007 12:00am PDT

Setting up and maintaining a FAQ page on a Web site can be a chore. In this article, Jack Wallen shows how to make it easier using phpMyFAQ.

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5 Exchange Server security tips

September 27, 2006 7:00am PDT

Obviously there are many different things that you can do to secure an Exchange server. Some of the security techniques are naturally more important than others. Here is a list of tips you can use...