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Even though I use BES (MS Exchange) access for some of my email needs, I am also rocking three separate POP mail accounts on my BlackBerry as well. And if you have a public email address, you know that this means spam. Spam on the Exchange server is not really such a problem, but it [...]

Really do not see this as all that revolutionary, but why in the world has no one out there come up with the idea of a spam folder for postal mail? I mean, it’s certainly not like it is not needed! Just look at all of the crap coming to us in our mail boxes [...]

In the previous installment of this article, you learned about some of the additional tools and options included with Spybot-S&D. In this final installment, we will look at Spybot-S&D’s System Startup menu, how to view a report, and the Spybot-S&D Immunization function.
The System Startup menu lists all programs that are started when Windows is [...]

Spybot-S&D’s Tools menu controls several tools associated with Internet Explorer and services that run at startup. One of the programs you will notice here is the Resident tool. The Resident tool is a continuously running security program. Presently, the Resident tool section provides a browser application for Internet Explorer that prevents downloads of known malicious [...]

After updating Spybot-S&D with the latest signatures, the next step is to run the scan of your system. To run a Spybot-S&D scan, click on the Spybot-S&D tab in the left hand navigation and click Search And Destroy. Click Check For Problems - this is the button to click to start scanning your computer.
When [...]

Even though Vista includes its own tool for protecting against spyware, you might choose to use one of the many third party tools that are available. One such tool is Spybot-S&D. Spybot-S&D is a freeware tool that detects and removes spyware and adware from your system, and it performs this job remarkably well.
Spybot-S&D is [...]

Even with the appropriate security measures in plan, there is still the risk that an instance of spyware can go undetected by your anti-virus software or even disable it. The Malicious Software Removal Tool is designed for such situations. When the tool is run, it detects and removes any malicious software it finds on your [...]

By simply visiting a Web site, or installing shareware, your users may be installing other software, cookies, or applications that are able to monitor and log Internet activity. This category of software is generally referred to as spyware.
Spyware is almost as undesirable as viruses because it can monitor our actions on the Internet. Some [...]

It used to be that IT Professionals only had to worry about viruses and worms. However, today’s IT Professionals also have to worry about spyware and its long lost cousin, adware.
Syware and adware programs usually come as a part of legitimate shareware, but hide themselves in such a way that you do not always [...]

Do we take email reliability/deliverability for granted? I’m talking about email that traverses the Internet (e.g. outside of internal corporate email delivery, which there should be no question about reliability).
It seems to me that I’ve had an increase in the number of complaints/reports from some of my clients about lost emails in the past [...]

Gnomie Tyler Jones writes:
I receive about 220 emails a day (I know that’s nothing compared to what you get, Chris, but it’s a lot for us normal folk), and I sometimes find it hard to manage my inbox. Over time, I’ve made these tips for managing my email more efficiently, and I thought that I [...]

Learn more about today’s evolving, interrelated online threats to your business, and what you can do about them.
Being open for business is synonymous with being online. Your employees need to communicate at various locations and access various types of business information stored electronically. But the openness of online business activity is synonymous with danger. The [...]

I happened to stumble upon this today and must admit, I am amazed how many people believe the hype behind “Web 2.0″. Seriously, it just blows my mind. What really stopped me in my tracks is the belief that privacy nightmares like Facebook or MySpace are going to one day replace email. Guess what, we [...]

I generally hesitate to call much attention to those nasty phishing schemes out there. Check out the level of audacity presented here.
Hello from  Amazon.com!

As a precaution, we’ve reset your Amazon.com because you may
have been subject to a “phishing” scam.
Here’s how phishing works:
A scam artist sends an e-mail, which is designed to look like it came
from [...]