CertifiedMail, Inc., a leading global provider of secure messaging solutions and Osterman Research, Inc., a leading market research and consulting firm in the messaging and collaboration space, today announced the results of a recent study entitled “Joint Research Report: Encryption Solution Implementation Landscape.” The findings indicate that data privacy is still compromised due to encryption [...]
Posts on ‘September 22nd, 2008’
Should spammers have legal protections for what they do?
In the wake of the recent Virginia Supreme Court ruling overturning the conviction of spammer Jeremy Jaynes, there is a firestorm of controversy now building online. The heart of the matter is that the ruling centered on the wording of the 2003 Virginia law, calling it “unconstitutionally overbroad,” which, while protecting the U.S. First Amendment, [...]
Intermedia Gives Free Email After Ike
In an effort to help corporations struck by disaster, business email and collaboration Software as a Service provider Intermedia (intermedia.net) has announced a free business-class email program for corporations affected by Hurricane Ike, which landed in Texas on the weekend, wreaking US damages of an estimated $27 billion. According to an announcement this week, [...]
Why the Palin Hack Could Happen Again and Again
How can you prevent a Palin webmail hack from happening to you? The short answer: you can’t. Yahoo has no immediate plans to overhaul its e-mail security procedures after a hacker last week gained access to Sarah Palin’s private Yahoo Mail account, the company said Monday. Instead, it is reviewing security processes on an [...]
Cyber crooks set email trap with bogus Obama sex video
Cyber crooks are trying to cash in on fascination with the US presidential race by sending trick email promising a sex video starring candidate Barack Obama, according to Sophos computer security firm. Email recipients gullible enough to click on an enclosed link get to see a seemingly homemade sex video that doesn’t feature the presidential [...]