The end of spam   26 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
Columnist Mike Elgan has figured out a way to eliminate spam and receive only the e-mail you want on your desktop and mobile device.
Source: Computerworld

Countdown: Computerworld's Most Popular Stories of 2006   25 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
2006 Most Popular Stories
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'Merry Christmas to our heroes' e-mail installs malicious code   24 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
iDefense warned that a version of this popular PowerPoint file silently installs a backdoor Trojan that gives attackers unauthorized access to infected systems.
Source: Computerworld

Feds: Homeland Security project didn't protect privacy   22 Dec 2006 20:31 GMT
A now-defunct Transportation Security Agency project to create dossiers on American air travelers misled the public about privacy, report says.
Source: ZDNet

Santa's Web site hacked   22 Dec 2006 10:51 GMT
When reindeer go very, very wrong: A man who has legally changed his name to Santa Claus and works as a children's advocate found this week that someone hacked his site, adding a pece of malware to his front page.
Source: Computerworld

McAfee: Threats get small   22 Dec 2006 10:51 GMT
The days of the widespread malware outbreak are most likely over, according to a McAfee official speaking at a recent antivirus conference. Modern cybercriminals value profits over notoriety and thus prefer to fly under the radar.
Source: Computerworld

Homeland Security official: Travelers don't get terror 'scores'   21 Dec 2006 16:19 GMT
Stewart Baker says critics of Automated Targeting System don't understand that it assigns risk ratings only to cargo.
Source: ZDNet

Second Sony rootkit settlement ups payout to $5.75M   21 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
Just days after settling with the states of Texas and California, Sony's opening its wallet to another 40 states whose citizens werw affected by the company's botched XCP-rootkit escapade.
Source: Computerworld

Happy holidays for hackers?   21 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
Last year's holiday season was no time of joy for Microsoft; hackers chose the end of the year to launch zero-day attacks on the unpatched Windows Metafile hole. Will another major malware push spoil your festivities this year?
Source: Computerworld

Spam project pulls plug   21 Dec 2006 14:00 GMT
The volunteer-run service that kept a blacklist of mail services allowing third-party ("open") relays has pulled the plug after five and a half years, citing growing technical irrelevance.
Source: Computerworld