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Spam Volume Grows 10 Percent from May to July: eleven Email Security Report

August 13, 2010 — After stagnating for the first part of the the year, the volume of spam rose by 10 percent from May to July, according to the latest email security report from German email security specialist eleven.

A Phishing Attack Happens Every 20 Seconds: eleven Report

July 27, 2010 — Approximately every 20 seconds, a German email recipient falls victim to a phishing attack, based on data collected last month by German email security provider eleven.

FIFA World Cup Spurs Targeted Spam: Symantec

June 17, 2010 — With the FIFA World Cup tournament underway, cybercriminals are taking advantage of the excitement, according to targeted malware attacks intercepted by Symantec Hosted Services.

Trojans Comprise 70 percent of All Malware: eleven Report

June 15, 2010 — The volume of malware has climbed considerably since the beginning of the year, and Trojans comprise nearly three-quarters of all malware sent by email, according to new research from German email security firm eleven.

$1.2M Seed Round Fuels Truedomain's Cloud-based Email Screening Service

June 8, 2010 — Email authentication and anti-phishing solution provider Truedomain has launched its Truedomain Antiphishing Network, which the company said connects domain owners and email recipients via a “cloud-based authentication technology architecture and powerful analytics framework,” thereby blocking email-borne phishing attacks from reaching their intended targets.

Nearly A Third of All Malicious Domains Blocked in May Were New: MessageLabs Report

May 26, 2010 — MessageLabs Intelligence identified an average of 1,770 websites each day harboring malware and other potentially unwanted programs including spyware and adware this month, marking an increase of 5.6-percent increase over last month, according to Symantec’s May 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report.

Web-Based Malware Continues to Grow in Q1: Dasient Research

May 11, 2010 — Hackers are becoming increasingly sophisticated and bold in their attacks, which means that legitimate websites are more threatened than ever, according to new research from Web anti-malware service provider Dasient.

Engate Granted New Patents for Preemptive, Connection-level Botnet and Email Security

May 10, 2010 — The US Patent and Trademark Office has approved two new patents filed by Engate Technology Corporation that cover monitoring methods for the SMTP/TCP/IP conversation between a sending message transfer agent and a receiving message transfer agent to determine the legitimacy of a message, thereby improving the performance and accuracy of routers, switches, UTM, IPS, secure email, and Web gateway OEMs.

More Spam Originating in Germany: Eleven Email Security Report

April 19, 2010 — German companies pestered by spam are finding that they increasingly have to look within their own country to find those responsible. According to a new report from German email security firm eleven, Germany sent 16.2 percent of all spam emails, placing a close second to Brazil (at 16.5 percent) on the list of source countries for spam.

MessageLabs Identifies Olympics-Themed Malware

February 12, 2010 — As Vancouver prepares for the opening ceremonies for the 2010 Olympic Games, the MessageLabs Intelligence research and response team has been busy identifying emails from cyber criminals attempting to use the Olympics to spread malware and stage targeted attacks.