E-mail security Articles

No space for spam

May 19, 2008

MySpace has claimed $230 million in damages — the largest anti-spam judgment ever — from Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines for allegedly stealing passwords through "phishing" scams on the social networking site.

Spam law affects affiliates

Dianna Dilworth May 16, 2008

The Federal Trade Commission's new rule provisions for the CAN-SPAM Act largely place the onus on e-mail marketers and their affiliates to take responsibility for clean e-mail lists and clear communication among marketing partners.

E-mail is key for b-to-b marketers in UK: Newsweaver survey

Dianna Dilworth May 14, 2008

As more American ESPs have been taking on clients and opening offices in the UK — for example, e-Dialog and Datran Media — UK-based b-to-b e-mail marketing is on the rise, according to a new survey by e-mail marketing firm Newsweaver.

Google and Yahoo aim to increase online security

Dianna Dilworth May 13, 2008

Google and Yahoo are investing in online security with new malware product offerings for consumers and businesses. Google Web Security for Enterprise is a malware protection and URL filtering product with policy enforcement and reporting.

Constant Contact sees 78% customer increase in Q1 2008

Dianna Dilworth May 13, 2008

Constant Contact reported total revenue of $18.2 million for the quarter that ended March 31, an increase of 87% compared to $9.7 million for the comparable period in 2007. The e-mail marketing firm would not comment on what this growth will mean for its future business.

Recession customer retention, mobile point-of-sale tips and combining direct mail with teleservices.

May 12, 2008

Industry experts discuss how to increase customer retention during a recession, the evolution of mobile services, and integrating direct mail into a teleservices campaign.

Phishing grows as NDR spam tapers off

Dianna Dilworth May 06, 2008

Phishing spam is on the rise, according to Symantec. According to Symantec's report State of Spam May 2008, which examines spam trends from April, 80% of all e-mail from the month was spam. Of these spam messages, 19% were either fraud (phishing) or scam e-mails, which encourage recipients to give away personal information.

Comcast and Return Path to offer e-mail feedback loops

Dianna Dilworth May 06, 2008

Comcast has teamed up with Return Path to offer a new complaint feedback loop for e-mail senders. Now, mailers who send to Comcast users can use the new feedback loop to see if recipients are reporting their messages as spam.

E-mail marketers push for Mom: Constant Contact

May 06, 2008

E-mail may play a key role in Mother's Day marketing this year, as 88% of small business owners that plan to market for the holiday plan to use e-mail to do so, according to Constant Contact.

Anti-spam case granted rehearing

Cara Wood April 30, 2008

The first felony spam conviction in the US will be revisited, calling into question laws applied to commercial vs. noncommercial spam. The Supreme Court of Virginia on April 28 agreed to a limited rehearing of its decision against Jeremy D. Jaynes, who was sentenced to nine years in prison for violating Virginia's 2003 Anti-Spam Act in February.

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