Spam wars: the inbox is ground zero

  The Long View (Computerworld)

In continuing this series about the war against spam, I want to address a concern raised by my Computerworld blogging colleague, David A. Milman. Experience tells him that -- despite advances in spam filtering -- SMB and consumer users are experiencing worsening spam problems. Let's dive into the first The Long View of the month...

...Read more

Nokia's death-march continues: N8 release date delay

  The Long View (Computerworld)

Like some sort of proud, gushing parent, Nokia today announced its latest bouncing baby is now shipping. Wait, what? Did I say the N8 is "shipping"? Sorry, I meant to say it's on its way to a few, lucky, pre-order customers. Do I smell spin, in The Long View?
(NOK)

...Read more

No, we're not losing the spam war

  The Long View (Computerworld)

Forgive me, but I simply can't let David A. Milman's post from yesterday go unchallenged. We're not losing the spam war; the sky isn't falling. I say this not to criticize my fellow CW blogger, but to illustrate several common misconceptions about spam and how the anti-spam community fights it. Let's take The Long View...

...Read more

Iran nuke SCADAs saturated with Stuxnet infection

  The Long View (Computerworld)


Would you like to play a game, Dr. Falken? The Stuxnet worm, "the most sophisticated malware ever," has been discovered infesting Iran's nuclear installations. There's growing speculation that these were indeed the intended targets of what the mainstream continues to call a "virus" -- it only infects certain Siemens SCADA systems in specific configurations. There's also speculation that it's state-sponsored malware, with fingers pointing at either Israel or the U.S. Let's take a look, in The Long View...

...Read more