Audit Linux privileges now to limit compromise, escalation, and system-wide damage. Review Linux Privileges×

Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 442
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 442

Stay Ahead With Linux Security News

Filter%20icon Refine news
X Clear Filters
X Clear Filters
View More

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Community Poll

Should Linux servers automatically install security updates?

No answer selected. Please try again.
Please select either existing option or enter your own, however not both.
Please select minimum {0} answer(s).
Please select maximum {0} answer(s).
/main-polls/157-should-linux-servers-automatically-install-security-updates?task=poll.vote&format=json
157
radio
0
[{"id":506,"title":"Yes \u2014 critical security patches should install automatically.","votes":0,"type":"x","order":1,"pct":0,"resources":[]},{"id":507,"title":"No \u2014 every update should be tested before deployment.","votes":3,"type":"x","order":2,"pct":60,"resources":[]},{"id":508,"title":"Only critical vulnerabilities should auto-install.","votes":0,"type":"x","order":3,"pct":0,"resources":[]},{"id":509,"title":"I patch when Reddit starts panicking.","votes":2,"type":"x","order":4,"pct":40,"resources":[]}] ["#ff5b00","#4ac0f2","#b80028","#eef66c","#60bb22","#b96a9a","#62c2cc"] ["rgba(255,91,0,0.7)","rgba(74,192,242,0.7)","rgba(184,0,40,0.7)","rgba(238,246,108,0.7)","rgba(96,187,34,0.7)","rgba(185,106,154,0.7)","rgba(98,194,204,0.7)"] 350
bottom 200
Loading...

Explore Latest Linux Security news

We found -2 articles for you...
81

Investigating Spam Challenges Faced By ISPs And Corporate Entities

You think you've got spam problems with a hundred or so spam messages a day? Try being an ISP or a business where on a good day you don't get more than a one hundred thousand spam mails a day. . .. You think you've got spam problems with a hundred or so spam messages a day? Try being an ISP or a business where on a good day you don't get more than a one hundred thousand spam mails a day . You can't believe it's that much. Think again. How bad is it? Ferris Research, a San Francisco- and London-based email and groupware analysis firm, says that 30% of inbound email is spam at ISPs, while at companies, spam accounts for 15% to 20% of inbound email. "In 2002," Ferris says, "the total cost of spam to corporate organizations in the United States was $8.9 billion." Since that Ferris study, things have only gotten worse. According to ISP and business mail administrators I've spoken with, ISP inbound mail is now up to 50% junk mail, while corporations e-mail servers are up to a rather horrifying 30%. In addition, it's only going to get worse, the Coalition against Unsolicited Bulk Email, Australia, estimates that spam's volume is doubling every 4.5 months. The link for this article located at LinuxPlanet is no longer available. . You think you've got spam problems with a hundred or so spam messages a day? Try being an ISP or a b. think, you've, problems, hundred, messages, being. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Nov 11, 2003 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy
81

Strategies From FTC Spam Summit To Combat E-mail Pollution

I spent last week at the Federal Trade Commission's three-day spam summit, where hundreds of people, fed up with the skyrocketing amount of unsolicited bulk e-mail, gathered to figure out how to stop it. The suggestions were predictable: As they . . . . I spent last week at the Federal Trade Commission's three-day spam summit, where hundreds of people, fed up with the skyrocketing amount of unsolicited bulk e-mail, gathered to figure out how to stop it. The suggestions were predictable: As they have each year since 1997, with nothing to show for it so far, members of Congress vowed to enact a law restricting spam. People selling spam blockers touted their products, and so-called e-mail marketers complained that their bulk messages were being unfairly tossed in the trash. Poor things. On Friday morning, though, FTC commissioner Orson Swindle said something that made a lot of sense. "I don't care if it's commercial, religious or entertainment (spam). It's all pollution," he said. . During the FTC junk mail summit, attendees discuss tactics to tackle unsolicited mass messaging and seek practical remedies.. Spam Solutions, FTC Summit, E-mail Pollution, Bulk E-mail, Spam Fighters. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 May 05, 2003 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Privacy
77

Email Coalition Plan for Classifying Spam and Bulk Emails

Spam in your e-mail inbox got you down? A group of e-mail service providers and Internet marketers wants to create a way to differentiate bona fide bulk e-mailers from spammers.. . .. Spam in your e-mail inbox got you down? A group of e-mail service providers and Internet marketers wants to create a way to differentiate bona fide bulk e-mailers from spammers. The idea sounds good in concept, but it would require cross-industry cooperation and faith that the registration process will actually work. And creating such a system doesn't mean that spam would go away entirely, but in theory bulk mailers would have to follow certain rules to get the proposed seal of approval that their mail isn't spam. The Email Service Provider Coalition (ESPC for short; there's a coalition and an acronym for everything these days), which represents some 30 companies, including Internet advertising-services giant DoubleClick, is an outgrowth of the Network Advertising Initiative. The ESPC unveiled a plan for the registry and authentication system yesterday. CNET's News.com explains: "The system would require the close cooperation of Internet service providers to implement. In order to gain access to the system, large-volume e-mailers would be required to provide verified address information and to promise to abide by certain best practices. The link for this article located at Washington Post is no longer available. . Explore how a coalition of email marketers might revolutionize the perception of unsolicited messages, turning bulk emails into accepted communications that enrich your inbox.. Email Best Practices,Bulk Email Management,Email Authentication,Spam Regulation,ISP Cooperation. . LinuxSecurity.com Team

Calendar%202 Apr 24, 2003 User Avatar LinuxSecurity.com Team Server Security
News Add Esm H340

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Community Poll

Should Linux servers automatically install security updates?

No answer selected. Please try again.
Please select either existing option or enter your own, however not both.
Please select minimum {0} answer(s).
Please select maximum {0} answer(s).
/main-polls/157-should-linux-servers-automatically-install-security-updates?task=poll.vote&format=json
157
radio
0
[{"id":506,"title":"Yes \u2014 critical security patches should install automatically.","votes":0,"type":"x","order":1,"pct":0,"resources":[]},{"id":507,"title":"No \u2014 every update should be tested before deployment.","votes":3,"type":"x","order":2,"pct":60,"resources":[]},{"id":508,"title":"Only critical vulnerabilities should auto-install.","votes":0,"type":"x","order":3,"pct":0,"resources":[]},{"id":509,"title":"I patch when Reddit starts panicking.","votes":2,"type":"x","order":4,"pct":40,"resources":[]}] ["#ff5b00","#4ac0f2","#b80028","#eef66c","#60bb22","#b96a9a","#62c2cc"] ["rgba(255,91,0,0.7)","rgba(74,192,242,0.7)","rgba(184,0,40,0.7)","rgba(238,246,108,0.7)","rgba(96,187,34,0.7)","rgba(185,106,154,0.7)","rgba(98,194,204,0.7)"] 350
bottom 200