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MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA, May 26, 2010 -- Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the publication of its May 2010 MessageLabs Intelligence Report. Analysis reveals that nine out of ten spam emails now contain a URL link in the message. In May, five percent of all domains found in spam URLs belonged to genuine web sites. Of the most frequently used domain names contained in spam URLS, the top four belong to well-known web sites used for social networking, blogging, file sharing and host other forms of user-generated content.

BOSTON – March 5, 2010 – IT security and data protect firm Sophos announced today that the Sophos Email Security Appliance, a managed appliance offering protection against spam, malware and data loss, has been awarded a VBSpam certification for the detection and removal of malware and spam by Virus Bulletin, an independent journal covering the prevention.

Virus Bulletin tested 16 anti-spam products for this comparative review.

Corporate Security at Risk from Social Networks

February 01, 2010 -- BOSTON -- A report published today by IT security and data protection firm Sophos has revealed an alarming rise in attacks on users of social networks, such as Facebook and Twitter, by cybercriminals.

“Targeted attacks against companies are in the news at the moment, and the more information a criminal can get about your organization’s structure, the easier for them to send a poisoned attachment to precisely the person whose computer they want to break into”

Status Report of the Fight Against Spam in Europe

BRUSSELS and HERAKLION, Greece, January 21, 2010 -- The EU cybersecurity Agency - ENISA (the European Network and Information Security Agency) presents its new, 3rd spam report, i.e. anti-spam measures implemented by European Internet service providers (ISPs).

The report looks at spam budgets, impact of spam and spam management. No significant progress is reported in the fight against spam.

New "Cybercrime Showcase" Awards

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Dec. 8, 2009 – Cisco today issued its Annual Security Report for 2009, which highlights the impact of social media, particularly social networking, on network security and explores the critical role that people, not technology, play in creating opportunities for cybercriminals.

The Annual Security Report also includes winners of the 2009 Cisco® Cybercrime Showcase and discusses trends in cloud computing, spam and overall global cybercrime activities that information technology professionals continue to face.

November 12, 2009 – Domain and email services provider Network Solutions® now offers Cloudmark spam and virus protection for all email accounts. Cloudmark Authority® is a software solution that delivers spam, phishing and virus protection. This protection is now available to customers using any of Network Solutions’ email services, including nsMail™ and nsMail Pro.

Powerful, fully-integrated service improves upon traditional hosted solutions

SUNNYVALE, CA, July 16, 2009 -- SonicWALL, Inc. (NASDAQ: SNWL), a leading secure network infrastructure company, today announced the SonicWALL Comprehensive Anti-Spam Service (CASS), a solution delivering advanced spam protection fully integrated with SonicWALL's Unified Threat Management Firewalls.

Cutwail Bounces Back from Near Death Experience and Instant Messaging Malware on the Rise

CUPERTINO, CA, June 29, 2009 -- Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) today announced the publication of its June 2009 MessageLabs Intelligence Report. Analysis highlights that spam levels were unchanged since May at 90.4 percent largely due to the several hours of downtime experienced by Cutwail, one of the largest and most active botnets, following the shutdown of California-based ISP, Pricewert LLC (also known as 3FN and APS Telecom) on June 5, 2009.

June 16, 2009 – Tagged, a social networking site founded in 2004, today posted a message from Tagged CEO Greg Tseng regarding the latest set of complaint from users about the confusion surrounding the latest deceptive bulk emails sent to users' entire address books. Damage control from this latest incident is now running at full speed.

Internet Searches for Free Music Downloads, Lyrics, or Screensavers Revealed as Most Likely to Lead to Adware or Malware Laden Sites

SANTA CLARA, CA, May 27, 2009 -- Some of the riskiest searches on the Internet today are associated either with finding items for free, such as music or screensavers, or looking for work that can be done from home, according to Internet security company McAfee, Inc. (NYSE:MFE). Search categories like these are used to lure unsuspecting consumers to their Web sites.