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Idaho: The Unlikely Spam Capital
mashable.com - 9/25/2009
Idaho: The Unlikely Spam Capital
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Ever wondered which US state receives the most spam? According to Symantec’s MessageLabs , it’s Idaho , where 93.8 percent of all email is spam, followed by Kentucky, New Jersey, Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Massachussetts, Pennsylvania, Arizona and Maryland. Don’t get us ...
Idaho Tops The Most Spammed States Report
information-security-resources.com - 9/28/2009
Idaho Tops The Most Spammed States Report
— information-security-resources.com — Residents in states with a high concentration of small and medium-sized businesses are targeted most by spammers,... according to a recent report by e-mail security vendor MessageLabs, a Symantec subsidiary that analyzes billions of inbound messages collected by its data centers around the world. (more) Idaho Tops The Most Spammed States Report

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symantec.com - 9/25/2009
Tweeting Misleading Applications | Symantec Connect
— symantec.com — A lot can be said with 140 characters. It s just enough to convey a point, but... constricting enough to make things concise. No wonder microblogging sites such as Twitter have become so popular. Unfortunately one of the limitations here is sharing Web ... (more) Tweeting Misleading Applications | Symantec Connect

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Video: Symantec Shows The Danger Of Shortened Twitter Links
techcrunch.com - 9/25/2009
Video: Symantec Shows The Danger Of Shortened Twitter Links
— techcrunch.com — While there is often a lot of talk about the downside of URL shorteners being that if... they go down, they take your links with them , the much more obvious and real problem is that they very easily mask potential bad sites. We’ve been seeing ... (more) Video: Symantec Shows The Danger Of Shortened Twitter Links

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Spud State Is Most Slammed With Spam
Switched — ... , with Symantec's MessageLabs concluding that 93.8-percent of all Idaho e-mail is garbage, Mashable reports . Last year, the Gem State was ...

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