Internet Defense Technology

Hope everyone enjoys their time off and if possible, ignore your email and all the spam and get outside!

While nothing is perfect, I personally feel and have to say that the USA is still the best country around. The fact that we can say it isn’t perfect and work for change is something we should never take for granted.

While some of our freedoms do result in annoyances (email spam and some strange perverted use of freedom of speech) they are still great to behold.

Be careful what you do and where you click over the holidays, but most important have some fun and celebrate the birth of this great country.

It looks like MySpace has finally won their lawsuit again Scott Richter.

On Friday June 13th (yes, on Friday the 13th), the American Arbitration Association awarded MySpace over $6 million in damages and attorney fees, as well as the entering of a permanent injunction against Scott Richter and Media Breakaway.

This is the second win for MySpace this year against spammers, and we are talking the big hitters too.

While I am not a huge MySpace user (I believe I do have an account there somewhere) I am very happy to hear that they are winning these battles.

We are launching a study on email spam filtering services and would like to get as many responses as possible.

Please take five minutes to fill out the survey here:
Email Spam Survey

We are offering a 60 day trial if you complete the survey (our trial is usually only 30 days).

Thanks for any help you can give on this :)

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I try to keep this blog fun and entertaining even though it is about a somewhat boring subject. I also like to keep you alerted and in the know about any dangers lurking around. So my blog would be useful for keeping on top of any dangers when surfing on the Internet or reading your email.

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See you around.

Just wanted to remind everyone that today is Earth Day so you should make an extra effort to do something nice for the planet today.

Tomorrow you can go back to your usual behaviors if you feel like it (though I recommend trying whatever you choose out for some time and see if it grows on you).

Original article on IDT Blog about email spam

Recently several organizations have issued what they consider the top email scams.

First is the Federal Trade Commission’s report which lists them as:
1. Business opportunities
2. Chain letters
3. Work-at-home schemes
4. Health and diet scams
5. Effortless income
6. Free goods
7. Investment opportunities
8. Cable descrambler kits
9. Guaranteed loans or credit, on easy terms
10. Credit repair
11. Vacation prize promotions

Forbes recently listed the top scams (not just Internet) and I have seen all of these (especially the one which is all about the Internet) in bulk emails:
1. Home Construction
2. Bait and Switch Mortgage
3. Fake Check
4. Internet Coaching Services
5. Layaway Loans/Payday Loans