Following my discussion with Vircom about the problems the e-mail security firm is finding with image-based spam (as reported in last week’s newsletter), I spoke with IronPort about the issue.

This variant on traditional spam, which can evade common anti-spam solutions, is on the rise and causing problems, according to government and industry security experts. Security experts warn agencies ...

Another theme I want to talk about here on Security Levity is spammer tactics. I’m sure you remember the huge growth in image spam in 2006. At the time, it was typically used in stock kiting (or ...