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Anti-Spam Software

ALSO CALLED: Spam Filters, e-Mail Spam Software, e-Mail Spam Filtering, Email Spam Filtering, Spam Prevention Software, Spam Blocking Software, Antispam, Spam Filter Software, Anti-Spam Filters, Spam Filtering Software, Spam Blockers, Email Spam Software, Bayesian Filters, and Anti-Spam
DEFINITION: A spam filter is a program that is used to detect unsolicited and unwanted email and prevent those messages from getting to a user's inbox. Like other types of filtering programs, a spam filter looks for certain criteria on which it bases judgments. For example, the simplest and earliest  … 
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The SonicWALL GRID Network: Collaborative Cross-vector Protection for Email Security
sponsored by SonicWALL
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 28 Apr 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
SUMMARY: The SonicWALL GRID Network collaboratively gathers, analyzes and vets cross-vector threat information from millions of business oriented sources around the world.

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Outbound Email and Data Loss Prevention in Today's Enterprise, 2008
sponsored by Proofpoint, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 15 Apr 2008 | Published: 08 Nov 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper overviews a survey completed by Proofpoint and Forrester Consulting that analyzes the legal, financial, and regulatory risks associated with outbound email in large enterprises.

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The Impact of Messaging and Web Threats
sponsored by Sunbelt Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 27 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: Messaging, internal and Web-based threats are increasing in number and severity. This white paper outlines today's top security threats and explains how to build a layered defensive strategy that will deal with all threats at a variety of venues.

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Total Email Security
sponsored by Sunbelt Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 26 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: The volume of spam e-mails sent has increased exponentially during recent years, and so has the cost of dealing with that spam. This paper examines the growing spam problem and outlines the criteria to consider when choosing an anti-spam solution.

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Effectively Securing Your Network
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 20 Mar 2008 | Published: 20 Mar 2008
SUMMARY: This white paper shows you how to effectively protect your company's network perimeter from threats like spam, malware, bots, viruses and other attacks.

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Attachment Spam - The Latest Trend
sponsored by GFI Software Ltd.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 18 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2007
SUMMARY: This white paper explains what makes spam such an unbearable problem and how spamming tactics are evolving daily to beat anti-spam software.

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22 Things a Domino Administrator Needs to Know About Spam - An Interview with a Spammer
sponsored by MayFlower Software
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 09 Mar 2008 | Published: 01 Jun 2007
SUMMARY: Spam has become more than just clutter in the inbox; it's now the leading way to facilitate computer crimes. In this eGuide, read the answers to over 20 questions SearchDomino.com members asked a reformed spammer.

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Next Generation Solutions for Spam: A Predictive Approach
sponsored by Proofpoint, Inc.
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 01 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008
SUMMARY: Without the ability to automatically adapt to detect new types of threats, an anti-spam solution will always be a step behind the spammers.

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A Guide to Evaluating Email Security Solutions
sponsored by SonicWALL
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 15 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Jan 2005
SUMMARY: Read this guide to evaluating email security solutions and learn more about overcoming the challenges of implementing an email security solution and administrative considerations to make when evaluating potential email security solutions.

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Eliminate SPAM, Gain Productivity
sponsored by MessageLabs
WHITE PAPER:   Posted: 23 Oct 2007 | Published: 01 Oct 2007
SUMMARY: The escalating costs, increased business risks and damaging behaviors of today's email spam threats are leading businesses to adopt a managed service approach to spam. Discover the business benefits of this multi-layered approach in this wh...

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ANTI-SPAM SOFTWARE DEFINITION (continued): …  versions (such as the one available with Microsoft's Hotmail) can be set to watch for particular words in the subject line of messages and to exclude these from the user's inbox. This method is not especially effective, too often omitting perfectly legitimate messages (these are called false positives) and letting actual spam through. More sophisticated programs, such as Bayesian filters or other heuristic filters, attempt to identify spam through suspicious word … 
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