Proofpoint will announce on Tuesday an upgrade to its e-mail security platform that includes a new anti-virus module and enhancements to its anti-spam filtering techniques. The company’s Zero-Hour ...

Anti-spam start-up Proofpoint last week released an upgrade to its corporate gateway software that promises to give customers new ways to detect and deflect spam. Anti-spam start-up Proofpoint last ...

Spammers will probably bid to buy it, so community is trying to find a better home for decades-old service Exclusive The Spam and Open Relay Blocking System (SORBS) – a longstanding source of info on ...

E-mail users at Brown will soon have fewer opportunities to explore the world of black market Viagra and fetish porn, as Computing and Information Services is introducing a centralized junk e-mail ...

The new Proofpoint Shield, which is being sold exclusively through channel partners, reduces inbound e-mail volumes by as much as 90 percent and eliminates the need for businesses to continually buy ...

While spam continues to be a problem, consuming network bandwidth and users’ time, it is not the only security issue facing e-mail administrators. DHAs (directory harvest attacks) try to find valid ...

Proofpoint announced Monday the availability of Proofpoint Protection Server 2.5, a new version of the company’s messaging security system, and the P1000 appliance, a hardware alternative that can ...

Anti-spam startup Proofpoint on Monday emerged from stealth mode backed by $7 million in venture capital and a big name from the Netscape era: Eric Hahn. Hahn brings his messaging background to ...

Smaller networks seem to be more vulnerable to the effects of spam due to tighter budgets and less sophisticated technology. Yet, larger networks are not immune to the problem, struggling under its ...