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Security vendor IronPort Systems has issued its 2007 Internet Security Trends Report (available in PDF format with registration) which finds that overall spam volumes in 2006 dwarfed figured from 2005—and that spam surges in November 2006 were higher still as the end-of-year holiday season began to ramp up. In October 2005, IronPort recorded an average of about 31 million spam messages a day; in October 2006, that level jumped to an… Read More

Microsoft's Hotmail and MSN e-mail services, which together claim 170 million regular users, will require marketers to put money up front if they wish to ensure their messages aren't mistaken for unwanted spam. IronPort's “Bonded Sender” service guarantees that legitimate marketers who post a cash bond and adhere to a set of guidelines will get their messages delivered. “It's the exact opposite of… Read More