Mailshell, a San Francisco software company, is working with the nonprofit site TechSoup.org on a campaign to help charities fight unwanted e-mail messages. The effort will culminate in Mailshell’s ...

While some would say there is no such thing as a free lunch, if by “lunch” they mean canned spam, they’re wrong. A free application called SpamPal will toss your junk mail in the can quietly, ...

Spam and phishing emails are an annoying everyday occurrence that everyone is probably familiar with and finds annoying. These intrusive messages often clog up your inbox and require tedious deletion ...

Appliances are a much better choice than software for spam protection because they address the broad range of security threats. Appliances are a much better choice than software for spam protection ...

“Free.” That word held enormous appeal for Jack Suess two years ago. That was when his institution, the University of Maryland-Baltimore County, decided to use open-source software to cope with spam.

A new anti-spam service launched with much fanfare this week is facing some technical hurdles out of the gate and frustration from the community it relies on to fight junk mail. The software, launched ...

Founded in 1994, Nemx Software provides content security solutions for Microsoft Exchange servers. The small firm, consisting of only seven full-time staff members, provides anti-spam, anti-virus and ...

Despite cell carriers’ best efforts, spam messages are still flooding our phones on a daily basis. Apple might just be coming to the rescue. The iPhone maker is testing out a new developer feature ...

At a cyber cafe, the cappuccinos are steaming, and so are lots of customers whose computers are clogged with spam — junk e-mail. "I've noticed if I ever open them, then I end up getting five times as ...

Online shoppers are still willing to buy products advertised in spam, indicating that the problem is unlikely to desist anytime soon, a new survey shows. Among the most popular items being sold via ...