Tag: Spam

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Spam Pairs

Two Envelopes Walking Down the Street
For the last few months I have been seeing an annoying behavior from spammers. At it’s core it is the use of pairs of emails coming in with a time gap to give the impression of validity. The second email gives the impression of a co-worker or supervisor following up on the communication.… Read the rest “Spam Pairs”
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New Wave of Spam

Like many people, I have more than one email address. One of my addresses has gotten out in the wild and become completely useless for actual correspondence. As a side benefit, I can now use it as a canary account to see trends in spam in near real time.… Read the rest “New Wave of Spam”
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Report and Delete

I love one new feature on my phone: “Report and Delete Junk”. I do not know if it is a feature of the OS alone or something from my carrier. Especially on election day where my phone is beeping every hour with yet another political spam message coming from a phone number (not a short code).… Read the rest “Report and Delete”
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Is Your Website Ready for the New Secure Web?

Last month, Google sent out this message: “Starting October 2017, Chrome (version 62) will show a “NOT SECURE” warning when users enter text in a form on an HTTP page, and for all HTTP pages in Incognito mode. The following URLs on your site include text input fields (such as <input type=”text”> or <input type=”email”>) that will trigger the new Chrome warning.… Read the rest “Is Your Website Ready for the New Secure Web?”