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Microsoft Bans Weak Passwords On Hotmail
Hotmail users will be prevented from using easy-to-guess passwords, to protect against dictionary attacks
Yahoo Denies Spying On Mail Users
Consumer group Which? claims that Yahoo is snooping on users' mail, but Yahoo says this is standard practice
Viruses Rise In May While Spam Levels Off
Email-borne malware and viruses showed a big increase in May while overall spam volumes remained flat
More Cloud Misery As Yahoo Mail And Flickr Go Dark
Two of Yahoo's most popular services were down for several hours for a million users, the company said
Security Firms Warn Of Royal Wedding Malware
Spammers and hackers are jumping on the royal wedding bandwagon in order to make some quick cash
RSA Reveals Origins Of SecurID Breach
RSA has told analysts that the SecurID breach began with a phishing email bearing a malicious Excel spreadsheet
EU Shuts Off Webmail After Another Cyber-Attack
The European Government was forced to shut off remote access to email during a five-day long cyber-attack
HTTPS Bug Disrupts Secure Hotmail Service
Microsoft turned off HTTPS access for Hotmail in some countries, leaving emails open to interception
Google Blames China For Disrupted Gmail Service
The Chinese government is behind the disrupted Gmail service in mainland China, claims Google
Proofpoint Launches Mobile Cloud Email Compliance
The Proofpoint Mobile email suite adds security, compliance and archiving capabilities to mobile devices
Union Leader Calls For Email Tax To Pay Off Deficit
Bob Crow of the RMT Union has called on the government to tax emails to pay off the public deficit
Thousands Of Gmail Users Suffer Account Wipe-Out
Google is yet to identify what caused the loss of around 150,000 Gmail accounts on Sunday
Cisco’s Cloud Email Service Killed Off Just One Year In
Despite cloud buzz, Cisco has terminated its hosted email service because of customer disinterest
‘Generation Gmail’ Threatens Corporate Data Security
People under the age of 25 send work-related emails from their personal accounts and leak company information
Google Joins ISP-Level Anti-Phishing Scheme
Return Path is getting big backers for its Domain Assurance service designed to combat phishing scams
Survey Reveals Business Impact Of Day-To-Day Tasks
The impact on businesses of unproductive tasks, such as dealing with spam email, has been revealed
Google Hasn’t Given Up On Social Yet
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster said Google has give up on social. Clint Boulton disagrees, but Google won't beat Facebook at its own game
Why Did Microsoft Hotmail Go Boom?
Microsoft claims it has restored Hotmail to normal service but, for some, the problem still continues, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Hotmail Suffers New Year’s Disruption
Microsoft claims to have restored Hotmail emails and service but complaints about missing messages persisted on Monday
Social Media Tools Could Lead Business Innovation
Social collaboration tools are poised to increase enterprise productivity if implemented in such a way as to prevent separate silos, says Cameron Sturdevant
Poll: Users Sceptical Of Facebook Messages’ Success
Facebook's messaging system isn't likely to replace email accounts, according to a Wall Street Journal poll
Facebook Messages: The Security Fall-Out
Facebook Messages is the end of email, according to Mark Zuckerberg. Peter Judge thinks it's going to have privacy issues
Could Office Integration Make Business Like Facebook?
Facebook's Messages is tightly integrated with Microsoft Office. Nicholas Kolakowski thinks that could make the social network more of a business tool
Cloud Move For Gordano Microsoft Exchange Alternative
Gordano's GMS Cloud offers a hosted messaging and collaboration suite as an alternative to Microsoft Exchange Online
Rogue Email Costs Swiss Bank Millions
A banker has accidentally leaked the details of an upcoming flotation in an email, osting the Swiss bank an estimated £6.2 million in fees
Ten Reasons Google Should Fear Facebook
Facebook is offering a new messaging platform designed to rival Gmail. Is it possible that Facebook could best Google in the email space?
Gartner Predicts Business Email Switch-off Due To Social Networking
Gartner believes the increasing use of social networking in businesses could see email being replaced by 20 percent of business users
Microsoft Adds HTTPS Encryption To Secure Hotmail
Microsoft follows Google's example and adds HTTPS encryption to Hotmail to protect user's entire sessions
Symantec Warns Of Increased Email Attacks
Organisations and people are facing an increase in targeted email attacks, security vendor Symantec has warned