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Tuesday, 18:48 EST
- OpenDNSSEC 1.0.0 released
- Microsoft releases giant patch collection
- 81% percent of e-mail links to malware
- Unaware of the dangers, most teens share personal info online
- Data harvested from Facebook used in boiler room scams
- A closer look at USB Secure 1.3.0
- Safety tips for online dating
- Researcher hacks security encryption chip found on millions of PCs
- Is authenticated XSS a problem?
- Online shopping safety: Consumers hold retailers responsible
- Seagate ships the Savvio 10K.4 hard drive
- Political hacktivism and the exploitation of tragedies is on the rise
Patent filed for voice spam blocking technology
Tuesday, 29 June 2004, 7:21 PM EST
A patent application has been filed for a method to identify and block SPIT - spam over Internet telephony, or VoIP spam.
SPIT, or VoIP spam, is a combination of telemarketing calls and email spam in which a 'caller' uses Internet technology to send thousands of voice messages simultaneously into recipients' VoIP voice mailboxes.
VoIP spam was recently described by the US Telecommunications Association as a top security challenge ahead for the telephony industry.
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