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Canning Spam
You've Got Mail (That You Don't Want)
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Learn how to take control of your email to prevent unwanted emails from getting through - avoiding the spread of malicious messages! Spam gets frequent media attention - users are tired of spam and looking for solutions. Explains possible dangers of spam, viruses and other traps in malicious email. Includes practical advice for savvy email users and administrators. Technically inclined email users and email administrators will find answers in Canning Spam - Defending Your Inbox from Malicious Email and Viruses. In this timely book, security expert Jeremy Poteet shows readers how to take control of their email, offering techniques and best practices to prevent unwanted emails from getting to users, and for avoiding the spread of malicious messages if something gets through. The author demystifies viruses and spam, explaining how spammers gain access to email addresses, how attackers can trick users into opening messages, how email clients can help and hurt, and how spammers can use corporate email servers as a front for their unwanted messages. The book contains stories about spam, viruses, and hackers that make for entertaining and informative reading. Each chapter includes practical advice for administrators setting policy and installing filters to block spam, as well as tips for users to help them avoid becoming part of the problem.
Appropriate for courses in network/system administration that focus on email; and for courses on Outlook and other email clients. Canning Spam demystifies viruses and spam, explaining how spammers and attackers achieve their goals-and how both users and administrators can defend themselves. From start to finish, this compelling book combines entertaining stories and case studies with the best practical advice available. Leading security expert Jeremy Poteet explains how the "bad guys" gain access to email addresses and trick users into opening dangerous messages; why email clients can be vulnerable and how to strengthen their defenses; how spammers can use corporate email servers to forward their unwanted messages, and how administrators can keep it from happening. Coverage also includes: using Web-based email services securely, setting and enforcing email policies, using filters effectively, mitigating denial-of-email services, and more.
