Overheard in the tech blogosphere:

Spam

Apr 9 2008   3:43PM GMT

Overheard: Is Kraken buzz just Damballa’s attempt to make a name for itself?



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Malware, botnet, Security, Spam
“Many folks in the anti-virus and broader Internet security space say Damballa is trying to make a name for itself by hyping this threat, and that Kraken is nothing more than a renamed and repackaged “Bobax,” a worm of similar lineage and methods that was discovered several years ago.”

Brian Krebs, Kraken Spawns a Clash of the Titans

Oct 14 2007   2:16PM GMT

Overheard: Spammers are just direct mailers



Posted by: Margaret Rouse
Technology, certified email, Spam, Email marketing
daniel_terdiman.jpg “But spammers are not dumb. They’re just direct mailers. They’re going for the 1 percent that thinks “OnlineBootyCall message” actually might mean romance is in the air.”

Daniel Terdiman, The game of subconscious spam filtering