Ongoing Fight Against Spam
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Sep 28, 2008
Over the past two weeks, the amount of spam that PCS processes on a minute-by-minute basis has been increasing exponentially. This increase is due, in part, to new types of malware and spyware infections hitting our customers and anyone with a high-speed Internet connection.
Over the weekend, extended measures were put in place to (hopefully) help curb the amount of spam that users have been receiving lately. During the installation of these measures, some users may have received an unusual amount of spam on Saturday, September 27th.
If you are one of these users, we apologize for any inconvenience. Hopfeully after Saturday, you are experiencing a sharp drop in the amount of spam you were receiving.
If you have any questions relating to your email account with PCS, please feel free to use our Contact Form and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. Thank you.
Untangle your Network
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Sep 3, 2008
Tired of Spam?
Worried about spyware, viruses, and botnets on your network?
Employees visiting inappropriate web sites?
Do you wish you had more control?
Now there is a better way to manage your network.
Untangle delivers an on-demand suite of applications that run on a single server and will change the way you think about network software. Untangle lets you:
- control network activities that reduce productivity such as spam and inappropriate web surfing, which cuts into your company’s bottom line
- enable anytime, anywhere access for remote employees, and
- protects your computers and data from outside threats such as viruses, spyware, botnets and phishing.
PCS has recently secured a reseller agreement with the good people at Untangle after successfully testing and implementing this unique solution for a few of our most valuable customers.
Is your company in need of a good firewall that won’t nickle-and-dime you with expensive subscriptions and upgrades? Do you need to insure that your users are protected against virus and spyware attacks from the Internet? Is MySpace, Facebook and Instant Messaging eating into your company’s bottom line?
If so, let PCS outfit your business with a Untangle demo unit today!
Spam and the First Letter
Posted by Brian Gallutia on Sep 3, 2008
The analysis, of more than 500 million junk messages, revealed those letters that get more junk than average. It found that e-mail addresses starting with an “A”, “M” or “S” got more than 40% spam. By contrast those beginning with a “Q” or “Z” got about 20%.