Symantec State of Spam Report - September 2008 and Microsoft Patch Tuesday security response blog

Good afternoon,

Here is the September State of Spam Report from Symantec. This report reviews spam activity throughout the month of August.

A closer observation of spam tactics in Asia Pacific this past month revealed some interesting highlights:

· Olympic Themed Spam Continued in August 2008

· Russia/Georgia Conflict News Used to Hide Malicious Code in Spam

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· Viruses, Spam and Phishing – The Trifecta of Security Threats Targeting Financial Services Institutions

· Job Seekers: Beware of Bogus Recruitment Advertisements Bearing Viruses

· Airline e-ticket Connects Viruses and Spam

Symantec has also released the Microsoft Patch Tuesday security response blog with four bulletins covering eight vulnerabilities. All of the vulnerabilities this month are client-side issues rated "critical."

The Microsoft Patch Tuesday security response blog can be found at: https://forums.symantec.com/syment/blog/article?blog.id=vulnerabilities_exploits&thread.id=168

If you would like more information on this report or on Symantec's Micorsoft Patch Tuesday security response blog, or if would like to speak with someone from Symantec about the findings please contact one of the representatives below.

Press Contacts:

Angela Coombes

Max Australia

+61 2 9954 3492

Angela.coombes@maxaustralia.com.au

Debbie Sassine

Symantec

+61 2 8879 1110

debbie_sassine@symantec.com

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