Spamming spammers?
IBM unveiled a service Tuesday that sends unwanted e-mails back to the
spammers who sent them.
The new IBM (Research) service, known as FairUCE, essentially uses a giant
database to identify computers that are sending spam. E-mails coming from a
computer on the spam database are sent directly back to the computer, not just
the e-mail account, that sent them. «Spam has become a high priority security
issue for businesses today,» Stuart McIrvine, IBM’s director of corporate
security strategy, said in a prepared statement.
«By creating a multi-layered defense that proactively repels spam at its source, companies can get ahead of spammers and malicious hackers who are always looking for new ways of penetrating IT systems through e-mail.» IBM said the new solution effectively minimizes the growing threats of «phishing and spoofing — tactics used to trick people into disclosing information that can lead to identity theft.»
News source: CNN
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