Internet Defense Technologies is now QuestaVOLTA
The Short Story The same team that created Internet Defense Technologies (IDT) now brings our hosting offerings together under the name QuestaVOLTA (Italian words meaning “This Timeâ€). The only difference is the name. We haven’t been acquired, merged with, regurgitated or re-constituted. Besides, IDT is too hard to say or give out over the phone …
Scareware – not just for Halloween
Ever hear the old adage you get what you pay for? There is an ever increasing number of fake Spam products that are disguised as real protection for your computer. This is known as Scareware. It’s those little flicker boxes that jump up on your screen telling you “click here for a free trial – …
Is this Spam from Legitimate Company or “Spammer”?
Here is the tricky part: How do you know if someone who has spammed you has your email legitimately or from some less scrupulous means? Well, the best way to determine if an unsubscribe will work is to determine the sender. For example, some reputable online catalogs, merchandisers, retailers, etc., will send you spam. These …
Malware: Definition
Malware:Â This is a term that is a compound word formed from Malicious and software. Shortened to MalWare. The word Mal comes from the Latin word Malus which means bad. Ware is usually used to refer a kind or class of merchandise or of a manufactured item like, silverware; glassware, software. The derivation of this …
“Out of Office”
I have on occasion gotten an “out of office” message from someone, usually not a close friends, but some business contact. While I appreciate the answer, there is some risk in doing this. There are spammers who specifically send out messages with just one line of garbage in it. While you may feel it is …