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Feamster Designs a Better Spam Trap

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

NIck Feamster's (CS) SNARE catches incoming spam not by reading message content, but by examining behavior of the sender, which requires much less computing power (radio interview). Source: WTOP

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Monday, September 20, 2010
Release: 
Monday, September 20, 2010 - 10:02
Expire: 
Sunday, December 19, 2010 - 10:02

Arrest Made In Vegas May Rid The World of One-Third of All Spam

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

Nick Feamster (Computer Science) comments on the botnet named Mega D, and how even though the creator of the botnet is in authorities hands, Mega D may still be alive and well. (audio story) Source: NPR Marketplace

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Release: 
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 - 09:30
Expire: 
Monday, March 7, 2011 - 09:30

Researcher Teaches Computers to Detect Spam More Accurately

Submitted by mt53 on Wed, 2011-09-28 09:51

Nina Balcan (Computer Science) was awarded a Microsoft Research Faculty Fellowship for her research in spam detection that uses active learning to determine what email is spam and what is not. Source: PC World

Location: 
Atlanta, GA
Dateline: 
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Release: 
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 10:48
Expire: 
Wednesday, November 9, 2011 - 10:48
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