Monthly Archives: February 2012

SPAM® Brand Celebrates 75 Years with Introduction of Sir Can-A-Lot™ Spokescharacter

AUSTIN, Minn., Feb. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ – The Golden Gate Bridge opened in San Francisco. Comedian Bill Cosby was born. And in 1937, SPAM® products were introduced as a meal staple into American cupboards. To help celebrate 75 years of the … Continue reading

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Cancer drugs could halt Ebola virus

Some cancer drugs used to treat patients with leukemia may also help stop the Ebola virus and give the body time to control the infection before it turns deadly, US researchers said on Wednesday. The much-feared Ebola virus emerged in … Continue reading

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Malware Increasingly Uses DNS as Command and Control Channel to Avoid Detection, Experts Say

The number of malware threats that receive instructions from attackers through DNS is expected to increase, and most companies are not currently scanning for such activity on their networks, security experts said at the RSA Conference 2012 on Tuesday. There … Continue reading

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Schmallenberg virus meat processing sector impact: ‘Only time will tell’

BMPA director Stephen Rossides told FoodProductionDaily.com that the British meat processing industry is going into “unchartered territory” in trying to forecast the impact of the newly-discovered Schmallenberg virus. The disease, which was named after the German town where it was … Continue reading

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Cell phone spam and scam texts can be costly

Cell phone spam and scam texts can be costly Written by Howard Schwartz, Connecticut BBB Wednesday, 29 February 2012 07:00 You don’t have to have a smart phone to get scammed by unwanted marketing text messages. Cell phone users are … Continue reading

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