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December 8, 2008
TMCnet.com

Sunnyvale, California-based Commtouch, an e-mail and Web defense group with offices in Israel, reportedly has announced that it hit number 32 on the Deloitte (News - Alert) Technology Fast 500 EMEA 2008, a rating of the 500 fastest growing technology companies in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

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October 25, 2008
PCW Business Center

The UTM solutions provider claims to use Commtouch RPDTM technology to analyse large volumes of internet traffic in real-time. Unlike traditional spam filters, the technology does not rely on e-mail content, and is hence able to detect spam in any language, and in every message format, Cyberoam said.

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October 17, 2008
ChinaTechNews.com

A new mail spam report from Commtouch (CTCH) says China is a top location for zombie IP addresses.

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October 15, 2008
The Tech Herald

Commtouch released its Q3 trending report today. The reputation management company reported that Spam levels peaked at 94 percent of all e-mail in the month of July, with a low of 61 percent earlier this year. The report also outlined the trend of cloaking, which intensified during the third quarter.

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October 15, 2008
SecurityProNews

Spammers are using new camouflage tactics to cloak their bad reputations to allow malware and unwanted messages to reach inboxes, according to a new report by Commtouch.

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September 11, 2008
TMCnet.com

Optenet and Commtouch announced that Optenet plans to integrate Commtouch’s GlobalView Mail Reputation service into Optenet’s e-mail security offerings to landline and mobile telecom operators.

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September 9, 2008
Help Net Security

Commtouch today announced the availability of its new plug-in for Apache SpamAssassin, which offers enhanced spam and malware detection based on Commtouch Recurrent Pattern Detection technology.

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September 9, 2008
TMCnet.com

Commtouch Software has introduced its new plug-in for Apache SpamAssassin to enhance spam and malware detection based on Commtouch Recurrent Pattern Detection technology.

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September 9, 2008
NetworkWorld.com

Commtouch has found similar types of attacks with Flash files hosted on legitimate Web sites.

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August 20, 2008
EFYtimes.com

With customisable throttling logic and enhanced reporting capabilities, the new version blocks the majority of spam, malware and phishing messages at the network perimeter.

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August 7, 2008
TMCnet.com

By using Commtouch Recurrent Pattern Detection (RPD) technology, Astaro easily and effectively blocks this and other types of spam.

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August 6, 2008
Computerworld

Spam. It fills our in-boxes, wastes our time and spreads malware -- and it's only getting worse.

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July 30, 2008
Globes

Commtouch Software Ltd. (Nasdaq: CTCH) today published its financial report for the second quarter of 2008 and announced a $4 million share buyback plan.

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July 30, 2008
CIOL

This, along with Commtouch's rapid pattern detection and outbreak prevention technologies, enables Cyberoam to offer end-users the deepest and most comprehensive level of protection from all types of spam

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July 29, 2008
DMNews

Dianna Dilworth covers the latest spam tactic: Flash files used to redirect to spam sites.

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July 22, 2008
TechWorld

Halon Security har tillsammans med Commtouch sl?ppt en rapport om trender omr?det skadlig kod och skr?ppost.

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July 21, 2008
istockAnalyst.com

An interview with Commtouch's CEO Gideon Mantel. Mr. Mantel discusses Commtouch, the anti-spam market, the web security market, and more.

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July 16, 2008
Developing Telecoms

Commtouch's report examines recent trends in email threats, especially the role of millions of dynamic zombie computers actively sending spam and malware every day.

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July 13, 2008
Times Online

Spam is a growing plague, thanks largely to home PCs being infected by viruses and unwittingly churning it out.

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July 10, 2008
ITweb

Commtouch's second quarter 2008 E-mail Threats Report shows current trends in e-mail threats, including the role of zombie computers.

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July 10, 2008
CIO India

The world's anti-spam systems are fighting a furious but hopeless battle against botnet spam, a new threat analysis from Commtouch has claimed.

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July 9, 2008
Tech Herald

Commtouch releases Q2 2008 report, the bots are still winning the war on Spam.

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July 9, 2008
TechWorld

This appears to be more of a problem for ISPs in developing countries, though two ISPs, telecomitalia.it, and Verizon, were identified by Commtouch as...

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July 8, 2008
Dark Reading

... and Verizon, according to a new report on second-quarter email threats from Commtouch Software Ltd. An average of 10 million bot machines were active...

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July 8, 2008
TMCnet

Commtouch Software, a provider of messaging and Web security technology, today released its second quarter 2008 E-mail Threats Trend Report. This report is based on the automated analysis of billions of e-mail messages weekly and examines recent trends in e-mail threats. It specifically focuses on the role of millions of dynamic zombie computers actively sending spam and malware every day.

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July 2, 2008
CBR

Software602, and Commtouch, a provider of messaging and web security technology, have signed an OEM licensing agreement to integrate Commtouch's anti-spam service into Software602's Groupware Server.

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July 1, 2008
DM News

In my nearly 20 years in the messaging business, spam has evolved from a trickle of "unsolicited bulk e-mail" to a barrage of sophisticated and mailicious threats.

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June 26, 2008
IT Business Edge

There is one certainty when it comes to Internet Security is that there will always be surprises.

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June 11, 2008
Searchsecurity.com

... and principal analyst of Osterman Research Inc. said a number of vendors offer reputation systems, including IronPort, Commtouch and Secure Computing.

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May 5, 2008
Tech Herald

Recently during a talk at Interop, Joshua Corman, security strategist for IBM/ISS, offered up

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April 18, 2008
The Tech Herald

I think DLP is a decent growing technology, but I also think that there is room to grow. I'm not alone in this. Other executives and experts think so too.

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April 16, 2008
Forbes.com

Security experts, including Commtouch's CEO Gideon Mantel, say consumers remain vulnerable to attack.

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April 11, 2008
IT Week

Spammers are jumping on legitimate websites in order to reach unsuspecting victims.

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April 9, 2008
ITweb

Cyber-criminals use legitimate third-party websites and e-mail to cloak spam and malware, says Commtouch.

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April 8, 2008
Helpnet Security

The new GlobalView Zombie Intelligence Service, unveiled at the RSA Conference in San Francisco, provides real-time data about zombies and their behavior.

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April 7, 2008
SC Magazine

The first quarter of 2008 saw an increased trend for spammers and malware developers to leverage legitimate content sites in order to bypass email filters, according to a report released by Commtouch.

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April 7, 2008
IT News Online

Zombies are a critical problem since they are responsible for the majority of malicious activity on the Internet, said Michael Osterman, Principal Osterman Research. "Zombies are the perpetrators of DDoS attacks, click fraud and credit card fraud, and they often host malware sites."

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April 7, 2008
DM News

A review of recent email threats trend reports from Symantec and Commtouch.

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March 4, 2008
Inc.com

Enterprise unified threat management solutions provider, Global DataGuard, has teamed up with Commtouch (NASDAQ: CTCH) to fully integrate it's E-Mail defense software within Global DataGuard's All-in-one Security Module (ASM) for enterprise unified threat management.

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February 13, 2008
ITweb

It was given that malware writers would roll out a new Valentine's Day campaign, writes Rebecca Steinberg Herson, VP for Marketing for Commtouch, in her blog.

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February 13, 2008
EFYtimes

You may get some lovely messages in your inbox like 'You're My Valentine'. Apply caution. Things are not all that rosy!

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February 12, 2008
Globes

E-mail technology provider Commtouch Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CTCH) today published it's financial report for the fourth quarter of 2007 and the year as a whole.

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February 7, 2008
Livemint

Forget non-farm payrolls. If you want the lowdown on how the economy is doing, look for trends in spam.

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February 5, 2008
Economist.com

Last year, spam accounted for up to 96% of all e-mail traffic, according to Commtouch, a security-software company

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February 5, 2008
USA Today

The past few months have been lonely ones for mortgage lenders, but business is picking up

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February 4, 2008
EFYtimes

Spam about mortgage refinancing jumped to 10 per cent of all spam in the past week, which was only 2 per cent during the fourth quarter of 2007, according to research by Commtouch.

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February 4, 2008
Computer Technology Review

CP Secure Inc. and Commtouch Inc. announced last week that CP Secure will add Commtouch's Anti-Spam solution to its Content Security Gateway (CSG) network security appliances.

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January 30, 2008
Computing

Mortgage-refinancing spam has jumped to 10 per cent of all junk email in the past week, according to new Commtouch estimates.

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January 27, 2008
The Financial Express

A report by a PineApp and Commtouch had also found spam reached up to 96% of total Internet traffic in 2007

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January 24, 2008
Online Recruitment

Spam reached staggering levels of up to 96% of total Internet traffic in 2007 according to a report published by PineApp and Commtouch, which looks at email threats over the last 12 months.

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January 15, 2008
SecurityProNews

Global spam levels measured by Commtouch swelled through the fourth quarter of 2007, hitting a high of 96 percent of all email in October 2007.

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January 9, 2008
Network World

Spam accounted for an average of 80% of all email traffic in 2007, Commtouch reports

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January 9, 2008
DM News

Holiday spam spanned from Halloween to New Year's, according to spam filtering firm Commtouch's 2007 Q4 Email Threats Trend Report.

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January 8, 2008
Technology Daily News

Commtouch reports: Global spam levels remain high, reaching 96% of all email at its peak during the quarter

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