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Keeping Pace With Major Mobile and Online Threats--Observations & Recommendations

By Stephanie Jordan
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A comprehensive set of best practices covering anti-bot and malware, anti-spam and emerging mobile abuse was jointly released last week by the Messaging, Malware and Mobile Anti-Abuse Working Group (M3AAWG) and the London Action Plan (LAP). The report provides proven strategies to help business, government and end-users stay safe.

Published October 30, 2012

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