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What
is SPAM?
There
is some debate about the source of the term, but the
generally accepted version is that it comes from the
Monty Python song, "Spam spam spam spam, spam
spam spam spam, lovely spam, wonderful spam…"
Like the song, spam is an endless repetition of
worthless text. Another school of thought maintains
that it comes from the computer group lab at the
University of Southern California who gave it the
name because it has many of the same characteristics
as the lunchmeat Spam....
In general terms SPAM is the delivery
or receipt of unsolicited email. Below are some quick
facts illustrating the problems faces by companies
because of the growth of SPAM.
Why
should I be concerned about SPAM?
SPAM
costs you money !!!
- SPAM is a virus transmission vehicle
- SPAM consumes bandwidth
- SPAM consumes server resources
- Spam represents 17-20% of business email (IDC)
- Confidential data loss via email is up
356% from 1999 (NFO InDepth Interactive)
- 10% of email from Fortune 1000 companies
has been subpoenaed by courts (AMA, US News
and World Report & the ePolicy Institute)
- Productivity loss due to SPAM and
personal messaging estimated between
$8-$26 a month per employee
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