SPAM - More Harmful Than You Think
There was a time when we relied on the post office as a main source of communication.
In those days, it was exciting to rush to the mail box to find a letter waiting for us, but it was equally disappointing to find a bunch of junk mail.
Although we still write and send letters today, the place of the traditional mail system has been replaced by electronic email.
Unfortunately, the flood of junk mail has also morphed into a new form of unwanted letter - that of SPAM.
If you have an email account then you know what SPAM is and how common it is for it to be waiting for you in one of your folders.
There are studies that show that SPAM makes up a tremendous percentage of all emails sent and received worldwide.
On an individual level, SPAM can be annoying indeed, but from the perspective of network business security it can also have a tremendous impact on productivity since it requires such a large amount of effort on the part of filters to handle.
The problem with SPAM is that it is taking new forms to deceive readers into opening and viewing ads.
Many emails that don't look like SPAM end up being deceptive ads; sometimes containing bandwidth-eating images that can fill up networks.
Luckily, the people who fight against spam can move as fast as those who deliver it.
Most email providers have decent filters that can catch a lot of SPAM or at least send it to the junk folder.
For business owners, great care should be taken to educate employees about prevention of junk mail.
One step that can be taken is to require the opening of separate accounts for personal and office use so as to limit the chance of unwanted email flooding company networks.
It's unfortunate that network business security has come to the point that it requires such precautions, but awareness will save a lot of money in the long run.
In those days, it was exciting to rush to the mail box to find a letter waiting for us, but it was equally disappointing to find a bunch of junk mail.
Although we still write and send letters today, the place of the traditional mail system has been replaced by electronic email.
Unfortunately, the flood of junk mail has also morphed into a new form of unwanted letter - that of SPAM.
If you have an email account then you know what SPAM is and how common it is for it to be waiting for you in one of your folders.
There are studies that show that SPAM makes up a tremendous percentage of all emails sent and received worldwide.
On an individual level, SPAM can be annoying indeed, but from the perspective of network business security it can also have a tremendous impact on productivity since it requires such a large amount of effort on the part of filters to handle.
The problem with SPAM is that it is taking new forms to deceive readers into opening and viewing ads.
Many emails that don't look like SPAM end up being deceptive ads; sometimes containing bandwidth-eating images that can fill up networks.
Luckily, the people who fight against spam can move as fast as those who deliver it.
Most email providers have decent filters that can catch a lot of SPAM or at least send it to the junk folder.
For business owners, great care should be taken to educate employees about prevention of junk mail.
One step that can be taken is to require the opening of separate accounts for personal and office use so as to limit the chance of unwanted email flooding company networks.
It's unfortunate that network business security has come to the point that it requires such precautions, but awareness will save a lot of money in the long run.
