Slam the Spam Billings MT

Posted by : John Korsak

Spammers have proved to be both determined and technologically savvy. Despite miniscule response rates and the ire of e-mail users everywhere, the number of people sending spam continues to grow. And, despite concerted efforts of businesses to block spam, it continues to sap productivity and drain resources. Spammers are leveraging technology not only to increase the number of messages they send, but also to thwart some of the rudimentary anti-spam approaches that are now in place at some businesses. Simply filtering on phrases such as "Get Rich Quick!" is no longer reliable, as many spammers now use HTML formatting tags to break up the message, disguising it from filters while leaving it readable to end-users.

To fight spam effectively, organizations must employ a multilayered approach that combines a broad set of techniques to turn spam's own objectives, characteristics, and defenses against itself. No one method can do it all. By combining a variety of techniques, businesses can create an exceptionally effective antispam barrier that is custom tailored to the particular needs of the organization. Organizations looking to reduce spam must consider the following techniques.

Connection filtering

A key objective of spammers is to avoid being traced. The more anonymously they can send e-mail, the more likely it is that they will be able to continue using the same systems and services they are using without threat of interruption. ...

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