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<b>Online Exclusive:</b> With Spam Still Rising Rapidly, Security Officers Must Be Wary
Spam e-mail is bedeviling large and small organizations at an increasing rate, and all indications are that it will continue to be troublesome for the foreseeable future. Yet, computer network administrators who utilize cutting-edge technology will be able to handle this part of their responsibilities in a very reasonable number of hours each week, according to Rami Habal, director of product marketing for Proofpoint, Inc., which develops network security software.
'Computer network administrators should spend about 1-2 hours per week per 5000 mailboxes [they manage] on spam,' said Habal. This includes monitoring the performance of spam software on a regular basis and tweaking the company's guidelines for allowing or rejecting e-mail to enter the network.
Botnets ' malicious software code that is installed surreptitiously on computers ' is perhaps the fastest-growing source of spam, said Habal. 'A recent study of 6 million [corporate] PCs found that 60% of them were infected by botnets,' he said. 'The use of botnets has greatly multiplied the force by which spam attacks are launched.'
The problem with botnets is that they enable spammers to attack a computer network from multiple angles all at once. By controlling many PCs, the botnets take advantage of 'dynamic IP addresses' and engage in spam attacks so quickly that by the time they are discovered and a response is launched, they are over. Habal said that average time of a spam attack today is 1 hour in duration. 'Spammers are very sophisticated, and each time software vendors catch up, something new is developed,' he said.
One trick used by spammers with increasing frequency is to code spam as HTML or Java so that when the recipient sees the e-mail, it is readable. But when the spam filter sees the e-mail, the script looks unintelligible, and doesn't register as spam.
Spam e-mail is bedeviling large and small organizations at an increasing rate, and all indications are that it will continue to be troublesome for the foreseeable future. Yet, computer network administrators who utilize cutting-edge technology will be able to handle this part of their responsibilities in a very reasonable number of hours each week, according to Rami Habal, director of product marketing for Proofpoint, Inc., which develops network security software.
'Computer network administrators should spend about 1-2 hours per week per 5000 mailboxes [they manage] on spam,' said Habal. This includes monitoring the performance of spam software on a regular basis and tweaking the company's guidelines for allowing or rejecting e-mail to enter the network.
Botnets ' malicious software code that is installed surreptitiously on computers ' is perhaps the fastest-growing source of spam, said Habal. 'A recent study of 6 million [corporate] PCs found that 60% of them were infected by botnets,' he said. 'The use of botnets has greatly multiplied the force by which spam attacks are launched.'
The problem with botnets is that they enable spammers to attack a computer network from multiple angles all at once. By controlling many PCs, the botnets take advantage of 'dynamic IP addresses' and engage in spam attacks so quickly that by the time they are discovered and a response is launched, they are over. Habal said that average time of a spam attack today is 1 hour in duration. 'Spammers are very sophisticated, and each time software vendors catch up, something new is developed,' he said.
One trick used by spammers with increasing frequency is to code spam as HTML or Java so that when the recipient sees the e-mail, it is readable. But when the spam filter sees the e-mail, the script looks unintelligible, and doesn't register as spam.
The Article 8 Opt In
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