August 19, 2009 in Internet by EnJ
One in six consumers acts on spam
About one in six consumers have at some time acted on a spam message, affirming the economic incentive for spammers to keep churning out millions of obnoxious pitches per day, according to a new survey.
Due to be released Wednesday, the survey was sponsored by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG), an industrywide security think tank composed of service providers and network operators dedicated to fighting spam and malicious software.
Eight hundred consumers in the U.S. and Canada were asked about their computer security practices habits as well as awareness of current security issues.
Those who did admit to opening a spam message — which in and of itself could potentially harm their computer — said they were interested in a product or service or wanted to see what would happen when they opened it. Read more »
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