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Email security best practice

2005; Elsevier BV; Volume: 2005; Issue: 12 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s1353-4858(05)70311-1

1872-9371

Mark Sunner,

Spam and Phishing Detection

The convergence between spam and viruses has given rise to a far more insidious problem than we've previously experienced. Until recently spam and viruses have been talked about in isolation, viewed as something entirely separate, both with their own unique set of issues and accompanying detection techniques. If only… Convergence came about as spammers began to lose the initiative when highly effective filtering systems were developed to block the delivery of most of the unsolicited email being sent to businesses. They have not wasted their time in turning their attention elsewhere. Today firms are faced with viruses such as Lovegate, Fizzer, Bugbear, Mimail, Mydoom, all designed with the same primary objective in mind: to infect as many machines as possible so that they could collectively be used to send more spam. 'Spam supermarkets' are available, with the creator of the latest variant selling access to his collective mass of infected machines to the highest bidder. Armed with knowledge of the enemy, companies now need to implement best practices that help protect their business from rapidly evolving malicious attacks. The convergence between spam and viruses has given rise to a far more insidious problem than we've previously experienced. Historically, spam and viruses have been talked about in isolation, viewed as something entirely different, both with their own unique set of issues and accompanying detection techniques.