More ISP's offer email protection in 2010 - Spammers start to slowly take advantage of the upcoming changes to IPv6 and the approval for registration of top level domains. Hence, in 2010, protection is not only essential but also a very important element in order to remain competitive in business.
Spammers start to slowly take advantage of the upcoming changes to IPv6 and the approval for registration of top level domains. Hence, in 2010, protection is not only essential but also a very important element in order to remain competitive in business.
In may 2009 we have reached a peak of 95,6% of all e-mailtraffic that is
notified as spam. Last year we have had
several changes
regarding email traffic and its regulations. Examples of such changes
are the new Dutch Spam-law
that restricts
unsolicited B2B-mailings; European efforts of aligning equality in
spam legislation; the approval for registration of top-level domains
that results in the creation of new internet extensions; and the
upcoming switch to the next generation Internet Protocol 'IPv6',
which provides unlimited combinations for the composition of an IP
address. The switch to IPv6 includes necessary changes in IP
reputation checks against spam-attacks.
Extra
service
The
need and acknowledgment for spam-protection is stressed by the
results of the spam survey in 2009 conducted by ENISA (European
Network and Information Security Agency). This survey shows that 4
out of 10 internet service providers (ISP's) that do not have an
email security solution yet, consider to implement an anti-spam
filter early this year. “Prevention is the key for 2010”, says
Sam Renkema, director of the Dutch email security firm SpamExperts.
“Including a professional anti-spam solution offers ISPs a
competitive advantage over those ISPs that are not offering these
forms of professional security. This extra security-feature attracts
new customers and retains their existing customers. End-users and
companies should not have to worry about the spam problem anymore in
the future, as this will be dealt with the ISP's in the
internet-industry”, according to Renkema.
Budget
and development
Furthermore,
according to the results of the ENISA survey, most companies already
reserved a budget targeting email security activities. These budgets
vary from small amounts for the individual consumer, up to one
million euros for large companies on an annual basis. Proven is that
with the continuous development of spam technologies, adequate
solutions are required. Currently, non-English spam is arising
rapidly and it allows spammers to target a larger audience. Also,
online social networks are an ever more interesting target for
cybercriminals as it forms a large pool of private information about
a large number of people. The continuing cat-and-mouse game between
spammers and spam-filters makes it essential to protect oneself
against this form of cyber-criminality.
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