Analysis Reveals Porn Spam Levels Sensationalized; Clearswift Publishes Spam Index Findings.To download high-resolution, print-ready JPEG JPEG in full Joint Photographic Experts Group Standard computer file format for storing graphic images in a compressed form for general use. JPEG images are compressed using a mathematical algorithm. images, click on the thumbnail image above. WARNING: these images are very large (800K+) Click here for caption Photo Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Multimedia assets available A photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.071503/bb16 BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 15, 2003 Clearswift, the world leader in managing and securing electronic communications, today announces the findings of its first "Spam Index," designed to report on the nature of spam e-mails on a monthly basis. In contrast to recent reports that have suggested pornographic spam constitutes 60-80 percent of spam, Clearswift's Spam Index shows that pornographic spam is found only 22 percent of the time. Instead, the largest proportion of spam -- 23 percent -- was distributed by companies selling direct goods. These figures were extracted from the thousands of unsolicited e-mails received by Clearswift on a weekly basis. These are made up of spam generated by seeding e-mail accounts e-mail account n → cuenta de correo and spam submissions forwarded to Clearswift by customers of its spam-filtering services. Although it only takes one pornographic e-mail to cause offense and land an organization in litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. for harassment Ask a Lawyer Question Country: United States of America State: Nevada I recently moved to nev.from abut have been going back to ca. every 2 to 3 weeks for med. , the level of unsolicited e-mail that falls into the "healthcare" and "direct goods" categories suggests the problem of filtering spam is more complex than simply blocking profane PROFANE. That which has not been consecrated. By a profane place is understood one which is neither sacred, nor sanctified, nor religious. Dig. 11, 7, 2, 4. Vide Things. and pornographic e-mails. Deciding whether or not an e-mail is spam ultimately comes down to whether or not it is the result of a well-executed and highly targeted e-mail marketing Email marketing is a form of direct marketing which uses electronic mail as a means of communicating commercial or fundraising messages to an audience. In its broadest sense, every email sent to a potential or current customer could be considered email marketing. campaign. The ability to deploy flexible spam filtering solutions that can take into account personal preferences will be vital in the fight against spam. Clearswift's Spam Index findings also illustrate the problems of measuring and categorizing spam, as different samples of spam sent to different people involves a range of variables. Factors such as which chat rooms e-mail users have visited, and which Web sites they supplied e-mail addresses to, can greatly influence the level of spam. About Clearswift Clearswift is the world's leading provider of software for managing and securing electronic communications, with a 23 percent share of the global content filtering See Web filtering and parental control software. market. Clearswift delivers the capabilities for organizations to protect themselves against e-mail and Web-based threats, meet legal and regulatory requirements, implement productivity-saving policies and manage intellectual property passing through their network. The company's expertise lies in establishing and enforcing e-policies. Content security threats include the circulation of inappropriate images and text, spam and oversize o·ver·size n. 1. A size that is larger than usual. 2. An oversize article or object. adj. o·ver·size also o·ver·sized Larger in size than usual or necessary. Adj. 1. files, loss and corruption of data, breaches of confidentiality, as well as viruses and malicious code. More information about Clearswift, its products and services is available at www.clearswift.com. Note: A photo is available at URL: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.071503/bb16 |
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