SPAM its more than pork Presented by Dennis

SPAM (it’s more than pork) Presented by: Dennis Naiberg City of Phoenix (602) 495 -7586

Overview l The Threats l The Challenges l Fighting Back! l Tips & Tricks

The Threats l >60% of Internet e-mail is unsolicited l Cost U. S. corporations $8. 9 billion in 2002 l E-mail as a viable business tool is being threatened l Viruses and SPAM are merging

The Challenges l 250, 000 new SPAM attacks launched daily l Predicted to increase exponentially l Spammers quickly develop filter countermeasures l SPAM filters grab good with bad (false positives)

Anatomy of a SPAM Message Header Altered Misleading Embedded HTML Tags F<!– Ha. Ha ree Web Bug Hash Busting Graphic

Fighting Back! l Anti-SPAM legislation l Deploy a state-of-the-art anti-SPAM scanner at the edge of your network l User education

Tips & Tricks l Protect your e-mail address l Limit where your e-mail address is displayed in public l Don't unsubscribe from a spammer's list l Don’t respond to SPAM e-mails l Check the privacy policy when submitting an e-mail address to a web site

Tips & Tricks (cont) l Opt-out when registering on web sites l Use fake addresses l Delete the e-mail address in your browser l Set your web browser security level to at least medium for the Internet zone l Never forward chain letters

Summary l The Threats l The Challenges l Fighting Back! l Tips & Tricks

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