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Google Weighs In On Q2 Spam Trends
Doug Caverly
Staff Writer
2009-07-01
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Google's trying to keep its users safe from spam, but the fight isn't an easy one. Amanda Kleha of the company's message security and archiving team supplied some stats regarding spam today, and the situation definitely looks hairy enough to keep filters on their figurative toes.
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The good guys are winning occasional victories; the McColo takedown in November had a huge impact, and the dismantling of 3FN in early June helped a lot. There's also an interesting trend in that the spammers who step forward to fill the holes are trying old tricks with which security professionals are already familiar.
Still, in regards to the 3FN development, Kleha writes, "Since June 4, spammers have already made up a significant amount of ground, climbing 14% from the initial drop."
And the end result on an overall scale is that "Q2'09 average spam levels are 53% higher than in Q1'09 and 6% higher than in Q2'08."
It's reports like these that make the security professionals who protect us more appreciated, anyway.
On that note, Kleha did take the opportunity to promote her team, writing, "For more information on how Google email security services, powered by Postini, can help your organization provide better spam protection and take a load off your network by halting spam in the cloud, visit www.google.com/postini."
About the Author:
Doug is a staff writer for SecurityProNews, InternetFinancialNews, SearchNewz, and WebProNews.
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