Email Spammers Breaking the Rules
As the economy continues to suffer and more people seek to take advantage of the loose restrictions of the CAN SPAM Act, we’ll see more organizations selling unauthorized email address lists and more less-than-legitimate marketers spamming those lists.
Spammers Adapt
Since 2007, spam has increased on average by 15 percent. While this significant growth in spam email may not be sustainable in the long term, it is clear that spammers are not yet willing to give up as long an economic motive is present. Spam volumes will continue to fluctuate in 2010 as spammers continue to adapt to the sophistication of security software and the intervention of responsible ISPs and government agencies across the globe. According to a survey from Google’s email filtering business, “Spam levels have remained very stable despite recent botnet takedowns.”
No Shortage of Botnets
There seems to be no shortage of botnets out there for spammers to use. A blog post by Postini researchers notes. “If one botnet goes offline, spammers simply buy, rent, or deploy another, making it difficult for the anti-spam community to make significant inroads in the fight against spam with individual botnet takedowns.”
