Spam Continues to Grow Unchecked
The amount of e-mail spam continues to grow at an unprecedented rate, setting a record level in December of nearly 94 percent of all electronic mail on the Internet, according to Postini. Postini blocked more than 25 billion spam messages in December, representing a 144 percent increase from December 2005 to December 2006.
"This continued rise in spam levels is threatening the viability of e-mail for businesses that are not properly protected, and is sapping the productivity of hundreds of millions of workers around the world," said Daniel Druker, executive vice president of marketing at Postini. "Just fifteen minutes per day dealing with the increased volume of spam can cost companies $3,200 per employee per year, which adds up to tens of billions of dollars of lost productivity around the world."
