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Issue: 2, August '07  The Spammers Are Smart: |
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The Spammers Are Smart: BE SMARTERWham!! That’s the sound you get when you open your mailbox to be received by warriors from the Spam kingdom. The email warrior who has broken all possible hurdles and effortlessly jumped across numerous safety walls is sitting victoriously on your computer’s screen asking you to share a little something. You’ve relentlessly strengthened your mailbox’s security, by adding units of well-armed security forces all around it. But the Spam warrior makes a joke of all your hi-tech security and finds himself in the heart of your mailbox. The spammers have won once again. The war against Spam seems to be a never-ending one. You’ve almost defeated the last standing Spammer .You are at peace. Only to be rudely awoken by a stronger Spammer from the invisible Spam islands located in a distant corner of the cyber world. Armed with lethal weapons the Spam soldier silently breaks in, destroys your existing security set up and enters your mailbox to rein havoc. Is everything lost? Is the Spammer unbeatable? Can’t we do anything to secure our safety? Don’t lose hope. Not everything is lost. Spam- a typical, Internet users term for unwanted or damage causing e-mail can be blocked and blocked for good. Technology is a changing entity. With changes comes problems and with problems come solutions. Internet technology that gave us spam is also giving us ways and means to deal with Spam. The most common of Spam protection is to create Spam filters and build firewalls. The stronger the security the harder it is for Spam emails to enter your mailbox. Apart from that, you can also maintain and update databases of addresses from whom Spam is promoted or sent. You also have to make sure that you are not on somebody else’s black list or your emails might end up reaching nowhere. Spammers can also spoof their way into your mailbox by camouflaging. They can pretend to be somebody you know and cheat you to receiving them. You also have whitelists-the exact opposite of a blacklist. An email extractor, a common weapon used by spammers, can extract and generate about 15,000 email addresses per hour. The spammers are high on technology too. You are not fighting a battle, you are on a war. You have to be well equipped to win against the mighty spammer who does not limit himself to entering you’re mailbox but also can bring a couple of friends along: the virus and the spy ware. The Spam warrior is well-armed fighter. The sppamer can enter your complete system if given entry to your mailbox. He can spread malicious code, delete critical files and remove important data and change your system to a total wreck. Spam can mean complete devastation. The spammer’s allies namely spy ware and virus, can break into any secure process and gain control over the proceedings. The spammer and his allies guarantee total damage. Spam is programmable. It can be specifically designed to break your specific system or process with the help of sensitively designed destruction tools. The fore most requirements in guarding yourself against Spam is have a powerful Spam guard. A continuous working force that can scan emails inside out. An army that can spot and encounter unwanted or damage causing email. Such a force should not only be physically capable but must also have an intuitive capacity to assess emails. You don’t want important communication to be rejected by your Spam guard. Configuring the Spam guard to suit your specific need is also a vital part in winning the war against Spam. If you are a firm whose main mode of communication is through e-mail, then do consider the use of a Spam guard. Your survival may well depend on it.  |
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