The spam onslaught continues!

It's likely that this won't be news for most network administrators and email admins: Spam is at an all time worst. According to a new report from Postini, an email vendor, unsolicited email increased by 59 percent during the past month alone. At this point, junk email accounts for 91 percent of emails being sent. And not only is the volume of spam rising--by 120 percent this year--but the sophistication level is also on the rise. Experts say that nasty code is being hidden in what appear to be typical office files, such as Word and Excel documents. Enterprises, according to Postini, are in a "state of siege," though many organizations are getting a grip on reducing the risk that spam brings.

For more on the rise in spam:
- read the news at BPM Today

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