Spam seems to be flooding email systems at an ever-increasing rate. Between April 2 and April 16, I received more than 700 pieces of spam. If you aren't on someone's spam mailing list, you're one of a lucky few. One of the causes of the flood is the covert gathering of marketing information from spam recipients. Most spam messages not only attempt to deliver some type of advertising but also try to gather information about the recipient. If you educate users about this practice and about how to identify spam before opening a message, you can help curb the spread of spam in your organization.
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