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Spam Email

• June 2016

mohammed abo odeh JO141 0000 1


What is spam?
• Electronic equivalent of junk mail
• Unsolicited emails sent to many recipients
• About 69% of all email sent is spam mail
• Spam threatens network security with hostile file attachments and
embedded codes

mohammed abo odeh JO141 0000 2


Impact on Business
• Employee time wasted
• Loss of productivity
• Costs incurred for removing spam
• Infrastructure costs
• Compromise or loss of data and reputation

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How to recognise spam mail
o Different spellings than original companies
o They are found in the spam folder of the email

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Methods to help prevent
spam
• Set spam filter
• Don’t enter your email in untrusted websites

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