Spam statistics and facts

Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately. The main type of spam is e-mail spam, also known as unsolicited bulk Email (UBE), is the practice of sending unwanted e-mail messages, frequently with commercial content, in large quantities to an indiscriminate set of recipients. The key to protecting yourself and your computer against spam is to empower yourself with knowledge. Know what the typical spam characteristics are, what they look like, and how they would effect you financialy and cause destruction to your computer system. Two main components to all type of spam are:

 

  • Anonymity: the sender’s identity and address are concealed.

  • Mass mailing:  spam email is sent to a large number of recipients and in high quantities.

 Spam makes up 45% of all emails which is 14.5 billion messages globally per day. Predictions for the future costs of spam don’t look any brighter. It is estimated that 58 billion junk emails will be sent every day within the next four years, a figure that will cost businesses some $198 billion annually.