McAfee Releases June Spam Report

Today we released our Spam Report for the month of June. In it we discuss two key findings:

President Obama’s First 100 Days of Spam
Although you might imagine the change of administration in the United States would have a major impact on the Internet, the first 100 days of Obama’s presidency were mostly business as usual in the spam world.

Identifying Spam Trends of the Future
Even though we’ve been told to avoid clicking such links to prevent spammers from learning who we are, many of us forget to be vigilant because the overall detection accuracy of anti-spam products has improved. Recipients may instantly distrust an executable attached to an email, but they often feel unthreatened by a short blurb and a URL.

What does the future of spam hold for us? Spam is all about making money and, as with most businesses, spammer CEOs need to worry about costs and their bottom lines. As long we continue to behave as suckers, spammers will use sophisticated tactics to separate us from our money. Download the full report here.