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Spam becoming a problem for US companies claims new survey

Internet Business News, June 26, 2003

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Windows system tool supplier Sunbelt Software and technology research company Yankee Group have completed a survey showing that the main source of unwanted network intrusions is spam.

When questioned, 82% of all organisations said that they had been hit by spam compared with 74% that they had been hit with a computer virus. A spokesperson for the companies said that the survey shows that spam is starting to become an issue for US organisations.

The survey polled 400 network professionals and asked them questions about network security.

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