E-mail spam: Is it a Security Issue?
The daily deluge of unsolicited commercial or offensive messages (more commonly known as spam) comprises one of the biggest problems facing network administrators and users today. In this article, we will examine how spam presents a security threat to your network, and we’ll discuss the most effective way to deal with it: a multi-layered or “defense in depth” approach that addresses spam at the firewall, server and client levels.