e-business technologies bcm spam rafael quiroz vázquez professor eduard heindl

E-Business Technologies

BCM

SPAM

Rafael Quiroz Vázquez

Professor Eduard Heindl

Agenda


•Definition•History•How does spam work?•Categories•Laws•Where is spam?•Battle against spam•Spam every day


Spam is the abuse of sending unauthorized and inappropriate bulk messages

•It is sent to a lot of people•It is normally advertisement or promotional•It is not requested by the addresser.

Definition

History


•The name comes from USA (30’s).

•It was the name of a can which contains meat.

•British Band popularized the term spam.

•The spam became popular in the 90’s.

•Nowadays, spam continues increasing.

How does spam work


• Spammers need the e-mail addressesThere are several ways to get the

addresses

•They have tools that allow them create virus and control the computers of the web-users.

•They are hired by big companies to make advertisements of their products

Phising and scam


• Phising is type of deception designed to steal your valuable personal data:

1.- Fake web site that accepts donations for charity.2.- Social network site of the web-user3.- Fake e-mail message of the co-workers or web-user.

These kind of spam comes from fake reliable web-sites for the web-user, they are called scam.

Categories


Categories


•ExampleSubject: Lose up to 19% weight. A new weightloss is here.

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Laws


Governments should organize and decide which is the best way tocontrol the flow of the iformation through the net.

Every government stablish its own rules, the problem is that once aspam is created in any part of the world it can be trasmited to any computer in another country.

Therefore the governments should make an agreement to improvise the performance against the spam.

Laws


Where is spam?


• E-mail• Forums• Blog• Social networks• Mobile• Internet Relay Chat

Battle against spam


Four groups:

•End-user technique•Automated techniques for e-mail administrator•Filtering techniques•Automated techniques for e-mail senders

Spam every day


Reference

Spam data (2009). Retrieved June 29, 2009 from http://www.barracudacentral.org/aboutSpam data (2009). Retrieved June 29, 2009 from http://www.barracudacentral.org/index.cgi?p=spamPeraldo Lorenzo, (2008). Anti-spam techniques Retrieved June 25, 2009 from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(electronic)“Obligaciones de información sobre la seguridad”. (2008) Retrieved June 21, 2009 from http://www.lssi.es/Secciones/Contenidos/Obligaciones/contprin2e.htmHarris David. (2003). Spam, the curse of the new millennium: an overview and white paper.The state of spam (n. d.) Retrieved June 28, 2009 from http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/reference/Symantec_Spam_Report_-_February_2007.pdfThe definition of spam (n.d.). Retrieved June 12, 2009 from http://www.spamhaus.org/definition.htmlHow does spam work (n. d.) Retrieved June 13, 2009 from http://www.nolo.com/article.cfm/objectId/A6F26AE8-C831-469E-81157FC4252D98CB/104/284/220/ART/“Tipos de spam” (2009) Retrieved June 28, 2009 from http://www.viruslist.com/sp/spam/info?chapter=153350533Recognize phishing scams and fraudulent e-mail (n. d.) Retrieved June 14, 2009 from http://www.microsoft.com/protect/yourself/phishing/identify.mspxRecognize phishing scams and fraudulent e-mail (n. d.) Retrieved June 14, 2009 from http://www.microsoft.com/spain/empresas/asesoria/scam.mspx

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