September 5th, 2010
While we may be able to weed out the countless junk mail we get in our personal email accounts, businesses are more at risk if their employees receive spam. While they may have been forwarded what appeared to be innocent email from a friend or another business, it could just as likely be an email virus. Viruses, especially harmful ones, have the potential to wreak no end of havoc across your organization through the loss of data or damage to your computer servers.
So how do you control staff from opening these harmful spam emails? Using an effective spam filter that identifies and filters out detected spam from your network is an excellent start. However it is also important to monitor staff usage, to ensure productivity is not affected, as well as help identify those who regularly receive non-business related emails which can increase the risk of viruses.
Why not get the complete anti spam solution from us here at MessageStream. Not only do we offer leading spam filter protection that prevents junk mail from trying to enter your network, we also give you statistical email reporting. These detailed management reports let you easily review email usage for all staff so you can monitor activity as well as identify who could be putting your business at risk through potentially harmful emails. All this is available at your finger tips with reports delivered based on your preferred frequency – daily, weekly or monthly. So take control today and protect your business from any virus threats.
Tags: junk email, Spam Blocker, Spam Filter, Spam Services
September 2nd, 2010
Have you ever been a victim of identify theft? Unfortunately, these days many people have in the UK. Identify theft occurs when criminals have access to your personal details and use them for fraudulent activities such as opening bank accounts under your name. There are many ways for criminals to steal your personal details. From hacking into your computer, through online or telephone scams and even rummaging through your rubbish bins to get copies of old bills or bank statements.
A common form of identity theft is through spam emails – often referred to as phishing. Phishing usually results from spammers sending out junk email with the sole purpose of stealing your personal information. They are often disguised as coming from legitimate sources such as big name banks, and link through to bogus websites that ask you to confirm your details.
Don’t make it easy for these fraudsters to steal your details. Now more than ever you need to protect yourself against identity theft. At MessageStream, we can safeguard you against the threat of identify theft. Through our award winning anti spam technology, our filters can detect 99% of all spam that attempts to enter your network. We run over 90 deep and intelligence tests on every single email that will detect whether you should be receiving the email. Our spam blocker then safely ensures these particular email addresses are blacklisted so you don’t continue to receive this junk mail from those spammers. Make sure you don’t become the next victim of identity theft.
Tags: Anti-Spam, junk email, Spam Blocker, spam blocking
June 30th, 2010
It is estimated that ninety percent of all email is considered to be spam, which makes it incredibly difficult for companies to identify genuine emails quickly. Many businesses depend upon email in order to communicate with customers, receive and send orders for merchandise, for marketing purposes and much more. Each day, employees waste valuable time sorting through emails, getting rid of junk emails, and trying to deal with legitimate emails. The junk emails are usually archived, as occasionally a genuine email will be missed when trying to sort through the messages.
If a customer email is missed as a result of the mass of spam email, there can be serious consequences, especially if the email was a query from a client or an order for merchandise. This can have a negative effect on customers who will not trade with a company who appears unreliable. There are steps that can be taken to prevent spam such as a spam blocker from the service provider but these are often not effective enough and the junk emails still get through.
There are ways to filter emails but many businesses don’t have the resources to employ an individual specifically for this purpose and the process is time consuming as well as being a drain on bandwidth. Outsourcing to a company such as here at MessageStream where we will stop spam before it reaches your inbox. We will ensure that emails are archived so that if you need to check them you can do. Outsourcing spam services is a low cost method to ensure your business isn’t affected by spam.
Tags: anti-spam technology, junk email, preventing Spam, Spam Blocker, Spam Services
June 27th, 2010
Spam is on the increase, and continues to be a huge problem for many individuals who rely on email to operate. As email is a low cost method of communication, it is acceptable for many to send out emails promoting goods to huge numbers of recipients, in the hope that some will click on links in the body of the email, or respond to them. There are some people who will make purchases from this type of email, and therefore makes it worthwhile.
Spam can be relatively harmless, and a percentage is just a form of direct marketing to promote websites or products for sale. However, this is still a large drain on resources for many companies, as employees spend time sifting through junk emails.
There is another type of spam called Phishing, which is when your personal details are at risk. Senders of these emails are trying to obtain your confidential information – such as bank account details, date of birth and more – to steal your identity. Other scam emails will contain viruses or spy ware which, when the link is clicked on, will spread to other users. For a business which holds confidential information, and also depends upon its email services to keep the business running, these types of email are particularly dangerous.
Here at MessageStream, we can supply an advanced form of protection through the use of spam services. These will block junk email before it reaches your inbox, leaving your employees to tackle their workload for the day without interruption.
Tags: junk email, Spam Blocker, Spam Email, Spam Service
June 23rd, 2010
Spam can vary from an unscrupulous marketer promoting products to recipients without permission, in the hope of making a few sales, to an email that contains a harmful virus or phishing scam. This is the practice of obtaining personal information – such as credit card details, bank account details and much more personal information – for misuse. This is often done by including links for you to provide details when making a purchase, or any other transaction under false pretences. Many people don’t think that they would be caught out by a scammer, but identity theft, through the practice of Phishing, is on the increase.
Spam emails can include malware, which are harmful computer viruses and spyware which will infiltrate your computer and possibly compromise your personal details. You can download a virus without even realising, just by clicking on a link in a junk email. For a company, this is a particular danger, as they have a responsibility to keep personnel and clients’ confidential information secure. A harmful virus on the business system can cause the personal information to be used by a third party.
Businesses have a huge responsibility not only in terms of security but also in keeping costs as low as possible, which isn’t easy when you have a problem with spam. Outsourcing the control of spam emails is advisable to a company who will deal with the problem in a cost effective manner, with no disruption to your business. Here at MessageStream, we can eradicate all spam in a low cost and secure manner.
Tags: anti-spam technology, email risk, email spam, Spam Blocker, Spam Service
June 17th, 2010
It is no surprise that as spam has become a large problem for many individuals and businesses, with a huge cost to many that the United States of America have introduced the CAN-SPAM Act, which is “Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing.” This Act was introduced in 2004, to give guidelines for the senders and content of emails being issued, set out penalties for spammers and give a recipient the right to ask the senders of emails to stop spamming them.
The law was introduced to cover the promotion and advertising of products, websites and services. The law doesn’t cover emails that are being sent with the recipient’s prior consent, or where a business relationship is in existence, such as updates to a previous customer of a business. If emails that are sent – even with prior permission – contain false or misleading information, the Act will apply.
There are many rules to follow in the sending of emails, and it is important that they are followed to avoid being in violation of the law. All emails must contain the postal address of the sender, with a clear opt out method. The subject line of emails cannot be misleading, or include false information to entice you to open the email, which is a common ploy by spammers.
There are many requirements for legitimate emails, although the existence of spam and junk emails will still be a problem for many. To eradicate spam, it is advisable to employ spam services, such as the hosted service here at MessageStream, which is a cost effective and secure option for your business.
Tags: anti-spam technology, Spam Blocker, Spam Emails, Spam Service
June 14th, 2010
Spam costs companies huge amounts of money each year in wasted resources and anti spam products. Spam has a high cost for many online businesses, and there are many ways that spam effects companies. The only person who doesn’t pay for the cost of spam is the sender of the junk email.
There are many companies offering anti spam solutions, such as email filters and spam blockers. These all cost money, but are very necessary if you want to protect your business. It is essential to outsource your spam services to a reliable company, who will maintain an effective service for your company, such as here at MessageStream.
Employees who have to check emails for spam will lose productivity, as they have to spend valuable time checking emails for authenticity. The cost for each employee can be totalled up to huge sums of money in lost productivity.
As emails are being checked, it is possible to miss important, genuine emails which need to be dealt with, which will also have a high cost through lost income and opportunity.
Each spam email is a threat to your company, and can be responsible for introducing viruses and spy ware to your system – which could cost you your business. Data may be corrupted, valuable information lost, as well as the loss of email service – which will lose you custom. For any company that relies on their email services for their business, an anti spam service is essential.
Tags: Anti-Spam, spam advice, Spam Blocker, Spam Filter, Spam Services
June 11th, 2010
Anyone who receives huge amounts of junk mail, each day, will be aware of the inconvenience and time-wasting they cause to companies all over the world, each and every day. Additionally, they can cause untold damage to business records, lost data and financial loss, as well as the time spent trying to fight the plague of spam. Spam can be received in many forms, such as direct mail and telephone calls, which are annoying but don’t seem to cause as much inconvenience as spam emails.
As many companies rely upon a good email service to manage various aspects of their business, they rely upon a secure service which is streamlined in order to be cost-effective. Junk email disrupts this system and loses a company valuable time whilst trying to address the problem. If an employee has to wade through emails looking for spam, they will be wasting hours each day, rather than performing more productive tasks.
Spam filters and blockers are usually supplied by an email provider, but the spammers continually work to find ways around these deterrents, causing risk of damage to your system – and therefore your business. A Company such as ours at MessageStream will tackle the problem of spam, whilst enabling you to archive emails for easy retrieval, and also provide a back up service for your emails. Many companies rely upon email for their communication and not being able to send or receive emails will not only affect business but will present an unprofessional image to important clients.
Tags: email spam, Spam Blocker, Spam Filter, Spam Service
June 8th, 2010
Spam is a problem faced by many Internet users, such as individuals and companies who rely on email to manage their business on a daily basis. For a company who has details of purchases, stock inventory, confidential information of customers and clients, junk email can be a danger to the security of the business and its database.
There are some ways to prevent spam, although it is extremely difficult to prevent unless you employ anti spam services such as ours at MessageStream. We can prevent junk mail without interrupting your daily influx of emails, so that you can continue to manage your business without ever having to be involved with spam emails.
When you receive a spam email, don’t reply to it or click on any links within the email itself. You could be downloading spy ware or viruses without being aware of it. You will occasionally receive an email with an option to ‘unsubscribe yourself’ from the list, but shouldn’t take any action as this link will possibly introduce a harmful virus to your computer. Some unscrupulous marketers still persist in using spam emails to gain business, and by replying or trying to unsubscribe you are confirming that your email is valid, which will attract more of this spam.
Previewing your messages will give you the chance to delete any emails that look suspicious, which will remove the threat of viruses. Above all, it is necessary to do as much as you can to prevent spam emails, by using the spam filters and blockers provided by your email service, but the most effective method is a spam service.
Tags: anti spam service, Anti-Spam, Spam Blocker, spam blocker technology, Spam Service
June 5th, 2010
Email is a valuable tool for companies to manage their business. It is fast, low-cost and reliable for a company, saving time and money – valuable resources, for all businesses. However, the ease and simplicity of email also makes it the perfect medium for spam, which floods email accounts with nuisance emails. Not only are these annoying and time-consuming, but they can also introduce harmful viruses to your computer system.
A company has to waste resources on the cost of tackling spam, as employers have a legal obligation to protect employees from unsuitable material contained in junk mail. It becomes necessary for a company to introduce a spam service solution, but locating the right company can be a problem. As the amount of spam emails received can easily overwhelm a company’s IT department, it can be a cost effective solution to outsource email filtering to a managed spam service – such as here at MessageStream.
The spam filter provided by an email client will work, to a certain degree, to filter and block spam, but are not as effective as a professional spam services provider, which will offer extra protection against viruses and spam.
Spam is notoriously hard to fight, with spammers working diligently to get around filters and spam blockers to reach your inbox. Spam emails can cost a company large amounts of money (in terms of manpower), bandwidth and time, which is why it is imperative to outsource to a professional company, who can solve your problem with spam, and enable you to make the most of email.
Tags: anti spam service, Anti-Spam, junk email, Spam Blocker
