Research from two separate messaging consultancies indicates that e-mail and instant messaging attacks continued apace in the month of March, but the number of viruses detected surprisingly declined. San Carlos, Calif.-based messaging management firm Postini processed more than 23 billion messages and discovered that “unwanted” e-mail messages accounted for nearly 19.6 billion of that total, a four percent increase compared to February.
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More E-Mail, IM Attacks, Fewer Viruses Last Month
Posted by: Gene Koprowski April 15, 2006 01:30 AMResearch from two separate messaging consultancies indicates that e-mail and instant messaging attacks continued apace in the month of March, but the number of viruses detected surprisingly declined. San Carlos, Calif.-based messaging management firm Postini processed more than 23 billion messages and discovered that “unwanted” e-mail messages accounted for nearly 19.6 billion of that total, a four percent increase compared to February.