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Web 1.0 In the beginning, we had email

In the beginning, we had email

Web 1.0 Then, we had unsolicited email. Commonly known as spam

Then, we had unsolicited email.

Commonly known as spam

Web 2.0 In the beginning, we had sites where anybody could comment on anything, share anything, and upload anything to their heart’s desire. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-generated_content

In the beginning, we had sites where anybody could comment on anything, share anything, and upload anything to their heart’s desire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User-generated_content

Web 2.0 Then, came …

Then, came …

Web 2.0 Then, came …

Then, came …

Web 2.0 Then, came …

Then, came …

Spam 2.0 Now, in audio and video!

Now, in audio and video!

Websense ThreatSeeker Network detected this scouring the blogosphere for malicious content

Websense ThreatSeeker Network detected this scouring the blogosphere for malicious content

Spam as a business: win/loss ratio To land just 28 sales of various “male-enhancement” products, spammers had to send 350 million spam See Univ. Calif. San Diego research for more info: http://www.cs.ucsd.edu/~savage/papers/CCS08Conversion.pdf

To land just 28 sales of various “male-enhancement” products, spammers had to send 350 million spam

See Univ. Calif. San Diego research for more info:

http://www.cs.ucsd.edu/~savage/papers/CCS08Conversion.pdf

Don’t be that 1 out of 28 who subjects 350 million others to spam! 

Don’t be that 1 out of 28 who subjects 350 million others to spam! 