The volume of spam continues to drop. We have been monitoring the decline in overall spam volume over the last few months, and the downtrend continued in November. The average daily volume in November dropped 17.4 percent month-over-month. Compared to August, spam volume was down over 56 percent. This drop in overall spam volume also brought down the overall spam percentage. Spam made up 84.31 percent of all messages in November, compared with 86.61 percent in October.
In addition to discussing the volume decline, this month’s report contains interesting predictions for 2011.
Click here to download the December 2010 State of Spam & Phishing Report, which highlights the following trends:
· What’s Happening to Spam Volume?
· 2011 – Spam Predictions
· Buyers Beware! Holiday Do’s and Don’ts
· Fake Security for Indonesian Facebook Users
· Phishers’ Roving Eyes Target Indian Educational Institutions