International Journal of Computer Applications |
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA |
Volume 5 - Number 1 |
Year of Publication: 2010 |
Authors: Rajinder Kumar, Amandeep Jindal, Kunal Pandove |
10.5120/882-1253 |
Rajinder Kumar, Amandeep Jindal, Kunal Pandove . Email Security. International Journal of Computer Applications. 5, 1 ( August 2010), 23-26. DOI=10.5120/882-1253
Organizations can't live without Email and it puts every organization at risk. As a global enabler of communications and collaboration, email simultaneously is the medium of choice for many hackers worldwide. Left unattended, email vulnerabilities can cripple an organization and devastate its brand. Solutions abound, but root causes malware laden spam, email with links to malicious web sites, phishing attempts, intentional and unintended data loss, botnet infestations – persist unabated, growing ever more clever and ever more resistant to detection. Organizations are driven to focus on email security by the need to protect themselves from the damages email attacks can cause.