Controlling Spam in a Small Business

Junk e-mail is on the rise and it seems that spammers are using every tool and technical advantage that is at their disposal to bombard everyone with their unwanted mail. Small companies are at a particular disadvantage because often they do not have a system administrator that is maintaining the IT infrastructure. This paper will explain methods spammers are using to exploit e-mail, and what measures are being taken by ISPs to curb the effect of spam. But most importantly what the choices that are available for small companies to control the effect of spam on their business and the productivity of their employees. Also, knowing full well that there is not a fully-effective method to disallow spam from coming through; preparedness is the only option to help reduce the effect of spam on employees as well as company resources.