Brightmail: Malicious Spam On The Rise

Anti-spam filtering company Brightmail Ltd. is warning users about an increase in malicious spam following the introduction of anti-spam legislation in a number of jurisdictions.

Brightmail, which has filters on around 25 percent of the world’s e-mail addresses, is used by both TelstraClear and Telecom New Zealand Ltd.’s Xtra and so covers around 85 percent of New Zealand’s e-mail.

Brightmail vice president for Asia-Pacific, Garry Sexton, says that with the introduction of anti-spam legislation spammers have developed a “damn the torpedoes” approach.

Read more at IT World.