Businesses are facing a myriad of issues when dealing with e-mail--from monitoring employee use, through to the issues of spam and viruses. How are Australian businesses coping with the threats?
The e-mail evolution
It has been predicted that more data will be created in the next three years than has been in all of recorded history. In fact, talk to any storage company and they will tell you how data is increasing at a rapid rate, and the finger is soon pointed to e-mail.
E-mail onslaught to feed anti-spam firms
Spam may be a costly and seemingly unstoppable nuisance, but the trend offers an opportunity for companies developing technology to fight it, according to a new report from market research firm IDC.
Who's letting the spam in?
According to operators of spam-filtering lists, an alarming number of people are unwittingly helping junk mailers shuttle spam, or unsolicited bulk e-mail.
Meet your spammer
I have all sorts of fascinating new interests. According to the rapidly increasing number of email spam I receive, I have "expressed interest in receiving information" about everything from buying property in Spain to making millions on the Internet. How the heck did all these people get my e-mail address?
Lawyer warns Aust business on e-monitoring
A leading local lawyer has warned Australian business they could face a heavy cost if their electronic usage policy does not detail the extent they log employees' technology habits.
Employee monitoring: a political minefield?
Eyeing up staff's e-mail exchanges, or monitoring their Web surfing activities, has the potential to be a huge headache for Australian businesses. How do enterprises balance this emotive issue?
e-mail/Net abuse tops list of "sackable" offences
E-mail and Internet abuse, including the downloading of pornography, has overtaken theft of office supplies and lying to the boss as the top disciplinary action reported in the work place, a new study said.
Spam could soon be majority of e-mail: report
Recent data suggests that unsolicited bulk e-mail--or spam--could be the majority of e-mail traffic by the end of the year, and corporate networks are becoming increasingly clogged up.
Is it OK to monitor employees?
Companies need to ensure they've checked the legal ramifications, and have an electronic usage policy in place before they embark on monitoring employee e-mail use, according to industry experts.
Archiving your organisation's e-mail
E-mails are an organisation's corporate history and should be treated as carefully as any other important record. Archiving e-mail is one way to facilitate retrieval of lost e-mails and also meet legal requirements on e-mail storage.
