Australia's anti-spam watchdog has lauded the effectiveness of the Spam Act 2003, but warned international efforts and moves to combat the "fusion of spam, fraud and cybercrime" must be stepped up.
Information and communications technology (ICT) companies and governments are planning to drive their anti-spam efforts to new heights later this year. But will they founder in a sea of conflicting standards?
A new code requiring Internet and e-mail service providers to undertake a range of spam-fighting measures will come into force in July.
The Australian Communications Authority (ACA) is stepping up its anti-spam campaign by deploying forensic technology allowing it to closely examine e-mails and act against spammers.
BigPond has moved to boost its anti-spam systems as the Internet service provider revealed its existing network filters were rejecting six million spam or virus-infected e-mails per day.
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