Mobile Device Spam

Just when you thought spam was a big enough problem for your PC, we start to hear about some real stories of spam hitting mobile devices - cellphones, pda's and mobile hybrid devices.

It couldn't be happening at a worse time. Just when email enabled mobile devices are threatening to break into the mainstream, spammers are right on schedule, looking to take advantage of millions more connected devices from which they can target as spamming agents - often without the user even knowing.

In fact, a few progressive mobile email providers are already falling into spam problems, they are having to protect their own email servers both inbound and outbound - as outbound spam from devices on their network could really turn into an ugly mess, in some cases even shutting down or blocking portions of their email space leaving their users up a creek.

For the latest information on spam blocking tips, find out what you can do to block
more spam - we will be covering mobile spam in more detail in the coming months.

Jeff