COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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cookies
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spam
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email virus
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crackers
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Detailed explanation-1: -Email spam, also known as junk email, refers to unsolicited email messages, usually sent in bulk to a large list of recipients.
Detailed explanation-2: -Spam lists-otherwise known as email blacklists-are groups of IP addresses that are believed to send spam messages. When one of those addresses sends an email, it’ll either end up in the recipient’s spam folder or get blocked completely.
Detailed explanation-3: -Spam email-also called junk mail or spam mail-refers to unsolicited messages sent in bulk to many different email addresses. Most spam appears in the way of relatively harmless emails from advertisers. But spam is also a low-risk, high-reward method for scammers to unleash phishing attacks.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to the company’s Spam Museum, Ken Digneau, the brother of a Hormel executive, came up with the name-a portmanteau word for “spiced ham”-in a naming contest and got $100 as a reward. The new product was introduced on July 5, 1937.