COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY
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Spam
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Spies
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Spyware
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Spider
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Detailed explanation-1: -Spam is any kind of unwanted, unsolicited digital communication that gets sent out in bulk. Often spam is sent via email, but it can also be distributed via text messages, phone calls, or social media.
Detailed explanation-2: -Email spam, also referred to as junk email, spam mail, or simply spam, is unsolicited messages sent in bulk by email (spamming). The name comes from a Monty Python sketch in which the name of the canned pork product Spam is ubiquitous, unavoidable, and repetitive.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Also called “junk email, ‘’ “gray mail, ‘’ “unsolicited commercial email” (UCE) and “unsolicited bulk email” (UBE), the term is both a noun (the email message) and a verb (to send it). Spam is used to advertise products or to broadcast political or social commentary.