Consumer Study: Perceptions of Spam and Internet Security

Bigfoot Interactive released results of a new nationwide survey of consumer perceptions of spam and Internet security. Here are some their findings:

• Majority of consumers say spam volume has decreased.
• Majority of consumers say they receive more relevant communications today than they did one year ago.
• Only 34% of consumers could identify or detect a fraudulent email.
• The use of anti-spam filtering or challenge response software is high
• False positives persist. 52% of consumers routinely check their spam/junk folder for legitimate messages.
• 82% of consumers are concerned about spyware.
• 89% of consumers indicated they would like their ISP/Email provider to include an icon to indicate email has been authenticated and is from a trusted source.

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