A spam filter is a program that can accurately predict whether someone will want to read an email message when it arrives in their inbox. To make accurate predictions, spam filters need samples of wanted and unwanted email. These samples are fed into classification algorithms to fine-tune their settings as the nature of spam changes over time.
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Canada's broadcasting regulator sees web hosting providers as critical in safeguarding national cyber security.
It is impossible to completely secure a server that is exposed to the internet. Cybercriminals, who are always looking for ways to send as much spam as possible, seek to exploit any entrypoint. An open email server is basically an invitation for them to hack in and use the vulnerable network to send out massive amounts of spam.
When it comes to web hosting, there is a lot of choice for customers out there today. Acquiring new customers — and keeping them — is essential to the growth of a hosting company. However, this is a lot easier said than done and requires a lot of dedication and persistence. Here, some of the industry’s best talent share their experience on steering a web hosting company toward success.
While inbound spam filtering is the most commonly considered form of filtering spam, outbound is just as important—perhaps even more so for hosting providers. Learn more about inbound and outbound spam; how they differ and which one your business needs.
When an IP address sends spam, it will appear on various blacklists, including Spamhaus. Learn more about blacklisting; why and how it happens and how to avoid your IP address ending up on a blacklist.
SMTP stands for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. Discover how an SMTP relay service is crucial for web hosts as it guarantees emails sent from your server arrive in the recipients’ inboxes.
As cyber attacks such as phishing, malware and data breaches continue to grow at an alarming rate each year, we take a look at some facts that business owners need to be aware of in 2018.
An outbound spam filter helps protect web hosting companies and their clients from losing the ability to have email delivered.