According to an analyst at Radicati, and related reports by InformationWeek and the BBC, “user ignorance” and “bad behaviour” is the leading cause of spam. According to Marcel Nienhuis, an analyst with Radicati, “Major advancements in technology approaches that routinely achieve 90%-plus catch-rates are becoming widely available, yet no technology in the world can protect an organization if users exercise bad E-mail behavior.”

InformationWeek’s headline on the story reads “User Ignorance To Blame For Spam” and the BBC explains that “The ‘bad behaviour’ of e-mail users is helping to sustain the spam industry.”

I dunno. Isn’t that a little like blaming the victim…

[Users are Ignorant, Badly Behaved, and the Leading Cause of Spam, Continued]