From Creative Idea to e-Weapon of Destruction in 30 Years

SECNAP Network Security Recognizes Birthday of Spam, Milestone for SpammerTrap

BOCA RATON, Fla., May 6 -- SECNAP(R) Network Security Corporation, a leading provider of network and email security solutions for business, announced that its revolutionary SpammerTrap(R) spam solution has received full product name registration from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The news comes as the security industry recognizes the 30th birthday of spam -- a cyber-monster that grows more treacherous with age.

The first spam email is attributed to a creative marketer's attempt to save time promoting a new computer product in 1978. Inviting several hundred individuals to a product demonstration, Gary Thuerk used email because it was less expensive and faster than hundreds of letters or phone calls.

Three decades later, spam comprises up to 95 percent of all email, and up to 120 billion spam messages are sent each day according to various studies. No mere annoyance, spam routinely launches viruses and worms that can wreak havoc in unprotected networks, compromise employee and customer personal data, and cost organizations millions of dollars. In fact, the FBI estimates that cybercrime costs U.S. businesses more than $67.2 billion annually. The Federal Trade Commission has declared spam to be a significant global tool in the propagation of financial crimes, and phishing email tops the Internal Revenue Service list of the 12 most serious tax scams.

SpammerTrap technology leads the industry in protecting networks from spam, viruses and phishing emails through a unique combination of 40 real-time blacklists, four email sender reputation filters, heuristics filtering, highly efficient email firewall and other features. The extensive product line is scalable from small businesses to global enterprises and includes a hosted solution for clients who prefer to outsource. SpammerTrap was named a Hot Product of 2008 at Everything Channel's XChange Solution Provider conference in March.

About SECNAP

Founded in 2001 in Boca Raton, Fla., SECNAP Network Security is a leading provider of network and email security solutions for organizations ranging from small to global enterprises. In addition to SpammerTrap, the company's innovative products include HackerTrap(TM), a patent-pending managed network security system that protects company assets, and expert Testing and Auditing services including regulatory compliance audits, IT risk assessments and penetration testing. SECNAP is a Technosium Hot Company of 2008. For more information, visit www.secnap.com .