The rise of free E-mail, blog, and social networking services have unfortunately been met with a severe rise in SPAM. SPAM is unsolicited advertising which takes on many forms. In the past, SPAM has been primarily countered with CAPTCHA systems. However, many hackers and programmers have found ways to out maneuver CAPTCHA systems, which to TeleSign, means that CAPTCHA is dead and no longer an effective solution to the many problems associated with SPAM.

In memory of CAPTCHA, as well as an overview of the anti SPAM security tools made by TeleSign, TeleSign hosted a free Webinar titled “CAPTCHA is dead!” If you missed the Webinar, which highlighted the reasons why CAPTCHA is dead as well as the importance of using SPAM preventative tools, you may view much of the material covered in the Webinar on the TeleSign blog.

Here are some SPAM facts that you may find alarming:

* Out of all the global E-Mails sent DAILY, 85% to 90% of them are SPAM!

* This means that 1.38 Million SPAM messages are sent per second.

* This accounts for a whopping 120 Billion SPAM messages sent a day.

For more interesting facts regarding SPAM, the death of CAPTCHA, and ways that phone verification tools made by TeleSign help counter SPAM, check the TeleSign blog daily!