I think it's far from won. While we work on better ways to detect spam and faster reactive methods. Spammers are doing the same. Writing better virus, testing

I think it's far from won. While we work on better ways to detect spam and faster reactive methods. Spammers are doing the same. Writing better virus, testing better social engineering techniques. It's still very profitable. "Analysis reveals a surge in spam levels in February to 89.4 percent, an increase of 5.5 percent since January mostly due to an increase in spam emanating from the Grum and Rustock botnets. Over the past year, Grum has experienced relatively little change in spam volumes, but from February 5, Grum’s output increased by 51 percent making it responsible for 26 percent of all spam, up from its usual 17 percent. http://www.messagelabs.com/resources/press/45666 http://www.messagelabs.com/resources/press/45666