In today's age of technology, internet security options are infinite. Email scams, hoaxes, spam, advertising and viruses are growing at a phenomenal rate. The technologies to prevent malicious emails are not far behind. Whilst computer security is not the only option when combating the misuse of e-mail, it is the most sensible option, and provides an ease of use to the home and commercial user. Spam e-mail's and 'hoax' e-mail's are growing more technologically advanced …showed first 75 words of 514 total…

…showed last 75 words of 514 total…only outdate but the prosecutors are often uninformed on issues and judges seldom understanding the acts, and with limited laws to prosecutors the hacker on. End users lack the knowledge to effectively stop malicious email hence why it is the more sensible option for computer security to battle the misuse of e-mail. Computer security is the most effective way to prevent malicious e-mails, as laws do not provide sufficient prevention and cannot be enforced correctly.