The direct costs of spam

From the Guardian‘s OnlineBlog:

“Spam costs $874 per employee per year IDG reports as follows: Unsolicited commercial e-mail costs US companies $874 per employee per year in lost productivity, according to a report released yesterday from independent research company Nucleus Research Inc. The report, titled “Spam: The Silent ROI Killer,” details the results of interviews with employees and IT administrators at 76 US companies. The $874 figure is based on an hourly pay of $30 and a work year of 2,080 hours, Nucleus said.”