An estimated 45.37% of emails sent in 2021 were spam messages, and many of those spam messages were sent through website contact forms.

For site owners, getting rid of form spam is a matter of website cybersecurity, but it also saves time by keeping unsolicited messages out of your inbox.

Distributed spam distraction (DSD) attacks are on the rise, as cybercriminals are banking on the busyness of the holidays to conduct cyberattacks in plain sight. These attacks aim to bury legitimate email alerts such as password change emails and the like.

A lot of people get a handful of spam in their email inboxes every day. While spam can be a nuisance, it only takes a few minutes to delete or block spam. But if you receive tens of thousands of spam all at the same time, a huge chunk of your time and energy will be wasted on dealing with them — and they might actually be hiding telltale signs that you're being attacked by cybercriminals.