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Facebook spammer fined $873m
News S is for Spyware Facebook has beefed up its anti-spam technology since the spring, creating tools that can delete spam messages from accounts and block URLs that direct people to spam websites. Although... [25 Nov 2008]
Why no united front on cyber crime?
Comment Earlier this month, silicon.com reported Russia has now passed China to become the largest generator of spyware and malicious code and in terms of the source of criminal exploits. And without the co-operation of Russia... [27 Feb 2008]
Glasgow: Crackdown on software piracy hotspot
News The BSA warned that using unlicensed software also risks loss or corruption of vital data and IT systems, citing research by the IDC that revealed one in three counterfeit products contain spyware, malware or viruses. [07 Feb 2008]
Police close in on NZ botnet ringleader
News S is for Spyware Finch said: "Practising strong computer-security habits, such as updating anti-virus software, installing a firewall, using strong passwords and employing good email and web-security... [03 Dec 2007]
Phishers snare Salesforce.com data
News S is for Spyware Harris's letter recommended customers activate IP address restrictions so users can only access Salesforce.com from the corporate network or VPN, educate employees about phishing, and deploy email... [08 Nov 2007]
Dear silicon.com... modern malware, Vista sales, Bluetooth ads...
Comment There is now sufficient free or cheap anti-intrusion software (anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewalls), and safer browsers than IE, that it can only be a lack of education... [04 Oct 2007]
Deep Freeze, Faronics Anti-Executable, and the Los Angeles Police Department
White Paper The new operating systems were susceptible to external threats such as spyware, viruses, and other malware, and the department was looking for a solution to prevent any damage that might be caused by these threats. [22 Jun 2007]
Anti-spyware bill resurfaces in the US
News US House of Representatives leaders have introduced a bill aimed at tackling the threat of malicious PC-disrupting spyware. This is not the first time the House has attempted to regulate spyware - back... [09 Feb 2007]
Sober alert over Paris Hilton 'attachment'
News If it finds Microsoft's anti-spyware and antivirus software running, it turns the protections off. A third, a German-language variant, contained a threatening message from a German law... [23 Nov 2005]
Opinion: So why can't Microsoft build in security?
Comment However, this month, Europe decided the prospect of Microsoft marketing consumer security was an oxymoron that demanded further investigation, and the Brussels antitrust regulators have reportedly invited Symantec to volunteer its... [12 Oct 2005]
Vendor group defines spyware
News It may give them the tools to prevent their software from being flagged and removed by anti-spyware products, said Ben Edelman, a Harvard law student and an adware and... [13 Jul 2005]
Senate pledges to get serious about spyware
News Last year, an anti-spyware bill died while awaiting a Senate floor vote. The US Senate has pledged to tackle the growing threat of spyware. During a hearing on Wednesday, politicians... [12 May 2005]
eBay cybercrime chief tells UK to wise-up
News To combat individual online theft, Schmidt advocated the use of basic security tools: antivirus, anti-spam and anti-spyware software and a firewall. Schmidt, now the chief security... [07 Apr 2005]
Microsoft forced to pay up after anti-spyware blocks legit sites
News Wiggers added he was content with the settlement, which forced Microsoft to apologise and update its AntiSpyware software to reflect the site's non-malicious status but added he thought that turning to the law was the... [24 Feb 2005]
Spyware bill raises cookie fears
News US lawmakers are considering changes to an anti-spyware bill to make sure "cookies" are not on its list of unlawful technologies, in a potential boon to online marketers. The proposed federal... [04 Feb 2005]
