spyware
RSS spywareSpyware incurs wrath of California lawmakers
News Companies or individuals who create spyware applications to snoop on users online and desktop activities are facing a crackdown in the state of California. Spyware is often installed on users machines unbeknownst to them and once installed it can... [10 Jan 2005]
Cheat Sheet: Spyware
Cheat Sheet OK, I've seen the Bond films, I know what spyware is. It's easy to get worked up about spyware, but there are a variety of reasons for it being there and a variety of roles it could be performing. It's not called spyware for nothing. [29 Jul 2004]
Spyware Prevention for the Enterprise
White Paper Spyware, like other information security threats, will continue to evolve, and incorporate new and different installation and information gathering techniques. As such, any enterprise solution must embrace an in-depth spyware defense that is... [01 Nov 2004]
Spyware Profiling
White Paper Traditional malware-fighting methods do not provide effective protection against spyware. Sophisticated spyware mutates, neatly sidestepping signature-based solutions; likewise, spyware is too complex to be ensnared by the behavior-based solutions... [14 Apr 2006]
Spyware & Network Security
White Paper Distribution of Spyware is a common, daily practice and can come in many forms. The most common form is via the Internet from the many Web sites that are visited every day. In this case, it is nothing more than a small text file placed in the user... [10 Apr 2008]
Getting Rid of Unwanted Guests, Part 2: Spyware, Adware, and Trojan Horses
White Paper In a narrow sense, spyware is a term for some tracking technologies (specifically, executable applications) deployed on your computer without adequate notice, consent, or control. Spyware can monitor your activities online and/or perform functions... [14 Apr 2006]
Spyware kingpin ordered to cough up $4m
News The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has wrapped up its first major spyware lawsuit with a $4m judgment against spam king-turned-spyware master Sanford Wallace. Rick Quarefima, the assistant director in the FTC's division of advertising practices... [05 May 2006]
What's on your PC? Spyware, Trojans and diallers
News Users are increasingly losing ownership of their PCs with a growing amount of spyware and malicious applications finding their way on to computers in homes and the workplace. The issue of spyware has been a major concern so far during 2005 but... [01 Mar 2005]
Spyware - Identification and Defense
White Paper Because these connections are "always on" our computers are open to attack from a variety of sources, i.e.hackers, Trojan horses, worms, viruses and spyware. Every day millions of computers connect to the Internet and the number increases each day. [10 Apr 2008]
Spyware - The Silent and Latest Threat to Privacy and Productivity
White Paper Many types of spyware exist today. This article covers the basics on Spyware including what it is, what are the various types, how it makes it's way onto your computer and, most importantly, what one can start doing about it. [14 Apr 2006]
Spyware Prevention: Effective Network Protection Through Defense in Depth
White Paper Spyware has rapidly become one of the most insidious and dangerous forms of malware. There's a very good chance active spyware is on your PC right now because, quite simply, traditional approaches to malware protection don't work for spyware. [14 Apr 2006]
Spyware & Adware: The Risks Facing Businesses
White Paper Spyware is the term for a category of malicious software that affects privacy and confidentiality a lot more than viruses and other types of malicious software. However, whilst there is an overlap between the issues presented by viruses and spyware... [10 Apr 2008]
Spyware - An Evolution in Process
White Paper This paper hopes to give information on the types of spyware, ways to detect its presence, and how to remove or minimize spyware and its effects on pc's. In an enterprise network environment, spyware can be more costly to prevent or remove than... [10 Apr 2008]
Spyware: An Attack on Privacy in the End User Computing Environment
White Paper This paper is about the collection and use of personally identifiable information by commercial organizations that can compromise individual privacy using software known generically as "spyware. Spyware is a type of computer program that is capable... [14 Apr 2006]
Spyware - A Hidden Threat
White Paper With spyware's rapid proliferation, organizations are in critical need of anti-spyware technology. Although many point solutions claim to do the job, the most effective defense involves a fully integrated security system with antivirus and anti... [13 Oct 2004]
