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Article: Spyware--the hidden threat to business security.(SOFTWARE INTELLIGENCE)
- Article from:
- Software World
- Article date:
- September 1, 2006
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 A.P. Publications Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The explosion in spyware has presented businesses with increasing concerns about security issues, from data theft and network damage to reputation loss and exposure to potential litigation. This paper examines how spyware infiltrates and affects organizations and describes how to protect against it.
Spyware defined
Spyware poses a constant and significant security risk to organizations, stealing or damaging confidential corporate information and opening up networks to further attack. Its intent is malicious. It installs itself onto a user's computer by stealth, subterfuge and/or social engineering and sends information from that computer to a third ...