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ALSO CALLED: Spy Software, Spyware Viruses, Tracking Software, Internet Spyware, Computer Monitoring Spy Software, and Spybot DEFINITION: Spyware is any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge. On the Internet (where it is sometimes called a spybot or tracking software), spyware is programming that is put in someone's computer to secretly gather information about the user and relay it to advertisers or other interested parties. Spyware can get in a computer as a software … Definition continues below.
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Web Security SaaS: The Next Generation of Web Security sponsored by Webroot Software, Inc. WHITE PAPER: This paper outlines Web security solutions that focus on increasing overall security effectiveness and reducing the burden on IT departments. It describes the challenges facing many SMB environments and identifies critical elements that make for lower-cost and easier-to-manage solutions. The paper highlights Webroot's SaaS security offering. Posted: 01 Oct 2009 \| Published: 01 Oct 2009 TOPICS: Email Security \| Email Security Services \| Hackers \| SMBs \| Software as a Service \| Spyware \| Virus Protection \| Web Services \| Web Services Security \| Worms

Stay on Guard: Security Breach Recovery Costs Are Higher Than You Think sponsored by CDW Corporation WHITE PAPER: The cost of recovering from a security breach can be quadruple the cost of preventing one. Read this paper to learn how to proactively address security concerns in your enterprise. Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Network Security \| Security Management \| Security Spending \| Security Threats \| Spyware \| SSL VPN \| Virus Detection Software \| Virus Protection

Trend Advisory: Information-Centric Security sponsored by CDW Corporation WHITE PAPER: Read this document to learn how to best confront the threats to your network by keeping pace with the latest innovations and learning how to classify your information. Posted: 08 Sep 2009 \| Published: 08 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Network Security \| Notebook Computers \| Security Best Practices \| Security Management \| Security Threats \| Spyware \| Vulnerability Management

FireEye: Taking the Botnet Threat Seriously sponsored by FireEye WHITE PAPER: IT organizations have been subjected to a number of security plagues, but few of them have the potential for wide-spread havoc of the botnet. Gain new appreciation for the scale of the botnet threat, and how today's emerging solutions must answer the threat with a similar level of multi-faceted defense. Posted: 01 Sep 2009 \| Published: 01 Sep 2009 TOPICS: Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Detection Systems \| Intrusion Prevention \| Intrusion Prevention Systems \| Malware \| Network Security \| Phishing \| Security Threats \| Spyware

To Trust or Not - Top 10 Security Risks for Unwary Employees sponsored by Blue Coat WHITE PAPER: To eliminate the gray area of what your employees should and should not trust, know your web defense. This short paper provides a Top 10 list of risks that your employees may assume they can trust but your web defense should not. Posted: 15 May 2009 \| Published: 15 May 2009 TOPICS: Anti-Spam Software \| Anti-Spyware Software \| Cybersecurity \| Fraud Protection \| Malware \| Phishing \| Spam \| Spyware

Web Content Filtering for Effective Policy Enforcement and Gateway Security sponsored by Blue Coat WHITE PAPER: This document examines the requirements for a dynamic content filtering solution to perform an effective policy enforcement and gateway security role and details Blue Coat WebFilter's approach. Posted: 14 May 2009 \| Published: 14 May 2009 TOPICS: Security Management \| Security Policies \| Security Threats \| Spyware \| Virus Detection Software \| Virus Protection \| Web Content Accessibility \| Web Content Management

Preparing for Tomorrow's Threat Today: What We Can Learn from the History of Malware and Defenses sponsored by Global Knowledge WHITE PAPER: Yesterday's virus is today's custom malware, while denial of service attacks has been replaced with botnets. This paper examines the history of attacks of malware and the defenses needed to counter these attacks. Posted: 13 Mar 2009 \| Published: 13 Mar 2009 TOPICS: Access Control \| Intrusion Detection \| Intrusion Prevention \| Malware \| Risk Assessment \| Security \| Spyware \| Vulnerability Assessments

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SPYWARE DEFINITION (continued): … virus or as the result of installing a new program. Data collecting programs that are installed with the user's knowledge are not, properly speaking, spyware, if the user fully understands what data is being collected and with whom it is being shared. However, spyware is often installed without the user's consent, as a drive-by download, or as the result of clicking some option in a deceptive pop-up window. Software designed to serve advertising, known as adware, can usually be thought of as spyware as well because it almost invariably includes components for tracking and reporting user information. …
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