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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
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The Bad, the Good, and the Unsure: Setting a New Standard for Internet Security
| sponsored by Kaspersky Lab
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The need for consumers to secure the computers they own is more pressing than many realize. This paper explains how leading security solutions may not offer the advanced protection you need.
Posted: 05 Aug 2008 | Published: 01 Aug 2008
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Best Practices for Measuring and Managing Today's Complex Messaging Environment
| sponsored by Quest Software
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This white paper describes the components of a typical messaging environment and the recommended reporting, analysis, and diagnostic practices you should use to maintain the health of this complex environment.
Posted: 19 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Sep 2007
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Effectively Securing Your Network
| sponsored by CDW Corporation
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This white paper shows you how to effectively protect your company's network perimeter from threats like spam, malware, bots, viruses and other attacks.
Posted: 20 Mar 2008 | Published: 20 Mar 2008
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NAC: Managing Unauthorized Computers
| sponsored by Sophos Inc.
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Unauthorized endpoint computers pose security risks to organizations. This paper looks at how a complete Network Access Control (NAC) solution can protect the network from unauthorized access from unknown computers or people with malicious intent.
Posted: 18 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2007
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SPYWARE DEFINITION (continued): … the user and relay it to advertisers or other interested parties. Spyware can get in a computer as a software 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 …
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