Consumers and enterprise IT managers have to become more vigilant about spyware and adware infections to stay ahead of new threats. However, greater awareness of security issues since last year has tipped the scales slightly against intruders. That’s a lesson to be learned from an analysis of data collected since January by Webroot Software, which markets an anti-spyware package called SpySweeper 3.5. The analysis, released May 3 as a State of Spyware report, shows a slight decline in overall spyware penetrations in the first quarter of this year.
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First State of Spyware Report Shows Bad Guys Winning
Posted by: Jack M. Germain May 11, 2005 05:00 AMConsumers and enterprise IT managers have to become more vigilant about spyware and adware infections to stay ahead of new threats. However, greater awareness of security issues since last year has tipped the scales slightly against intruders. That’s a lesson to be learned from an analysis of data collected since January by Webroot Software, which markets an anti-spyware package called SpySweeper 3.5. The analysis, released May 3 as a State of Spyware report, shows a slight decline in overall spyware penetrations in the first quarter of this year.