As attention focuses on the increasing spyware threats to enterprise networks, vendors are beginning to view the enterprise landscape as fertile ground for anti-spyware protection. Webroot Software, a developer of Internet privacy and protection software, recently completed the first audit of spyware in the enterprise. It found more than 20 spyware elements per corporate computer. Another industrywide survey, conducted by Equation Research for Webroot, showed that corporate networks are being bombarded with spyware, but few corporations are taking steps to combat the threat.
Enterprise New Marketplace for Anti-Spyware Protection
Posted by: Jack M. Germain December 11, 2004 01:30 AMAs attention focuses on the increasing spyware threats to enterprise networks, vendors are beginning to view the enterprise landscape as fertile ground for anti-spyware protection. Webroot Software, a developer of Internet privacy and protection software, recently completed the first audit of spyware in the enterprise. It found more than 20 spyware elements per corporate computer. Another industrywide survey, conducted by Equation Research for Webroot, showed that corporate networks are being bombarded with spyware, but few corporations are taking steps to combat the threat.