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Spyware and Bots - The Latest Network Security Risks

Overview Spyware, Adware, and Bots are becoming the greatest security concerns for enterprises. Spyware and Adware gathers confidential and sensitive information and sends it outside the enterprise compromising your security. Bots are programs that are covertly installed on a targeted system, allowing an unauthorized user to remotely control the computer for a wide variety of purposes, leaving the organization's system vulnerable. These latest enterprise network threats place enterprise networks at risk. This webcast explains more about the latest security threats and how Symantec can help protect your enterprise network.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Symantec
Live Date	4th April 2008 05:46 BST
Format	Webcast
Topics	Network Security, Spyware, Security Management

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