Trojans, as you probably already know, are spyware - they open back doors into PC and can send what they discover direct to a hacker. Trojans can be put on a PC by viruses or attached to dubious downloads, such as those you might get through file...
Users could be introducing spyware, viruses or other illegal content, such as copyrighted material, onto their work PCs and onto the network without the IT department and bosses being aware of it. It currently provides one the biggest security...
The next version of Microsoft's much-criticised Internet Explorer browser is being built to resist hijacking attempts by spyware and other malicious software, according to a Microsoft developer. The feature essentially removes administrator rights...
And such scams, travelling in far smaller numbers are far harder to detect. Phishing, spam, spyware, Trojans, viruses and worms - you'd be forgiven for thinking 2005 was very much 'same old, same old' but there were trends which came to light...
But for all the talk of phishing and spyware as a means to obtain such data, it is often physical theft which poses the greatest threat, said Sartin. The first priority after discovering the loss or theft of a laptop or back-up tape is to assess...
Viruses - is the threat over? There is now sufficient free or cheap anti-intrusion software (anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewalls), and safer browsers than IE, that it can only be a lack of education that allows malware to propagate.
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