The number of companies reporting spyware infestation has increased by just under 50 percent over the past 12 months, according to a survey released by Internet security specialists Websense.
Companies and individual Internet users can now protect themselves against a dangerous piece of malware which steals personal information such as credit card and banking details.
Fewer viruses are being detected, but spam and spyware continues to plague enterprise networks.
Keylogger programs that record passwords and other typed-in text are increasing, according to data from iDefense.
Wintutis, a Victoria-based start-up is about to launch an add-on for Internet Explorer that can not only stop the browser from being hijacked by spyware, it can protect users from keyloggers that have already infected the computer.
An estimated 27,000 people have been affected by an identity theft ring that was discovered earlier this month, according to Sunbelt Software, the security company that uncovered the operation.
Today, the standard configuration for security in an IT department should include antivirus, anti-spam, anti-spyware and firewall products.
Anti-virus companies said they intercepted several copies of a new password-stealing Trojan over the weekend.
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Google's recent announcement of Android has sparked a debate over whether the mobile Linux platform will prove more secure than Apple's proprietary iPhone.
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Trend Micro PC-cillin Internet Security 2007 was hard to install and produced several noticeable glitches that distracted us from the benefits of the suite.
As a security app, Laplink PCDefense needs a thorough interface overhaul and perhaps a rethink about its purpose before we can recommend it.
While Norton Confidential beta from Symantec aims to protect your online transactions, and its antisphishing toolbar compares favourably to Netcraft's own offering, we found the Norton package to be overly large, including many other Symantec applets that seem unnecessary.
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