Spyware -- a longstanding issue with privacy advocates and legislators -- is drawing increasing attention from security personnel who must contend with the security and productivity problems it poses.
Spyware is an umbrella term for two primary applications: annoying but legitimate adware programs, and clearly malicious tools like keystroke loggers, backdoors and sophisticated Trojans. The common characteristic among these programs is that they give third parties unauthorized access to a company's PCs and, by extension, its network.
As with all security issues, fighting spyware needs to be a classic combination of technology, policy, process and people. Enterprise-caliber products are new to the market, and corporations are just now paying serious attention to the problem.
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