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Check IT List: How to prevent spyware
Kevin Beaver, CISSP
05.23.2005
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What you will learn from this tip: What you can do to prevent your computers from becoming infected.
Spyware is not just a nuisance. It's a serious software problem that puts personal information at risk through spyware-enabled identity theft. Known as junkware or malware, it's installed on your computers to push ads, track Internet habits and perform other tricks. Sensitive business assets are vulnerable to keyloggers and other tracking applications. Computers slow down to a crawl, which leads to productivity drains on users and IT staff.
There's too much at stake at your business to not take preventive action. Here's what you can do to prevent
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your computers from becoming infected:
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Kevin Beaver is an independent information security consultant, author, and speaker with Atlanta-based Principle Logic, LLC, where he specializes in information security assessments for those who take security seriously and incident response for those who don't. He is author and co-author of four information security books including the highly-successful Hacking for Dummies and the upcoming Hacking Wireless Networks for Dummies, both by Wiley Publishing. Kevin can be reached at kbeaver @ principlelogic.com.
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