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End user's spyware prevention checklist


Joel Dubin
09.13.2005
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Here are some tips for safe Web surfing to pass along to your employees for preventing spyware from entering your company's network. (Download and print the PDF.)


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    ps and expert advice on preventing and cleaning up spyware.


    About the author
    Joel Dubin is an independent computer security consultant based in Chicago. He specializes in Web and application security and is the author of the recently released book The Little Black Book of Computer Security available from Amazon.


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