Spyware

CHARLESTON — Spies are out there, just waiting to attack a business or personal computer, but in West Virginia, an attempt is on to deal with such high-tech invaders.

Security Fix blogger Brian Krebs answers your questions about the latest computer security threats and offers ways to protect your personal information.

The FTC's quest for spam stopping balls Analysis Anybody who says crime doesn't pay obviously hasn't talked to Sanford Wallace. In just six months' time, the prolific purveyor of spam and spyware engineered a scam on MySpace that netted at least $555,850, according to court documents filed this week.…

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Little, cheap and sturdy, laptops designed to bring technology to the children of developing countries are rolling out after years of promises. However, don't expect them to do much for high-tech kids in the U.S. This winter I handed one -- Intel's Classmate PC -- to my 14-year-old son, a high school freshman who has been pestering us for a computer to use at school.

Small antivirus and anti-spyware companies are being snowed under by the amount of malware being produced, according to Sunbelt Software

Clear Channel Communications has agreed to sell radio stations in 42 markets as part of a deal reached with federal regulators that will allow the company to complete its sale to private investors. Word that the Federal Communications Commission had unanimously approved the $19.5 billion buyout surfaced two weeks ago.

clipped from www.komotv.com How to protect yourself from spyware “They explained that they had a warrant for my computer. And they came in and they explained that somebody had stolen a credit card online, bought some merchandise for Sears using the stolen credit card and used my IP address to do all this,” she said.

clipped from www.thegiantnapkin.com Internet privacy concerns rising, finds secret online spyware study According to secret data-gathering software, 59 percent of older Americans are very or extremely concerned about the fate of personal information when shopping online, an increase from 43 percent in 2006.

The company claims that its services help organisations secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control and endpoint solutions provide an integrated defence against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications and policy abuse.