The Goverment has launched an initiative to tackle invasive software that covertly gathers information about PC users, writes Richard Barry Are advertisements appearing on your screen? Are pop-ups ...
Wired on Friday: For years, far-seeing firms such as IBM and Sun have predicted that academics and researchers might harness spare processor time on idle computers across the internet to process ...
You've outfitted your computer with anti-virus software and bought a spam filter for unwanted email. Just when you thought it was safe to go out on the Internet again, another cyber-pest is baring its ...
Spyware rarely announces itself with pop-ups or flashing warnings. It slips into everyday routines, quietly tracking what you type, where you click, and which accounts you open, often for months ...
Spyware modules are related to computer viruses, but pose a different type of threat to your systems. Spyware is created by underhanded, unethical marketers who want to monitor your customers' ...
Spyware is designed to stay invisible, so if it’s hiding on your computer, you’re not supposed to notice—at least not right away. I want to walk you through the specific warning signs, tools, and ...
The House Energy and Commerce Committee approved modified versions of a pair of bills aimed at curbing abuse of social security numbers and computer spyware, respectively The House Energy and Commerce ...
Even as many online marketing companies struggle to comply with recent federal legislation governing unsolicited commercial e-mail — spam to you and me — new state and federal legislation addresses ...