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Richard Stiennon of Webroot, has warned that unless firms wake up and start doing more to protect their systems and networks, sensitive information could be intercepted. Importantly, companies could face prosecution for failing to guard data in compliance with various corporate governance Corporate Governance

The relationship between all the stakeholders in a company. This includes the shareholders, directors, and management of a company, as defined by the corporate charter, bylaws, formal policy, and rule of law.
 laws.

Webroot and US ISP (1) See in-system programmable.

(2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines.
 EarthLink recently issued their fourth SpyAudit Report, which has tracked the growth of spyware Software that sends information about your Web surfing habits to its Web site. Often quickly installed in your computer in combination with a free download you selected from the Web, spyware transmits information in the background as you move around the Web.  on PCs since 1st January, 2004. Results discovered approximately 83.4 million instances of spyware, for an average of 26 traces per SpyAudit scan. The complete report is available at http//www.earthlink.net/spyaudit Also Webroot has launched a new corporate solution, Spy Sweeper Spy Sweeper is proprietary software sold by Webroot Software, which detects and removes spyware on personal computers that run Microsoft Windows. It scans a computer for spyware by examining files on the computer's hard disk drive, as well as objects in memory, the Windows registry  Enterprise, which proactively protects, detects, quarantines and deletes spyware across organisationai networks.

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Title Annotation:Security; growth of spyware usage
Publication:Database and Network Journal
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Dec 1, 2004
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