Like viruses and other harmful programs, spyware is a huge security problem. Worse than a typical virus, a spyware program can send corporate data directly from your company’s client computers to an ...

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' ...

There are plenty of ways to goof off online— there’s no shortage of Santa screensavers, online reindeer games and other amusements, much of it free. But while you may not spend any money, you could ...

The U.S. government’s must-pass defense policy bill includes a measure that aims to shield U.S. troops and diplomats from ensnarement by commercial spyware programs. The provision, slotted into the ...

Have you ever wondered if someone is secretly watching your every keystroke on your computer? I know, it’s creepy to even think about. Yet this is a reality because of a type of sneaky spyware called ...

Security appliance maker Blue Coat polled more than 300 IT professionals whose companies are using desktop-based anti-spyware solutions from vendors such as Computer Associates, Webroot, Symantec, ...

There are some computer programs that threaten online privacy that users may not know about. Plus, there is no privacy for people living inside the "Big Brother ...

An upcoming software release from America Online Inc. (AOL) will add spyware protection to the list of standard features for its broadband and dial-up Internet customers, the company said Tuesday. AOL ...

Google and Yahoo affiliates are getting themselves into trouble with the firms' many national advertisers, according to a Business Week article. It works like this: the Web's biggest sellers of ...

In other immigration news, Bloomberg is reporting ICE is about to get access to a controversial spyware program built by the Israeli-based company Paragon. A $2 million contract was signed last year, ...