Fight against spyware just getting started

NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: MICHAEL OSTERMAN ON MESSAGING
06/23/05
Today's focus: Fight against spyware just getting started

Dear security.world@gmail.com,

In this issue:

* Companies concerned about spyware, starting to combat it
* Links related to Messaging
* Featured reader resource
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TEN WAYS TO STOP SPYWARE

You will get spam down to a manageable level this year, but then
spyware will kick in. Spyware cleaners will help, but won't
eradicate all the unwanted activity at the office, at home.
Here's a ten step guide you can follow to curb the spyware
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Today's focus: Fight against spyware just getting started

By Michael Osterman

Spyware is rapidly becoming one of the more serious problems in
corporate messaging systems and on home PCs alike.

Spyware saps the processing power of these systems, but much
more importantly it creates an opportunity for the loss of
intellectual property by intercepting sensitive or confidential
data, and it can lead to even more spam by monitoring use of the
Web.

In a recently completed survey on security, we found that nearly
half of large organizations are concerned or extremely concerned
about the leak of sensitive information from their networks, and
spyware is a major contributor to these concerns. When asked to
rate their concern about spyware and adware, 82% of messaging
decision-makers said they were concerned or very concerned about
it.

Most organizations have deployed desktop software in an effort
to rid their networks of this stuff. A smaller percentage of
organizations are using URL filtering to eliminate spyware,
although this approach is taken a bit more in larger
organizations than in smaller ones. Another approach is using
dedicated spyware blockers at the gateway - these blockers are
used in two out of five larger organizations, but only in one
out of five smaller ones. About one in seven organizations is
doing nothing about spyware at this point.

I believe spyware remediation today is still pretty much in its
infancy, despite the fact that there are some very sophisticated
and useful tools available. Spyware was the buzz of the RSA
Conference in San Francisco a few months back, much like spam
was the buzz at industry conferences a few years ago. The
acceleration of spyware deployment will occur this year,
however, as more organizations begin to realize the damaging
effects of spyware on their networks and as more horror stories
emerge from the trenches.
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To contact: Michael Osterman

Michael D. Osterman is the principal of Osterman Research
<http://www.ostermanresearch.com/>, a market research firm that
helps organizations understand the markets for messaging,
directory and related products and services. He can be reached
by clicking here <mailto:michael@ostermanresearch.com>
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definition of important grid-related terms.
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