Spyware Threat Escalates

Silicon.Com reports that Spyware is becoming increasingly pernicious and sophisticated, according to security experts who are warning that users are still failing to take basic steps to protect themselves against the threat.

“It's a problem”, writes Silicon, “which should scare big businesses as they face up to the fact that important data could be leaking out of their organisations daily. And yet too many organisations are failing to properly educate or protect their employees.”

A more advanced Spyware application which is programmed to kick in when any one of hundreds of websites are visited and certain words encountered on the page, such as credit card number, name, expiry date, billing address, shipping address."