WASHINGTON -- A prominent Internet safety organization and leading computer-maker Dell Inc. launched a campaign today to help consumers fend off "spyware," software that can cause sluggish computer ...

Spyware, in the right hands, has its legitimate uses. "You are being watched" isn't the worst thing to tell an employee tempted to surf nonwork-related areas of the Web or a child with Internet access ...

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, malware, adware, phishing: real problems, or just marketing tools used by LTN-Security vendors that are trying to capitalize on your fear? They present real threats, asserted both the ...

To help people stay safer on the Internet, I recently introduced the Internet Spyware (I-SPY) Prevention Act which addresses the most sinister activities conducted with the help of spyware and makes ...

The Internet industry needs to create “self-regulatory regimes” and come up with new technologies to battle online dangers such as spyware, said Deborah Platt Majoras, chairwoman of the Federal Trade ...

Software provider Zango opened up a new front in the spyware war by filing a pair of lawsuits against two antispyware companies (PC Tools and Kaspersky Lab). This litigation is aggressive and risky.

About this series: Spyware is quickly replacing worms and viruses as IT managers' biggest worry. In this two-part series, security professionals and others debate spyware detection and who is best ...

WASHINGTON — The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has petitioned a U.S. District Court to shut down a major spyware operation that allegedly invaded the computers of thousands of Internet ...

In an effort to control “illicit indirect use of protected computers,” the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Internet Spyware Prevention Act with a 415-0 vote on Oct. 7, 2004. Sponsored by Rep.

* Spyware to get a slap in the face. It's called the Internet Spyware (I-Spy) Prevention Act, and it was introed last week by Representatives Zoe Lofgren (Democrat, CA) and Bob Goodlatte (Republican, ...

Until very recently, technology firms have enjoyed the rare ability to get their way on Capitol Hill. Thanks to skillful lobbying and bipartisan political schmoozing, America's high-technology ...