Interesting Spyware report from US FTC

[Bigbruva]

Here is an interesting report from the US Federal Trade Commission
(www.ftc.gov) on Spyware

http://www.ftc.gov/os/2005/03/050307spywarerpt.pdf

I thought this quote was an eye opener!

"According to this panelist, there are 800 million computers in use
worldwide, of which 50% do not have even
basic protections against virus attacks, despite years of consumer education
about viruses.
However, the other 50% - or 400 million computer users - have installed
anti-virus protection,
and industry can build on that base in addressing spyware. Consumer
education may be
particularly useful with teens, because it is often the teens in a household
who are engaging in
the online activities that lead to installation of spyware."


BB

 

[Ron Chamberlin]

Hi Big,
Thanks for the link.
Yes, user education is a certain goal here. If only we weren't so quick to
click on some of those links, or took the time to read the EULA's, there
would be fewer problems out there.

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/default.mspx is a good start
place.

Ron Chamberlin
MS-MVP