Spyware Revealed With Symantec

05:57 | Dan Verton | Jun 21st, 2007 4:38pm |

Organized cybercrime groups, particularly the merchants of spyware, have become really organized in the last few years — as in punching a virtual clock from 9 to 5. And according to Symantec Corp.’s Kevin Richards, an increasing percentage of spyware and other forms of malware that security researchers are discovering represents new threats that have never been seen before, signalling that organized cybercriminals are putting considerable effort into research and development.

This is Part III of Homeland Defense Week’s series, Spyware: In Search of an Answer.

Tags: cybercrime, spyware, Symantec, Kevin Richards, malware, Spyware: In Search of an Answer

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