Who's Spying On You?

Effects On Your Business

Since many of us use our computers for work as well as entertainment, spyware can quickly go from being an annoyance to being a productivity killer for your business. The opportunities that spyware creates for fraud, identity theft, and personal or business-targeted extortion should be taken very seriously.

Small and medium business must understand what spyware is and the threat that spyware poses; if your business operates in a regulated environment, place the threat level between High and Severe.

The shocking truth is that industry experts estimate that around 90% of computers are infected with spyware. Unfortunately, once your system is infected with one type of spyware, there's a good chance you'll find others as well.  Add in fake anti-spyware programs and web banner ads that warn users that their computer has been infected, claiming that they need to purchase programs which do not actually remove spyware, or worse still, add more spyware of their own and it’s easy to see why spyware is fast becoming the single biggest threat to privacy and productivity on the Internet.

The first step to controlling spyware is to prevent it from installing in the first place. The safest way to remain free from spyware is to use one or more anti-spyware programs that actively scan your system for intrusion and help inoculate your system from penetration.

You should be using both a high quality commercial anti-virus program and one or more good quality programs for handling the spyware threat.

Even with anti-spyware programs active, do not develop a false sense of security, be alert for any uninvited programs suddenly offering to “help”.

If you would like more information on protecting your computers or think that you have a spyware infection then call 01424 858185 for prompt and professional advice.