Spyware: 79% Say It's A Problem

79% Said They Have Had Problems With Spyware

ComputerWorld just did an interesting survey over 577 IT people with security responsibilities. Some highlights: "Spyware is an insidious problem. Using confusing or illegal methods, spyware embeds itself on desktops and can be directed to steal personal information of users, display pop-up advertisements, monitor Web- browsing activity or redirect browsers to other sites.

-79% of the respondents said they have had problems with spyware in the past 12 months.
-71% said they see spyware as a threat to their organizations.
-99% expressed concern that spyware might be used for identity theft
-96% said they were concerned it could be used for industrial espionage.

Here is a link to the Executive http://www.wservernews.com/D8XBC8/051212-ComputerWorldpdf