Stop Spyware through Improved Software Security Practices

As organizations spend more time and money to protect their systems from security breaches, the threat landscape is shifting from widespread attacks to specifically targeted, malicious spyware invasions. Gerhard Eschelbeck presents current research on spyware and how it is different from-and potentially more deadly than-traditional computer viruses. Gerhard offers insights into the changing attack trends from automated worms to targeting users directly via email and the browser. Gerhard discusses how spyware writers take advantage of security flaws in software applications to make systems highly vulnerable targets. He reveals surprising infection data from recent spyware audits and highlights infection rates of systems from different types of spyware-monitors, trojans, adware, and cookies. Learn more about these threats, their propagation strategies, and their infection vectors. Take back best software security practices to help protect your applications, networks, and systems from evolving threats.

• Insight into the increasing, malicious spyware attack strategies
• How spyware takes advantage of security flaws to make your software vulnerable
• Practices to protect your organization from spyware