Infection: Spyware

Spyware is often triggered automatically through Internet downloads. These programs penetrate employee's computers, secretly gathering information, and relaying it onto advertisers or other interested parties.

Despite the fact that 90% of all company PCs are infected with spyware*, it often goes undetected until it's the consequences that become all too clear.

May cause:

Compromised security
Bandwidth saturation
Legal liability
In severe cases, identify fraud

How to detect it:

Websense Enterprise® exposes the level of spyware on your network with its ground-breaking Websense Enterprise Explorer™ reporting tool. This browser-based tool allows you to drill-down into historical Internet access data and analyse potential issues like spyware.

How to prevent it:

Websense Enterprise® blocks access to spyware Websites and prevents the launch of spyware applications.

Websense Enterprise® establishes a secure and layered protection strategy to combat spyware. For a FREE Self-Assessment on whether it's lurking in your system, click here to download a free 30-day trial of Websense Enterprise®.

*PanSec survey