You hear a lot about improvements to computer security from software companies like Symantec and Microsoft, but the scary thing is spammers and spyware purveyors are also getting better at what they
do, which means the Internet is probably not becoming a safer place. In fact, it's quite the contrary, according to a new survey. In the last year, 92 percent of companies reported finding spyware on
their networks, a Harris Interactive report said--a 50 percent hike over the prior year's Web@Work survey. Websense, the security firm that commissioned the Harris survey, said more dangerous
varieties of spyware are on the rise, and IT managers are increasingly finding keylogging software on their systems. This type of spyware detects every keystroke made on a computer, enabling it to
pick up passwords and credit card information. Not surprisingly, pornography sites are the worst places to contract viruses and spyware, but some search results aren't even completely safe.
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