Webroot State of Spyware Report

On a flight from San Franciso to Washington Dulles I managed to read the latest State of Spyware report from Webroot Software. I'm not sure how I got the heavy printed version. Maybe it was sent courtesy of Richard Stiennon, who is Vice President of Threat Research. (That's an interesting title.)

I thought the report was useful. It provides a broad look at spyware, and specifics on several examples. It contains an excellent section on spyware-related legislation. The report provides plenty of background for management who need justification to spend money on spyware defenses. I even bought into the idea that automated spyware defenses are required.

>On a related note, the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report Volume VIII is available for download. I have not read this one yet. It is a huge .pdf though. I believe a report like that complements material from organizations like Webroot. Symantec takes a broader look at Internet threats. It also examines vulnerabilities (which we know are not threats).