Spyware or Adware - 49 Resources

Overview
Publications (45)
Presentations (4)

Overview

Introduction

Spyware/adware continues to be a problem on the cybersecurity front at universities and colleges. EDUCAUSE has gathered resources on spyware/adware along with various government and university resources.

Free Tools to Combat Spyware/Adware

Government Resources on Spyware/Adware

University Resources on Spyware/Adware

Spyware is any technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge. On the Internet (where it is sometimes called a spybot or tracking software), spyware is programming that is put in someone's computer to secretly gather information about the user and relay it to advertisers or other interested parties. Spyware can get in a computer as a software virus or as the result of installing a new program. (What Is) <br> Generically, adware (spelled all lower case) is any software application in which advertising banners are displayed while the program is running. The authors of these applications include additional code that delivers the ads, which can be viewed through pop-up windows or through a bar that appears on a computer screen. The justification for adware is that it helps recover programming development cost and helps to hold down the cost for the user. Adware has been criticized because it usually includes code that tracks a user's personal information and passes it on to third parties, without the user's authorization or knowledge. This practice has been dubbed spyware and has prompted an outcry from computer security and privacy advocates, including the Electronic Privacy Information Center. <br>

Publications (45)

EDUCAUSE publications address a diverse range of professional challenges in higher education IT, from updates on current developments to explorations of important overarching issues. Listed below are the full range of research, reports and other publications that EDUCAUSE and its members have written about Spyware or Adware.

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
CSD3509	FTC Consumer Alert: Spyware Government Documents, Laws, Testimonies or Reports	Community Contributions	01/01/2004	2,597
CSD3527	Spyware Information Certification, Education, Training and Tutorials	Community Contributions	01/01/2004	2,477
CSD3526	AOL/NCSA Online Safety Study AOL and NCSA Surveys	Community Contributions	01/01/2004	4,138
CSD3479	Plague carriers: Most users unaware of PC infections Robert Lemos Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,634
CSD3480	'Spam King' Ordered to Disable Spyware AP Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,708
CSD3501	FTC to Congress: Lose the Anti-Spyware Plans Roy Mark Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,849
CSD3510	Spyware: An Update Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,403
CSD3513	Spyware Weekly Newsletter Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,479
CSD3514	Spyware Guide Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,745
CSD3517	Spyware's threat to PCs is growing Dan Richman Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,682
CSD3518	House Approves Spyware Legislation Declan McCullagh Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,546
CSD3519	Anti-Spyware Law Proposed Adrienne Newell, Medill News Service Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,602
CSD3528	What are spyware and adware? Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,425
CSD3533	Study: Tools Let Spyware Slip Through Crack Ryan Naraine Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,493
CSD3551	Universities Struggling with SSL-Busting Spyware Paul Roberts Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	3,186
CSD3564	Spyware on My Machine? So What? Michelle Delio Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,286
CSD3581	Tired of spyware? Try another browser Paul Andrews Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,590
CSD3601	The Spyware Warrior List of Rogue/Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites Eric L. Howes Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	3,130
CSD3603	Spyware FAQ Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,323
CSD3604	Recognizing and Avoiding Spyware Carnegie Mellon University Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,457
CSD3626	Spyware: Users Say Yes to It AP Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,344
CSD3602	ComScore: Spyware or 'researchware'? Stefanie Olsen Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,676
CSD3713	Rise In Worst Spyware Shows Phishers At Work Gregg Keizer Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,641
CSD3715	Protecting Your Computer from Spyware Certification, Education, Training and Tutorials	Community Recommendation	01/01/2004	2,357
CSD3726	University Offers Spam and Spyware Writing Course Will Sturgeon Articles, Papers, and Reports	Community Recommendation	01/01/2005	2,768

Presentations (4)

Stepping away from the distractions of normal routine to meet with peers, share experiences, and learn together can be invaluable. EDUCAUSE places great emphasis on the face-to-face meeting experience, offering you numerous opportunities throughout the year to gather with colleagues - from small regional events and special topic meetings to large, national conferences covering the full spectrum of roles and issues important to higher education. For more information on EDUCAUSE conferences and seminars, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page. Listed below is the full range of presentations EDUCAUSE and its members tagged with Spyware or Adware

Item ID	Title	Resource Category	Pub Date	Views
EDU05122	Understanding New Security Threats: Bots and Spyware Steven Schuster Presentations/Speeches	EDUCAUSE Annual	10/19/2005	2,374
MWR0573	WIRED Computer Protection CD: Healing Students' Personally Owned Computers Lynn Gunn and Richard Arcuri Presentations/Speeches	Midwest Regional	03/21/2005	3,034
SER06048	Giving the Heave-Ho to Worms, Spyware, and Bots! Tammy L. Clark and William Monahan Presentations/Speeches	Southeast Regional	06/19/2006	1,932
SPC0603	The Phishing Ecosystem: Analyzing the Dynamics for Maximum Defense Tracy S. Holt, Cathy Hubbs and Andrew Klein Presentations/Speeches	Security Professionals Conference	04/11/2006	2,913

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