June 2006

ID: 00386
Ref: 377/06
Date: 01 June 2006:16:07:14
Version: 1

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Title: New NISCC Technical Note: Spyware
Abstract: A new NISCC Technical Note on Spyware is now available on the NISCC website.

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A new NISCC Technical Note on Spyware is now available on the NISCC website.

This Technical Note describes the principal characteristics of spyware: its typical
technical capabilities and its means of introduction into computer systems. It
presents advice on mitigation, using a generally applicable framework of Prevent,
Detect, Contain, Eradicate, Recover, and Follow-up (PDCERF). The mitigation measures
presented are not specific to individual instances of spyware, or in the main to spyware
alone: rather, they describe good network security practice which mitigates the
threat from malicious software generally. A final section considers the evolution
of spyware capability.

URL: http://www.niscc.gov.uk/niscc/docs/re-20060601-00384.pdf?lang=en