The Future of Malware Defense?
You’re probably aware that Microsoft is working on branding its antivirus and antispyware solutions. The company has already released an antispyware solution into public beta testing and has acquired well-established GeCAD Software and Sybari Software antivirus products.
Some industry analysts think that the most logical way to address spyware is to evolve antivirus solutions to incorporate that ability to prevent spyware from infecting systems in the first place. That’s a reasonable approach, even though it’s another step towards a single point of failure, which many security administrators try to avoid.