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What is Employee Monitoring? Full Guide to Getting It Right

eSecurity Planet

In a 2000 article published in “Business Ethics Quarterly,” Professor Adam D. Employee monitoring software can look very similar to spyware, a type of malware used by hackers to track user activity and steal their data. First, be transparent with your use of employee monitoring.

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Cyber CEO: The History Of Cybercrime, From 1834 To Present

Herjavec Group

2000 — Lou Cipher — Barry Schlossberg, aka Lou Cipher, successfully extorts $1.4 2000 — Mafiaboy — 15-year-old Michael Calce, aka MafiaBoy, a Canadian high school student, unleashes a DDoS attack on several high-profile commercial websites including Amazon, CNN, eBay and Yahoo! He is arrested and sentenced to 20 months in prison.

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Pegasus spyware has been here for years. We must stop ignoring it

Malwarebytes

Pegasus is spyware, and spyware is not made to respect privacy. With tools like Pegasus that can be abused on a global scale, we take on too big a risk. According to NSO Group, its main spyware program is a beneficial tool for investigating and preventing terrorist attacks and maintaining the safety of the public.

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