Is spyware completely preventable?
Ed Tittel: No it’s not. By taking proper precautions, 99.9% of spyware will be foiled. But because new spyware is created all the time, new sources of infestation are always possible, and some will fall prey to them before effective countermeasures are developed. That said, best anti-spyware practices and teaching users basic rules of safe computing should help most organizations avoid most spyware, and deal quickly with what small percentage manages to get through their various levels of protection.
