Trend Micro today announced its intent to acquire privately held anti-spyware software provider InterMute Inc., which makes both consumer and enterprise SpySubtract products, for $15 million.

Trend Micro, the world's third-biggest computer security software maker, on Tuesday said it is buying anti-spyware company InterMute for $15 million, to bolster the security of its own products.

Microsoft gave an official name to its software for protecting computer users against spyware. The software, which has been known as Windows AntiSpyware Beta 1, will be called Windows Defender when ...

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Global scrutiny on hack-for-hire services and spyware tools has heightened over the past few months, with many countries strengthening their legal response to human rights and security violations ...

Stopping the spread of commercial spyware is shaping up to be too big of a job even for tech titans like Apple. The company dropped its years-long legal effort against Pegasus spyware dealer NSO Group ...