Sir – Nick Palmer’s present campaign to bring together the security industry, the police service and IT professionals in order to combat the ongoing problem of Spyware is a good first step towards increasing awareness and educating consumers.

However, the fact that the MP for Boxtowe has raised the issue will not completely prevent the problem from escalating. The $64,000 question is: Now that the campaign has been launched, how will this new initiative practically bring about a change in the industry?

What concerns me the most is that Internet Service Providers (ISPs) do not appear to be taking part in this campaign when it is they who serve as the gateway to the World Wide Web and hold consumers’ safety in their hands.

If end users were adequately informed about security threats – and had access to the right level of protection – the UK might never have made it into the ‘highest Spyware infection rates’ table.

Paul Goossens, Chief Executive, Preventon

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SMT