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Pain in the aaS.

The article focuses on an unforeseen result of the trend in the computer industry for software to be available for downloading via the Internet, called "software as a service." Computer criminals are mimicking this development, creating Web sites which market malicious software for use by other crim...

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Published in:Economist Vol. 387; no. 8577; p. 84
Format: Article
Published: Economist Newspaper Limited 4/26/2008
Subjects:
Web development software
Computer software > Social aspects
Computer crime software
Websites
Business software
Acquisition of computer software
Corruption
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on an unforeseen result of the trend in the computer industry for software to be available for downloading via the Internet, called "software as a service." Computer criminals are mimicking this development, creating Web sites which market malicious software for use by other criminals. This has led some legitimate companies to ban Internet-acquired software from their operations, and threatens the entire concept.