Trojan horse programs were in the news again this week, as the Israeli newspaper Haaretz published news of a massive industrial espionage ring that used custom-designed Trojans to steal trade secrets and other sensitive information from leading companies.

The case illustrates the growing threat to enterprises from surreptitious monitoring programs, which are increasingly being used in sophisticated and coordinated attacks. While news of virus and worm outbreaks still dominates the headlines, Trojans could be a silent epidemic affecting untold numbers of companies, according to one leading malicious code researcher.

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