There are several different kinds of bloatware. It appears in the form of unwanted and potentially harmful software that a manufacturer or even your cellular carrier has loaded onto your device before selling it to you. Bloatware, by contrast, merely seems annoying at first. Ransomware holds data for ransom until a fee is paid, spyware stealthily peers at your online activities, and old school computer viruses were notorious for simply laying waste to computers and the data on them. Malicious software can be designed to carry out nearly any sort of task. Here’s what bloatware is, why it’s dangerous, and how you can prevent it from compromising your company’s sensitive data.
But have you heard of bloatware? Although it’s not as well known, bloatware can also saddle your business with serious cybersecurity risks. You’re familiar with malware, and you know how to spot a phishing email.
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