Stalkerware Volumes Remain Concerningly High, Despite Bans
COVID-19 impacted volumes for the year, but the U.S. moved into third place on the list of countries most infected by stalkerware.
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Tara Seals has nearly 25 years of experience as a journalist, analyst and editor in the communications and technology space. Prior to Threatpost, Tara was the North American news lead for Infosecurity Magazine, and spent 13 years working for Informa (formerly Virgo Publishing), as executive editor and editor-in-chief at publications focused on both the service provider and the enterprise arenas. A Texas native, she holds a B.A. from Columbia University, lives in Western Massachusetts with her family and is on a never-ending quest for good Mexican food in the Northeast.
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