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- Live Webcast: Security and Threat Trends in 2008: How to Protect Your Organization's Network
- Fast flux, drive-by-downloads, reputation hijacking, and social engineering - these are just a few methods today's cybercriminals are using to infiltrate business networks. In the last two years threats to business information and continuity have changed substantially, and so has the structure of corporate network environments....
- Tags: Security, Webcast, Network, Sophos Plc., Threat, Networking
- Webcasts 2008-04-24
- Facebook addiction in the office
- If you are considering banning certain social networking sites from work, you might be interested to know that a poll conducted late last year by IT security and control firm Sophos had 14.8% admitting to accessing Facebook from work "all the time." Another poll pertaining to Facebook shows that...
- Tags: Facebook, IT Security, Sophos Plc., Social Networking, Groupware, Enterprise Software, Online Communications, Marketing, Advertising & Promotion, Software, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-04-21
- White Stuff Sews Up Spam Problem
- White Stuff offers quality outdoor clothing for men and women. White Stuff's existing software-based solution, designed to defend its PCs against malware and spam, was proving time consuming to manage. Furthermore, the company was receiving a multitude of spam messages every day and managing the anti-spam software was a time...
- Tags: Sophos Plc., White Stuff, E-mail, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Spyware, Gender And Diversity, Security, Retail, Tools & Techniques, Online Communications, Human Resources, Management
- Case studies
- Take the Sophos Threat Detection Test: Is your current anti-virus catching everything it should?
- Use the Sophos Threat Detection Test to quickly perform a scan and find any viruses, spyware, adware or zero-day threats that might have by-passed your existing protection. The test can be run without uninstalling or deactivating your current anti-virus software. Download and run this test now!
- Tags: Antivirus, Sophos Plc., Viruses And Worms, Security
- Download resources
- Sophos Web Security Appliance - Free 30 Day Trial
- The Sophos Web Security Appliance inspects and secures web traffic with fast, full-spectrum protection against spyware, viruses, adware, PUAs, dangerous websites and unwanted content. Ideal for up to 1000 users, it allows seamless Internet browsing and removes administrative complexity.
- Tags: Sophos Plc., Web Security, Sophos Web Security Appliance, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Internet, Web Site Development, Viruses And Worms, Security
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- Sophos Email Security Appliances - Free 30 Day Trial
- Sophos Email Security Appliances deliver secure, intelligent, and reliable protection from viruses, spyware, spam, and policy abuse for enterprise email networks. Compact and easy to manage, they feature a hardened operating system with optimized software, automatic updates, a highly functional user interface and preset policy options.
- Tags: Sophos Plc., E-mail Security, Cyberthreats, Patches, E-mail, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Online Communications
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- Free 30 Day Trial: Sophos Endpoint Security and Control
- Sophos Endpoint Security makes it easy to secure your desktops, laptops, mobile devices and file servers from viruses, spyware, adware, potentially unwanted applications PUAs, and hackers, so you no longer need to manage multiple products to stop different threats. You can even stop your staff from using unauthorized software such...
- Tags: Sophos Plc., File Servers, Spyware, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security, Viruses And Worms, Enterprise Software, Software
- Download resources
- Sophos Hits Viruses for Six at Lords
- While Marylebone Cricket Club MCC, the world's most famous cricket-playing club and owner of Lords, joined in the celebrations following England's outstanding Ashes triumph over Australia, it recognised that it couldn't afford to relax and let its guard down off the pitch. Organisations now face a greater threat than ever...
- Tags: Sophos Plc., Virus, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Security
- Case studies
- Live Webcast: Data Loss Prevention: Protecting Your Organization Against Accidental Disclosures
- E-mail is a vital communication tool and home to as much as 80% of your organization's records. Its mission-critical use represents a significant risk to your confidential information. Whether it's a small-scale embarrassment or major financial disruption, there's plenty to worry about when it comes to confidential data loss. ...
- Tags: Webcast, Data Loss, Sophos Plc., TechRepublic Moderator James Hilliard, Security
- Webcasts 2008-03-20
- Assessing endpoint security solutions: Why detection rates aren't enough
- Evaluating the performance of competing endpoint security products is a time-consuming and daunting task. Enterprise decision-makers have to rely on independent competitive comparisons, performance benchmarks, and detection certifications, all covering different solutions and criteria, providing conflicting results. This paper highlights the pitfalls of simply looking at virus detection rates and...
- Tags: Performance, Sophos Plc., Performance Management, Security, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- White papers 2008-03-04
- Protecting against tomorrow's threats today -- proactive security from SophosLabs
- Constantly looking for new vulnerabilities to exploit, today's cybercriminals are using fast- changing, low-profile threats to surreptitiously infect and hijack computers across the business network. Spammed email, infected endpoint devices and, above all, the largely unprotected Web, are all part of the rapidly evolving threat landscape in...
- Tags: Security, Sophos Plc., Threat, Workforce, Workforce Management, Recruitment & Selection, Regulatory Compliance, Human Resources, Policies And Procedures
- White papers 2008-02-21
- Live Webcast: The Year of the Storm: A Recap of the Top Network Threats of 2007
- Website threats have become the new trend, and social engineering continues to lure people to open spammed emails and click malicious links. By using topical news stories, electronic greeting cards, videos, or even fear tactics, cybercriminals seem to find a never-ending stream of users who are ready -- and willing...
- Tags: Webcast, Network, Sophos Plc., Threat, Networking, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Security
- Webcasts 2008-01-31
- NAC Best Practices: Three Simple Steps to Deploy Network Access Control
- You need network access control NAC--not just to ensure compliance of known computers whether managed or unmanaged--but also to exclude unauthorized computers. Having an enterprise-level strategy for security compliance and access control is essential to protecting your organization from a broad spectrum of potential threats. The key...
- Tags: Webcast, Network, Sophos Plc., Best Practice, Productivity, Networking, Digital Media, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology
- Webcasts 2008-01-17
- Sophos Security Threat Report 2008
- A recent survey showed that only 30% of computer users thought that 2008 would be a better year for internet security. Despite vast improvements in technology, hackers have responded by upping their game. Their main focus remains financial gain, and new methods to steal from users and companies continue to...
- Tags: Sophos Plc., Internet, Security
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Unauthorized applications: Taking back control
- Employees installing and using unauthorized applications like Instant Messaging, VoIP, games and peer-to-peer file-sharing applications cause many businesses serious concern. This paper looks at why it is important to control such applications, discusses the various approaches, and highlights how integrating this functionality into malware protection is the simplest and most...
- Tags: P2P File Sharing, P2P, Sophos Plc., Malware, Peer To Peer (P2P), Spyware, Adware & Malware, Cyberthreats, Viruses And Worms, Internet, Security
- White papers 2008-01-01
- Safe and productive browsing in a dangerous web world: The challenge for business
- With a brand new infected webpage discovered every 14 seconds, the web has now become the key vector for online hacking attacks, as well as representing a drain on productivity for many businesses. Yet the vast majority of businesses are unprotected against today's modern web-based malware. Few organizations have deployed...
- Tags: Web, Sophos Plc., Channel Management, Hacking, Security, Marketing
- White papers 2008-01-01
- 5 Things You Should Know: Comparing E-mail Security Appliances
- If you think all e-mail appliances are created equally, think again. Performance varies not only in protection, but more importantly, in day-to-day administration. Independent reviews can help you sort through differences and guide you to solutions that meet your requirements, but how do you know if you can trust them?...
- Tags: Performance, Sophos Plc., E-mail Security, E-mail Gateway, E-mail, Online Communications
- Webcasts 2007-12-18
- Who's Got the NAC? Best Practices in Protecting Network Access
- For many would-be network access control NAC adopters, what NAC is or is supposed to be is unclear. However, the companies who are successfully protecting their network aren't confused - they also have more demanding views as to what they think a NAC solution should provide. This report from Aberdeen...
- Tags: Microsoft Access, Network, Sophos Plc., Best Practice, Networking
- White papers 2007-10-01
- NAC 101: Four Simple Steps to Network Access Control
- Having an enterprise-level strategy for security compliance and access control is essential to protecting your organization from a broad spectrum of potential threats. You need total network access control NAC - not just to ensure compliance of known computers whether managed or unmanaged - but also to exclude unauthorized computers....
- Tags: Network, Sophos Plc., Networking
- Webcasts 2007-11-15
- XP intermittent slowness
- I am actually losing sleep over this issue. I have a user who I gave a new Dell D620 laptop to about 4 months ago. Per policy she had admin rights on the laptop. We run XP pro, Office Pro 03, Sophos AV with Exchange server for mail on the...
- Tags: Notebooks, Patches, Groupware, Microsoft Windows XP, majo213@..., laptop computer, CPU, Process Explorer, slowness, Sophos Plc.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-12
