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Sophos touts application control features

October 26, 2006 U.K.-based security company has added capabilities that let businesses control what applications users can run. TAGS: Sophos Plc., desktop management, antivirus

Wi-Fi piggybackers confess

November 16, 2007 More than half of computer users surveyed by security firm Sophos admit to having used another's Wi-Fi without permission. TAGS: Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, Internet access, Wi-Fi, survey, Internet Service Provider, security

Poll: Half of employers restrict Facebook

August 22, 2007 Workers at many companies surveyed by security firm Sophos say access to Facebook is blocked over productivity, security concerns. TAGS: Facebook, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, employer, productivity, worker, security

Spam postcard delivers surprise

June 29, 2005 Security research firm Sophos says a spam postcard making the rounds has the potential to steal sensitive personal information. TAGS: postcard, Sophos Plc., research company, link

China hosts nearly half of all malware sites

September 4, 2007 Nearly 45 percent of the world's infected sites originate in China, with the U.S. and Russia a distant second and third, according to Sophos. TAGS: Sophos Plc., malware, China, Russia, spam, malicious code, U.S.

Sophos appoints new CEO

January 6, 2006 COO Steve Munford takes over from cofounders and joint CEOs Jan Hruska and Peter Lammer. TAGS: Sophos Plc., cofounder, COO, ActiveState Tool Corp., CEO, president

Virus pits itself against music pirates

April 22, 2005 File sharers are the target of a virus that deletes music collections. TAGS: Sophos Plc., worm, virus, security, PC, Microsoft Windows

Trojan swaps porn sites for Koran text

September 7, 2005 A new Trojan horse displays a message from the Muslim holy book when a user visits what could be a pornographic Web site. TAGS: Sophos Plc., trojan horse

Flaw found in Sophos antivirus

July 28, 2005 Company says it's fixed some versions of its flagship package to combat a hole that could let in buffer overflow attacks. TAGS: Sophos Anti-Virus, Sophos Plc., antivirus, buffer-overflow, flaw, security

Trojan horse: Your money or your files

April 29, 2006 Newly discovered Trojan horse threatens to delete files if victim doesn't pay $10.99 for code to disarm the malicious software. TAGS: trojan horse, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, victim, payment, malicious software, security

Report: U.S. tops list of spam-offending countries

October 26, 2007 U.S. sends about 28 percent of the world's spam--more than five times as much as second-place South Korea, says security firm. TAGS: spammer, spam, South Korea, Sophos Plc., U.S., monitoring, security

Fantasy soccer league virus kicks off

May 8, 2006 Excel virus targeting fantasy soccer league fans attempts to lure users with offer of worksheets to track team performance. TAGS: Sophos Plc., virus, attachment, security company, Microsoft Excel, security

Most spam still coming from the U.S.

January 25, 2006 But latest figures also mark the first time U.S. accounts for less than a quarter of all spam relayed, says security company Sophos. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spam, MessageLabs Ltd., South Korea, U.S., China, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Sophos declares Netsky-P worst virus of 2004

December 8, 2004 The firm detected 10,724 new viruses, worms and Trojan horses--an increase of nearly 52 percent over last year. TAGS: Netsky virus, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, virus, Sasser worm, antivirus, increase, trojan horse, accounting

Survey: Office workers still the greatest security threat

October 12, 2007 Sophos study reveals, however, that remote employees are becoming a bigger perceived network threat to businesses. TAGS: security threat, network security, Sophos Plc., survey, outsource, worker, threat, security, Microsoft Office

Two years on, Netsky-P tops virus charts

September 1, 2006 The e-mail worm, ranked as the worst of 2004, retains bragging rights even though fixes have long been available. TAGS: Netsky virus, Sophos Plc., malicious software, e-mail worm, virus, threat, trojan horse, e-mail, security

Report: Antispam push helping curb U.S. junk mail

October 12, 2005 The United States is still the greatest source of spam, but tougher laws and other measures are helping stem the tide, Sophos says. TAGS: Sophos Plc., spammer, Graham Cluley, spam, South Korea, anti-spam, China, U.S., security, Microsoft Corp., e-mail

Bawdy holiday worm preys on prurience

January 11, 2005 Sophos identifies a new attack that lures victims with a photo of naked people. TAGS: Sophos Plc., worm, Graham Cluley, antivirus software, virus, e-mail address, e-mail, photograph

Sophos promises to sniff out zombie systems

July 15, 2005 Service aims to tell subscribers if their network is home to compromised PCs being used to send spam. TAGS: Sophos Plc., subscriber, spam, IP, Internet Service Provider, e-mail, security, PC

Soaring malware levels hint at criminal activity

July 5, 2005 Nearly 8,000 different pieces of malicious code have been detected by Sophos this year--mainly emanating from criminal gangs. TAGS: Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., malware, gang, trojan horse, virus, malicious code, activity, Microsoft Corp.
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