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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

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: Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., Facebook, employer, productivity, worker, security

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

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: Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, trojan horse, victim, payment, malicious software, security

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, accounting, threat, virus, trojan horse, e-mail, security

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., China, Russia, spam, malicious code, malware, U.S.

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., security company, attachment, virus, Microsoft Excel, security

Google: 10 percent of sites are dangerous

May 15, 2007 Sophos adds that 70 percent of pages hosting malicious software are found on legitimate sites targeted by hackers. TAGS: Graham Cluley, malicious software, Sophos Plc., hacker, Google Inc., trojan horse, e-mail

Wikipedia used to spread malicious code

November 6, 2006 Entry in German version of online encyclopedia hijacked to direct users to malicious code, says antivirus vendor. TAGS: Wikipedia, malicious code, Sophos Plc., antivirus company, hacker, entry, antivirus, link, e-mail

China vies with U.S. for spam title, report says

April 21, 2006 Overall, computers in Asia relay more junk e-mail than those in any other continent, according to Sophos research. TAGS: Graham Cluley, Sophos Plc., spam, spammer, North America, Asia, South Korea, China, McAfee Inc., Europe, Internet Service Provider, security, U.S., virus, antivirus, Microsoft Windows

Webroot expands beyond spyware niche

October 12, 2006 Partnership with Sophos lets company add antivirus to anti-spyware products as Microsoft readies Windows Vista. TAGS: Webroot Software Inc., anti-spyware, Sophos Plc., spyware, threat, Microsoft Windows Vista, antivirus, Microsoft Corp., security, operating system, Microsoft Windows, PC

Beware of ransomware, firm warns

July 24, 2006 Hackers are using increasingly more sophisticated technology to seize companies' data and hold it for ransom. TAGS: Kaspersky Lab, antivirus company, Sophos Plc., encryption, hacker, consultant, information technology, antivirus, trojan horse, security

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: network security, security threat, survey, Sophos Plc., outsource, worker, security, Microsoft Office

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: South Korea, spammer, spam, Sophos Plc., U.S., security

Standoff over PC-to-mobile jumping code

March 6, 2006 Virus code isn't shared between some researchers and antivirus companies, amid allegations of "bullying." TAGS: antivirus company, Sophos Plc., Graham Cluley, antivirus, agreement, researcher, McAfee Inc., ethics, code, malware, security, virus, Microsoft Windows

Damage limited from lonely hearts virus

April 18, 2001 Antivirus software companies say a new virus that disguises itself as a program for finding romance partners is spreading quickly between companies in Europe. TAGS: antivirus software company, Graham Cluley, Symantec Corp., Sophos Plc., e-mail server, antivirus software, virus, software company, antivirus, Europe, e-mail, server

Windows patch, iPod exploited in e-mail scams

August 31, 2006 Fake patches, rogue invoices make the rounds as spammers keep trying to fool people into installing Trojans on their PCs. TAGS: Sophos Plc., Websense Inc., spammer, patch management, payment, order, Apple iPod, trojan horse, e-mail, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, PC

China plans spam crackdown

February 22, 2006 World's second-worst offender as source of spam will introduce measures to curb the problem--but critics say they don't go far enough. TAGS: China, spam, anti-spam, junk e-mail, Sophos Plc., London, Internet Service Provider

Shorter URLs help phishers hook more victims

December 3, 2007 Cybercriminals are shrinking host names of malicious sites to lend them an air of legitimacy, according to security researchers. TAGS: phishing, victim, Sophos Plc., researcher, security, blog, link

Phishing overtakes viruses and Trojans

January 30, 2007 Security experts say phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated, outnumber e-mails infected with malicous software. TAGS: phishing, Graham Cluley, MessageLabs Ltd., Sophos Plc., virus attack, attack, bank, virus, trojan horse, code, e-mail, security, malware
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