Wakefield, MA - Sophos, Inc., the world-leader in network-based
anti-virus solutions, today announced that its award winning
product Sophos Anti-Virus has achieved ICSA certification for
detecting viruses under Windows 2000.
"We congratulate Sophos on being one of the first anti-virus
developers to attain independent certification of their ability to
protect Windows 2000 users from virus attack", said Larry Bridwell,
technology program manager at ICSA Labs. "Sophos' focus on
anti-virus technology enables them to respond quickly to the
changing computing environment and stay abreast of the latest
threats."
ICSA sets standards for commercial security products and
provides independent and objective cross-industry product
certification programs. The ICSA Labs Product Certification Program
provides objective assurance to computer users that products
provide and maintain the highest standard of virus detection and
reduce security threats associated with computer use.
"We are delighted to have received independent confirmation of
the quality of our anti-virus protection on the new Windows 2000
platform," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for
Sophos Anti-Virus. "Viruses continue to be a problem under Windows
2000. Any companies considering migrating to the Windows 2000
platform should look for products which have received independent
confirmation of their virus protection capabilities."
To achieve ICSA Anti-Virus certification on the Windows 2000
operating system, products must detect 100% of the viruses found to
be "in the wild" via on-demand and on-access scanning. Products are
tested against virus samples contained in the ICSA "zoo" or
library. ICSA virus libraries and test suites are updated at least
monthly and products are randomly tested every 60 days to assure
they are current. Products that fail spot checks from the previous
month's library must correct the problem and ship the solution or
the certification status is revoked. The complete criteria for ICSA
certification can be found on the ICSA
website.
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More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.