Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection, has
pledged assistance to a new cybercrime unit created in Virginia by
U.S. Attorney Paul J. McNulty. Concentrating on crimes in
Virginia's Eastern District, the unit will consist of six federal
prosecutors with Assistant U.S. Attorney Jack Hanly leading the
way. Investigations will cover a wide range of crimes, including
computer intrusions, virus and worm proliferation, web vandalism,
and Internet and computer fraud.
In order to aid the new cybercrime unit, Sophos is willing to
provide information in all areas of the company's expertise,
including leads on new viruses, how widespread they are, who might
have created them, and where they might have originated from.
"Cybercrimes are a serious problem that should not be
overlooked, and Sophos is happy to see government agencies taking a
stand,"said David Hughes, president of Sophos Americas. "If Sophos
can assist in protecting top secret, business, or personal
information, we are glad to lend a hand."
Sophos is one of the world's largest developers of anti-virus
software. The products are sold and supported through a global
network of subsidiaries and partners in more than 150 countries.
Sophos Anti-Virus is widely used by large corporations, banks,
governments and academic institutions.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.