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| Sophos's security solutions protect NHS trusts
across the country. |
Sophos, a global leader in anti-virus
and
anti-spam protection for businesses, announced its 'Health
Check' campaign to increase the value of its
antivirus service for NHS organisations. As part of this
campaign, Sophos is providing a free
computer security assessment, conducted by a Sophos-certified
representative, to all NHS organisations in the UK.
To assist the NHS in running a more secure computer environment,
Sophos is making this service available free of charge. The
assessment includes a visit from a Sophos specialist who will
assess the computer network and report on any potential virus
hotspots.
To enquire about Sophos's free computer security assessment,
email nhs@sophos.com or visit
www.sophos.com/nhs.
Currently, Sophos protects over 25 per cent of NHS systems -
more than 130,000 computers - from viruses, worms and Trojan
horses. New NHS customers include South Staffordshire Health NHS
Trust, Liverpool Women's Hospital, South Sefton Primary Care Trust,
Bro Morgannwg NHS Trust and North Glamorgan NHS Trust. Sophos
products, which protect the desktop, servers and gateway with
award-winning anti-virus technology, and 24-hour technical support,
are available at a preferential rate to NHS organisations
throughout the UK.
"The ease of migration from our previous anti-virus solution to
Sophos was trouble-free," said Gareth Thomas, deputy IT support
manager at North Glamorgan NHS Trust. "The crucial factor was to
ensure that all servers and users would be updated with the latest
virus protection, and Sophos Enterprise Manager meets this need by
efficiently checking, downloading and distributing new protection
every hour. As an added bonus, employees also have the option to
protect their home computers with Sophos free of charge."
"The NHS is just as vulnerable to computer attacks as any other
organisation or company," said David Stanley, general manager at
Sophos. "A virus incident could destroy medical data, compromise
confidentiality or render communication tools like email unusable.
By assessing their current security measures, we can help the NHS
protect its data and its reputation."
Enterprise
Manager allows network administrators to specify the time and
frequency of downloads - providing them with full control of their
anti-virus protection. This administration service schedules
automatic downloads of the very latest virus protection from a
dedicated Sophos website, ensuring that even during periods of
heavy web traffic, updates arrive as soon as they are
available.
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.