13 May 2005
Sophos Anti-Virus awarded Trojan Checkmark certification
Independent research and test centre West Coast Labs has awarded
Sophos Anti-Virus with its prestigious Trojan certification,
complementing Sophos's other Checkmark certifications for virus
detection (Level 1) and disinfection (Level 2). For Sophos
Anti-Virus to be certified with the Trojan Checkmark, the product
had to detect all Trojans in the Trojan test suite, which is
regularly updated by West Coast Labs.
"We are delighted that Sophos has been awarded Checkmark's Trojan
detection certification. Trojans can be pretty nasty, and no
legitimate company wants them to sneak onto their network," said
Carole Theriault,
security consultant at Sophos. "By achieving the Trojan Checkmark,
particularly when complemented by our other Checkmark
certifications, Sophos has demonstrated its ability to make
first-class expert security products."
The Checkmark system has been developed by West Coast Labs, an
independent research and test centre. It provides a reliable means
of authenticating products and certifying those of the highest
quality. To learn more about the Checkmark system and current
certification status of Sophos products, visit the Checkmark
website.
About Sophos
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.