Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses,
Trojans, spyware and spam, has appointed industry veteran Mark
Harris as global director of SophosLabs™. Based at Sophos's
global headquarters near Oxford, Harris will manage the company's
worldwide threat analysis teams, which deliver round-the-clock
protection to its growing worldwide customer base.
Harris joins Sophos from McAfee where, since 1997, he held the
positions of director of engineering, chief software architect and
senior development manager. A respected security industry expert,
Harris was responsible for a 30-strong team covering multiple
sites, including, UK, India and Canada.
"Having worked in the IT security industry for nine years, I am
committed to protecting businesses against existing and emerging
threats," said Harris. "The move to Sophos is a logical career
progression. I'm very happy to be part of its continuing success
and worldwide expansion."
Harris will lead Sophos's team of experts, based in UK,
Australia, Canada, and US, which issues 24-hour protection in order
to ensure its customers' networks automatically detect and block
new threats. He will also manage proactive technology development,
including Sophos's Genotype detection technology, which uses
forensic analysis to identify suspicious patterns and
characteristics unique to either a virus family or a spam campaign.
By analysing these Genotype patterns, Sophos reduces exposure to
new unidentified threats and unwanted content.
"Mark Harris brings a wealth of experience to the pivotal role
of managing the global network of SophosLabs," said Dr Jan
Hruska, CEO of Sophos. "We're delighted to welcome him into the
fold and we're certain that his expertise and proven dedication
will help retain Sophos's position as a leading force in the fight
against viruses, spyware and spam."
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.