John Shaw discusses how Sophos can help companies control which
applications their employees can use.
Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against computer
threats, today announced that it has published a new podcast
describing its new Application Control
solution.
The new capabilities in Sophos Anti-Virus provide system
administrators with the means to control unauthorized use of VoIP,
peer-to-peer (P2P) and instant messaging (IM) applications by
employees.
In the podcast, entitled "Application
control: Taking back control", John Shaw, Group Product Manager
at Sophos, is interviewed by Carole Theriault about how to prevent
employees from using unauthorized software.
"In a survey published
by Sophos over 86 percent of system administrators said that
they wanted the power to block VoIP programs on their network,"
said Carole
Theriault, host of the Sophos podcast. "Internet telephony,
instant messaging and peer-to-peer programs are in themselves
completely legitimate consumer applications, but may simply not
always be appropriate for the business environment. In this
podcast, John Shaw helps explain the concerns that network
administrators have, and how Sophos can help provide a solution to
the problem."
All Sophos podcasts are available for download at www.sophos.com/podcasts. Past podcasts have covered
topics such as corporate security policies, rootkits, protecting
educational establishments, and the latest trends in viruses 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.