20 Nov 2006
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows XP Professional receives ICSA certification
Solution recognized as achieving rigorous desktop/server detection and cleaning certification
Sophos products have received ICSA Labs certification.
Sophos has announced that its flagship product, Sophos
Anti-Virus, has received certification from ICSA Labs for its
ability to detect and disinfect in-the-wild virus threats on the
Windows XP Professional platform.
Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows XP Professional was tested against
all known in-the-wild viruses and detected and disinfected them all
with ease. This provides further confirmation of Sophos's ability
to protect corporations from the viruses, spyware, worms and
Trojans that threaten their systems.
Future versions and updates of Sophos Anti-Virus for Windows XP
Professional retain certification as long they continue to meeting
certification manintenace requirements of ICSA Labs' test
facilities.
ICSA Labs, a division of Cybertrust, is an independent reviewing
body only awarding certification to those security products able to
perform outstandingly under test conditions.
More information about ICSA Labs and their testing methodology
can be found on their website at www.icsalabs.com
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.