Sophos's WS1000 web appliance has won the Network Testing Labs
World Class Award.
Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, today
announced that its web security appliance, WS1000 has been reviewed
by Network Testing Labs and received a near-perfect score across
six categories. The most important criterion in the review was the
ability to identify and thwart all or virtually all spyware,
followed by reporting capabilities, timely alerts, ease- of- use
and ease of deployment.
The WS1000 protects
against the full range of web threats, providing a complete
infrastructure for secure browsing and eliminating the complexity
of administering effective web security. As a managed appliance,
WS1000 features automatic updates every five minutes, remote
"heartbeat" monitoring and on-demand remote assistance, ensuring it
delivers the most dependable web security in the industry.
Network Testing Labs used a grading scale of 1 through 5, with 1
= Failing and 5 = Perfect. The WS1000 was tested in the following
categories: identifying and thwarting malware (5), performance (5),
ease of use (5), reporting (4), deployment (5) and documentation
(5). Sophos WS1000 received an overall score of 4.9 on the Security
Report Card.
"Sophos's WS1000 is exactly what companies have been looking for
- a high-performance, reliable, effective and easy-to-use answer to
keeping malware off their networks. It thwarts virtually all
malware without hindering or slowing clients' web access," said
Barry Nance at Network Testing Labs. "The WS1000 proved to be an
accurate, quick and easy-to-use device. It turned aside virtually
all spyware, and its effect on the responsiveness of our clients'
web experience was nil."
About Network Testing Labs
Network Testing Labs performs independent technology research
and product evaluations. Its network laboratory connects myriads of
types of computers and virtually every kind of network device in an
ever-changing variety of ways. Its authors are networking experts
who write clearly and plainly about complex technologies and
products. Barry Nance is a networking expert, magazine columnist,
book author and application architect. He has more than 29 years
experience with IT technologies, methodologies and products. Over
the past dozen years, working on behalf of Network Testing Labs, he
has evaluated thousands of hardware and software products for
ComputerWorld, BYTE Magazine, Government Computer News, PC
Magazine, Network Computing, Network World and many other
publications.
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.