John Shaw discusses how corporate networks are put at risk by PCs
running out-of-date security software or not being up to date with
patches.
Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, today
announced that it has published a new podcast
discussing how poorly configured computers pose a threat to
businesses.
Sophos director of endpoint security John Shaw is interviewed by
Carole Theriault about the state of security in the market, and how
research shows that a large percentage of corporate computers are
missing security patches or running out-of-date protection
software.
In the podcast, entitled "Think your network is protected? Think
again", Shaw describes Sophos's free
tool that enables computer users to check if machines are a
security risk, and the startling results the utility has
uncovered.
About the Sophos Endpoint Assessment Test
The Endpoint
Assessment Test is a free tool that scans a computer and
assesses whether it is a security risk to your organization. A
single scan checks that:
- your Microsoft service pack is the current one for your
operating system
- your Microsoft patches are all up to date
- anti-virus protection is installed, running and current
- a personal firewall is installed and running
The Endpoint
Assessment Test checks for over 600 patches, 28 anti-virus
applications, and 22 firewall applications. It uses the Sophos
ActiveX dissolvable agent to scan in passive "report-only" mode.
Once the scan is done, the agent presents the results.
All Sophos podcasts are available for download at www.sophos.com/podcasts. Previous podcasts have
covered topics such as image spam, phishing, Microsoft Windows
Vista, corporate security policies, network access control, and
rootkits.
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.