Boston - August 20, 2009 - Safeguarding customers from external
and internal security threats, IT security and data protection firm
Sophos delivers a portfolio of solutions including
data encryption,
computer security, web,
email security, and network access
control solutions that are easy to manage, deploy and use.
Sophos announced today that it is a sponsor of the SecureWorld
Spotlight Conference and will be exhibiting (booth 15) on
Thursday, August 20, 2009 from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm ET at Bentley
University's LaCava in Waltham, Massachusetts. The conference will
focus on the new regulation - 201 CMR
17.00: Standards for The Protection of Personal Information of
Residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts - and the rationale
as to why this regulation was created and what it is designed to
accomplish.
Earlier this week, the
Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation announced
that there would be further modifications to Massachusetts'
identity theft regulations that maintains the protection and
reinforces flexibility in compliance by small businesses, which is
expected to go into effect on March 1, 2010. As small businesses
often do not house a significant amount of confidential customer
data, the revised regulations will take into account the size of a
business and the quantity of personal information that it touched
and/or stored when it comes to a company's data security plan.
To help customers and prospects better understand industry,
state and federal data compliance and regulations, Sophos launched
its Compliance and
Regulation Portal in March 2009, providing U.S. companies
with the latest news and information on state and federal data
protection mandates and related compliance issues. The site
contains a state-by-state listing of all data security regulations,
details on federal data protection legislation, current compliance
news from top media outlets and best practices for developing a
robust security strategy drawn from Sophos's work with customers
across the vertical spectrum.
About SecureWorld Expo
SecureWorld
Expo is the first Regional Conference formed to promote the
ideals of fostering communication between security professionals
and technology leaders, to discuss best practices and to bind that
body of thought in a public/private partnership with Government.
Security in the 21st Century will be a driving principle for
Business and Government and SecureWorld Expo will drive that
discussion.
Business and Government are faced with the challenge of
simultaneously promoting openness and protecting their enterprise.
To achieve this goal, senior executives and government leaders must
understand one fundamental principle: security and strategy are
interdependent. Communicating across the enterprise between
departments, across boundaries and to customers is critical.
Bridging that communication with Government is essential in
developing a secure world. But, our "World" is often more a region
with its unique physical and economic drivers.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.