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21 Feb 2012

Sophos Showcases Complete Security at RSA

Cloud as a Service, Integrated UTM and Cloud Encryption Among Industry-First Highlights

IT security and data protection company Sophos will showcase its complete security offerings at RSA 2012, highlighted by new and industry-first cloud encryption and integrated Endpoint and Gateway solutions.

Redefining UTM

As Sophos completes its integration of Astaro’s market-leading network security offerings, the company is expanding the perimeter of protection to the endpoint, further strengthening its “protect everywhere” value proposition for customers. And integrated UTM (Unified Threat Management) means having a single solution that further reduces attack surfaces and plugs the gaps separate point solutions can create.

Additional Highlights

In addition to showcasing the latest in security innovations in cloud, mobile and threat protection (booth #1817), Sophos thought leaders will deliver presentations including:

·       Looking Ahead - The Path to Moving Security into the Cloud

        Who: Gerhard Eschelbeck, CTO, Sophos

        What : presentation on the evolving threat landspcape and the need to protect users across myriad devices and locations. Eschelbeck will examine real-world examples of IT challenges when migrating enterprise on-premise security solutions to SaaS deliviery.

        When: Feb. 28, 2:40 PM- 3:30 PM

·        Hacktivism: Threats to Enterprises or Just Smoke and Mirrors

        Who: James Lyne, Director of Technology Strategy, Sophos
What: discussion on Hacktivism and how enterprises should prioritize and address Lyne will provide practical advice on where threats lie in the risk register and examples of hactivist attacks that don’t register as top priority.

When: Feb. 29, 3:20 PM- 4:10 PM

·       Modern Cyber Gangs: Well-Organized, Well-Protected, And A Smart Adversary

        Who: James Lyne, Director of Technology Strategy, Sophos

        What : session on the illicit economy developed by Cyber Gangs, complete with live demonstrations of their tools and services to show how they  respond to indstury innovations. Lyne will also provide recommendations on how to combat these groups.

        When: March 1, 10:40 AM- 11:30 AM

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 complete security solutions that are simple to deploy, manage, and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, mobile and network security solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers.

Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.