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This whitepaper explains the risks of consumer file-sharing services and the public cloud. And it gives you easy steps to take to protect your data and fix your Dropbox problem.
This buyers guide can help you in your search for the best web protection. It gives you detailed checklists to help you identify and evaluate the security capabilities you need.
We explain today's major web threats and give you our four rules of complete web protection. And we show you what tools you need to get the job done simply.
Top trends of 2011 and predictions for key developments in 2012.
This buyers guide provides independent research and test results to help you determine your endpoint protection requirements and identify the security vendor that best meets your needs.
In this whitepaper we explain how three best practices for patch assessment can improve your security and compliance.
Our report outlines eight common threats that traditional antivirus alone won't stop, and explains how to protect your organization using endpoint security.
Get five great resources to help you execute a data protection strategy.
You don't have to do it alone—see what company leaders and security experts are saying.
Read about the encryption market's top vendors in this latest Gartner report.
You can't ignore your "safe" devices—including mobile devices—any longer. Recognize and stop the threats before they do harm.
It's packed with great tools to keep your data and network safe when using tablets and smartphones.
Discover ways your organization can improve mobile security and keep business data safe.
Learn how and why data security breaches occur and what you can do to stop them.
IT Security Trends newsletter, featuring complimentary Gartner Research, explores how to secure protection and performance for your virtual environment.
Find out what to watch for and learn about the security strategies that will help keep you safe.
With virtualization, you save money. You'll reduce the hardware you have to buy and manage, you'll save on power to run the hardware, and you'll save time trying to keep all your computers in line with corporate standards.
We will remember 2010 as a year in which our interaction with technology, and with each other, evolved due to the widespread adoption of social media and the use of innovative mobile devices.
Find out how criminals use malicious JavaScript for profit and how it impacts your business.
Identity theft happens, but it doesn't have to happen to you. Learning about personally identifiable information (PII) is the first step to keeping it safe.
Mobile data protection (MDP) systems and procedures are needed to protect data privacy and to comply with audit requirements. Because of this, every company must include MDP in its IT operations plan. Gartner's 2010 Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection, assesses security vendors' completeness of vision and ability to execute in the competitive mobile data protection market.
This online toolkit includes the resources you need to keep your data safe, be compliant and secure your network.
Massachusetts requires companies to implement a data security plan that includes encryption. Learn how to ensure your organization complies with the 201 CMR 17.00 regulation.
Threats pop up every day. And cybercriminal activity is skyrocketing. Learn the latest attacks and how to keep threats at bay.
Find out more about the CPLINK Windows shortcut exploit—what it is, what's at risk, and how you can protect against it.
Virtually every school acquires, uses and stores personally identifiable information about its students. Our report examines the challenges schools face and provides ways to protect the safety of this sensitive data.
This report examines the business effects of social media, explores its evolution and presents ways businesses can realize its full benefits while avoiding potentially serious pitfalls.
This online toolkit includes the resources you need to keep students and staff safe online and to secure your network.
Are you suffering from misconceptions about safe web browsing? You might think you're being safe, but with a newly infected webpage discovered every few seconds, it's next to impossible to stay up to date on infected sites.
Our practical guide shares 10 best practices to protect virtual servers running in the data center.
This paper provides insight into where fake antivirus comes from and how it is distributed, what happens when a system is infected with fake antivirus, and how to stop this persistent threat from infecting your network and your users.
Today's corporate networks face a barrage of threats, ranging from malware to accidental data loss. Your users' endpoints receive the brunt of these attacks, and if they are not properly protected they can serve as a threat portal to the entire network. The following top five best practices offer advice to help you protect your endpoints and your network against an ever-growing body of threats.
Get advice on how to best configure Sophos Endpoint Security and Control for your organization.
This whitepaper discusses the risks of users bypassing web filters and the technologies that organizations can use to combat them.
Learn how to implement a comprehensive web security and control solution.
User education and awareness, preventive measures and a modern web security solution are all integral components of a comprehensive defense against today's web threats. This guide covers some essential preventive measures you should implement to reduce your risk and keep ahead of the threats as much as possible.
IT security trends newsletter featuring a complimentary Gartner Research note explores how to comply with healthcare regulations while driving business forward.
Learn how to develop and implement a practical data loss prevention (DLP) strategy, and how data loss can be comprehensively tackled using Sophos solutions.
Discover essential new security features, ways you can build upon Windows 7 security, and how to prepare for a secure migration.
Sophos endpoint security software trumps the competition in a recent independent product review by Cascadia Labs, scoring four out of five, and outperforming Symantec, McAfee, and Trend Micro.
This whitepaper examines the challenges organizations face and the steps they can take to protect themselves and their customers against data breaches and ensure the safety of this sensitive information.
IT security trends newsletter featuring a complimentary Gartner Research note explores how to protect data from end to end without compromising business needs or productivity.
If you're planning to roll out Microsoft's Windows 7, now is the time to review your endpoint and data protection practices for all your Windows PCs. These seven steps will help you make a seamless, secure migration.
Any organization or retailer that accepts payment card transactions, or collects, processes or stores credit card transaction information must comply with Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Learn how Sophos helps you meet PCI DSS security requirements.
SophosLabs received 50,000 new malware samples every day in 2009. Malware attacks are broadening and becoming more evasive. Read the 2009 security threats trends and learn how to protect yourself in 2010.
While the BlackBerry is the go-to mobile device for a security-savvy enterprise, the iPhone has its own arsenal of features to make it effectively secure. Either device can be used as a secure business tool if it is configured properly and used correctly.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued new data breach notification regulations that impose stiffer penalties and are designed to strengthen HIPAA. Are you ready for them?
Learn more about Operation Aurora, the targeted malware attack against at least 30 major companies—including Google and Adobe—which exploited a zero-day flaw in Internet Explorer.
Facebook has over 350 million active users and a reported 700,000 new people joining the social networking website every day. But how carefully do Facebook users consider their online privacy?
With new privacy and data security regulations increasing, organizations are asking questions. Do the new regulations help or hinder the ability to protect sensitive and confidential information? With these new regulations on the march, how can you remain competitive in the global marketplace? The State of Privacy and Data Security Compliance study—conducted by Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Sophos—provides answers and examines how compliance efforts can impact a company's bottom line.
The internet is now the number-one conduit for infecting users with malware. Sophos detects a new infected web page every few seconds. This whitepaper outlines the terms you need to know and the steps you should take to stay safe.
With employees having greater mobility than ever before to work outside the office, the job of protecting data has never been more difficult. This whitepaper addresses the areas an effective data protection strategy should address.
SharePoint is susceptible to a variety of existing and emerging threats. This report examines the benefits and risks and recommends best practices for protecting an organization's digital assets.
Combining simplified malware detection with URI filtering can offer excellent proactive protection without overburdening the hardware or the administrator. Learn more about the complex threats facing network-edge hardware and best practices to combat them.
Debates and discussions have been raging about the security improvements in Windows 7. This whitepaper examines the most significant changes and additions, and looks at what they might mean to users and administrators.
Mobile data protection systems and procedures are needed to protect data privacy and to adhere to compliance and audit requirements. Because of this, it's imperative that every company includes mobile device protection in its IT operations plan. Gartner's Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection, 2009 assesses security vendors' ability to execute and their completeness of vision and recognizes leaders in the competitive mobile data protection market.
2009 has proven malware attacks are continuing to broaden. While the number of web-based attacks outweighs the attacks through email, cybercriminals are turning their attention to Web 2.0 and social networking platforms and alternative programs and tools. This report examines the malware trends that emerged during the first half of 2009, and explains how businesses can defend against them.
Months of work on a marketing campaign can go down the drain in a matter of minutes thanks to an unforeseen vulnerability on your campaign's microsite. Don't let your company's brand (or your own) get tarnished by a preventable hack. Here are 10 quick tips to make sure your e-marketing is safe from outside—and inside!—threats.
The Sophos security report 2009 examines the threat landscape over the last twelve months, and predicts emerging cybercrime trends for 2009.
Cybercrime is evolving as organized gangs develop new tactics in their attempts to steal information and resources for financial gain. We review the year so far and make predictions about how virus, spyware, spam and other security threats will develop in 2008.
Gartner's new Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms places Sophos in the leaders' quadrant. Sophos is the first vendor to break into the leaders quadrant since Gartner's initial Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Antivirus in 2002.
Sophos scored higher than IronPort and Clearswift on ease of installation and ease of use, and blocked more spam than either challenger, making Sophos Email Appliances the clear winner in this head-to-head review.
Different network scenarios need different approaches, but the three golden rules of NAC still apply: assess, remediate, enforce. Find out what NAC strategies you should put in place to protect against the risks posed by non-compliant, unmanaged and guest computers.
Email is a vital communication tool, but is also poses a major risk to your confidential business data - and damages can quickly reach into the millions of dollars. Find out more about Data Leakage Prevention.
Sophos Computer Security SBE was rated the best computer security product for small businesses by independent reviewer, Cascadia Labs, beating similar products from Symantec and McAfee.
As web threats continue to pose the greatest danger through 2007, our threat report update reviews the year so far and forecasts the trends in malware and security issues for the months to come.
We discovered that 41% of Facebook users were prepared to divulge personal information to a stranger. ID fraudsters can use this information from social networking sites like Facebook to commit crimes against individuals and their companies.
If you think switching to Sophos could be difficult, take a minute to find out the truth about taking that leap! Find out why the five most common myths about changing anti-virus protection are easily debunked.
Your system is constantly vulnerable to attacks from new and unknown threats. Guarding your network against spyware and other malicious software is an ongoing challenge. Find out how the right HIPS protection can stop new malware variants before they operate.
Save time and effort, secure your system and control your email and web gateways easily with a managed appliance. Remotely monitored and actively supported by the vendor, find out how you can lower your administrative overhead with a complete managed solution.
Fraudsters don't just want bank details: stolen information can seriously undermine an organization's online reputation. With an increasing risk from bogus phone and fax numbers, spoof websites aren't the only problem. Are you armed against the latest dangers in online fraud?
Spyware is designed to steal trade secrets and confidential data. Simply visiting a website can trigger hidden application downloads. With theft of vital data a growing threat to business, Sophos recommends three points of security to make networks spyware-free.
With increased uptake of mobile devices, the risks to business reputation, communication and continuity are becoming more serious. Find out how mobile devices get infected, and learn about threat management with Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection for mobile devices.
By implementing Network Access Control protection you reduce the risk of rogue, guest, non-compliant, or infected systems compromising your network security. Find out how you can control who and what is allowed onto your network using Sophos software.
Failure to protect enforce messaging and browsing policies and meet regulatory compliance can put your network at risk—exposing you to loss of confidential data, reduced productivity and legal liability. Find out how to safeguard against the changing nature of email and web-based threats.
Do Windows Vista's new security features measure up to Microsoft's aspirations to remove the vulnerabilities of earlier operating systems? Find out whether security vendors' criticisms are well founded, and read our opinion about Windows Vista.
Vast amounts of spam try to penetrate the enterprise gateway every day, many designed to steal passwords and confidential information. We explain the growing challenge as cybercriminals tweak their campaigns to evade spam filters.