Security news11 February 2000
Sophos receives Virus Bulletin 100% award
SYDNEY - Sophos, the world leader in network-based anti-virus solutions, has announced that Sophos Anti-Virus for DOS has been awarded the Virus Bulletin 100% Award in the February 2000 edition of Virus Bulletin.
Virus Bulletin tested 13 different anti-virus products for their detection rates, lack of false alarms, and speed of scanning. Sophos not only detected all the in the wild virus samples it was tested against, but also came out with a perfect score in the false alarm test.
"We're delighted to have further independent verification of the quality of Sophos's anti-virus products," Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, says. "This award, combined with our successes recently in PC Magazine and Secure Computing, has been a terrific start to 2000."
About the Virus Bulletin 100% award
The Virus Bulletin 100% awards recognise those products best able to detect viruses known to be 'in the wild'. Unlike some other similar-sounding schemes, Virus Bulletin uses the most up-to-date WildList in its tests.
This means that products that are 'up with the game' are the ones most likely to be granted VB 100% awards.
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About Sophos
Sophos enables enterprises all over the world to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control, endpoint, web and email solutions simplify security to provide integrated defenses against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse, data leakage and compliance drift. With over 20 years of experience, Sophos protects over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with its reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognized for its high level of customer satisfaction and powerful yet easy-to-use solutions, Sophos has received many industry awards, as well as positive reviews and certifications.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com
