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Security news21 June 2006
Global director of SophosLabs demonstrates ransomware at APWG summit
Mark Harris, global director of SophosLabs™, will be presenting at the conference in Brussels
Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against computer threats, today announced that Mark Harris, global director of SophosLabs™, will be presenting at the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) conference in Brussels, Belgium, June 27-28, 2006.
Harris will be leading a panel of experts discussing and demonstrating the latest trends in financially motivated malware. As part of this he will be discussing the threats posed by ransomware, and demonstrating the recent Arhiveus Trojan horse.
"Organized cybercriminals are using a variety of methods to steal money from innocent computer users. Ransomware like the Arhiveus Trojan horse effectively 'kidnaps' your data and demands financial payment in order to restore access to your files," said Harris. "It's essential to understand how modern hackers and spammers operate in order to effectively protect against them."
Harris leads SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, developing round-the-clock protection in order to ensure customers' networks automatically detect and block new threats.
SophosLabs experts were able to reverse engineer the Arhievus Trojan horse and published information on how users could recover their data for free.
More information about the APWG conference can be found on the seminar website at www.antiphishing.org.
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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
