Security news29 August 2006
Sophos appoints industry heavyweight as new principal virus researcher Fraser Howard joins Sophos from McAfee
Fraser Howard has joined Sophos from McAfee.
Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses, Trojans, spyware and spam, has appointed industry veteran Fraser Howard as principal virus researcher. Based at Sophos's global headquarters, Howard will research new threats and drive product developments to counter new types of attacks against business.
Howard joins Sophos from McAfee where he managed anti-malware researchers across EMEA, directed research efforts, and analyzed emerging threats on the Windows 32 platform since 2000. A respected security expert, Howard was previously technical editor of Virus Bulletin magazine, the industry's leading publication dealing with the issue of viruses and associated malware.
Howard's particular areas of interest include heuristic and generic proactive methods of protecting against malware, and the automated processing of suspect code.
"Sophos's anti-virus engine and the technology behind it to defend against known and unknown threats has impressed me a great deal," said Fraser Howard, principal virus researcher at SophosLabs™, Sophos's global network of virus and spam research centers. "I'm very happy to join the experts at SophosLabs and play my part in helping protect businesses against existing and emerging threats."
Howard will work alongside SophosLabs' team of experts, based in UK, Australia, Canada, and US, who issue 24-hour protection in order to ensure customers' networks automatically detect and block new threats.
"Fraser Howard brings a wealth of experience to this important role inside the worldwide network of SophosLabs," said Mark Harris, global director of SophosLabs. "We're delighted to welcome him into the fold and we're certain that his expertise and proven dedication will help retain Sophos's position as a leading force in the fight against viruses, spyware, hackers and spam."
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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 security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.
