20 September 2006
Sophos VP of IT discusses security policies in latest podcast

Charles Southey discusses the challenges faced in deciding upon a corporate security policy.
Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against computer threats, today announced that it has published a new podcast discussing the challenges faced by system adminstrators and CIOs when deciding upon a security policy.
In the podcast, entitled "Advice for IT directors: What you need to know", Charles Southey, vice president of IT at Sophos, is interviewed by Carole Theriault about how to ensure that your IT security policy does not impact on your organization's productivity.
"Busy IT professionals, as well as computer users who want to learn more about security issues, can get themselves fully briefed by downloading the Sophos podcasts or subscribing via services like iTunes," said Carole Theriault, host of the Sophos podcast. "In this latest podcast, Charles Southey helps explain the issues and how to find the right balance between productivity and security."
All Sophos podcasts are available for download at www.sophos.com/podcasts. Past podcasts have covered topics such as rootkits, protecting educational establishments, and the latest trends in viruses and spam.
- Free virus, spyware, and adware scan
- Test your existing anti-virus protection
- Find threats your anti-virus missed
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.

