Security news22 May 2008
Podcast: Think your network is protected? Think again Corporate networks put at risk by PCs not being running updated patches or having disabled security software
John Shaw discusses how corporate networks are put at risk by PCs running out-of-date security software or not being up to date with patches.
Sophos, a world leader in IT security and control, today announced that it has published a new podcast discussing how poorly configured computers pose a threat to businesses.
Sophos director of endpoint security John Shaw is interviewed by Carole Theriault about the state of security in the market, and how research shows that a large percentage of corporate computers are missing security patches or running out-of-date protection software.
In the podcast, entitled "Think your network is protected? Think again", Shaw describes Sophos's free tool that enables computer users to check if machines are a security risk, and the startling results the utility has uncovered.
About the Sophos Endpoint Assessment Test
The Endpoint Assessment Test is a free tool that scans a computer and assesses whether it is a security risk to your organization. A single scan checks that:
- your Microsoft service pack is the current one for your operating system
- your Microsoft patches are all up to date
- anti-virus protection is installed, running and current
- a personal firewall is installed and running
The Endpoint Assessment Test checks for over 600 patches, 28 anti-virus applications, and 22 firewall applications. It uses the Sophos ActiveX dissolvable agent to scan in passive "report-only" mode. Once the scan is done, the agent presents the results.
All Sophos podcasts are available for download at www.sophos.com/podcasts. Previous podcasts have covered topics such as image spam, phishing, Microsoft Windows Vista, corporate security policies, network access control, and rootkits.
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- 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.
