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15 January 2013

California looks to implement ‘kill switch’ as smartphone theft deterrent

The Federal Communications Commission reports that mobile phone theft constitutes 30-40% of all robberies across the United States, a crime that cost US citizens $30 billion in 2012. In the Senator’s own state of California such thefts are even more prevalent, accounting for over 50% of street robberies, Los Angeles alone has seen a 12% increase

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Secure Google Docs email results in mailbox compromise

The email reads:     Hello,    A Secure Document was sent to you by your financial institute using Google Docs.    Follow the link below to visit Google Docs webpage to view your Document    Follow Here. The Document is said to be important.    Regards.    Happy Emailing,    The Gmail Team Phishing emails aren’t exactly rare, but this one

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Sophos in Leader’s Quadrant in 2014 Unified Threat Management Magic Quadrant for 3rd Consecutive Year

Sophos is the only IT security company to be positioned as a Leader across three critical security areas: Unified Threat Management (UTM), Mobile Data Protection and Endpoint Protection Platforms. “We believe it is a privilege to receive recognition from Gartner. The momentum in our UTM business is truly exciting,” said Bryan Barney, General Manager, Network

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How to manage native encryption on Macs and Windows PCs

Unfortunately, these companies don’t provide complete end-to-end encryption, and there are many loopholes the NSA, or cybercriminals, can slip through. That’s why an encryption solution that protects data everywhere — in emails, on disk, or in the cloud — is essential. In this short video, we explain how you can get security and performance; plus

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SMBs Need Help To Better Understand Cyber Attack Threats

Of 2,000 respondents surveyed globally, 58 percent confirmed that management does not see cyber attacks as a significant risk to their business. Despite this, IT infrastructure and asset security incidences, as well as wider security related disruptions, were found to have cost these SMBs a combined average of $1,608,111 over the past 12 months. The

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‘Virtual Lolita’ bot imitates a schoolgirl to trap chatroom paedophiles

One of Negobot’s creators, Dr. Carlos Laorden, told the BBC that past chat bots have tended to be too predictable: “Their behaviour and interest in a conversation are flat, which is a problem when attempting to detect untrustworthy targets like paedophiles.” The most innovative aspect of Negobot may be a key differentiator that makes it

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Sophos: How to upgrade your network security with our free firewall

We want to share a little tip – did you know that we offer an amazing alternative to cheap consumer grade Internet routers? The difference is, our software is enterprise class, fully maintained and free. Here’s how you can try our Sophos UTM Home Edition and our free Sophos UTM Essential Firewall for businesses. If

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Sophos Maintains Leadership Position in the 2013 Magic Quadrant for Mobile Data Protection

According to Gartner, Leaders are at the forefront of making and selling mobile data protection products that are built for enterprise business environments. The requirements necessary for leadership include a long-term road map that follows and/or influence Gartner, Inc’s vision of the developing needs of buyers in the market. Vendors in this quadrant lead the

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