In our recent UTM 9.2 release we accelerated our Intrusion Prevention System (IPS) – to do so we made changes to the underlying engine and worked at making our IPS smarter with new optimized default rule sets. We’ve been getting great reports from customers and partners about the speed boost they’re seeing. But it’s not […]
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Instead of just reinstalling your favourite apps and starting afresh, your new device will know how to get online straight away, how to get into your Twitter account, and how many Angry Birds levels you haven’t conquered yet. Clearly, Google keeps a raft of configuration data on your behalf, because if you have the option
Would you tell Google your Wi-Fi password? You probably already did… Read More »
Spammers versus spam senders There’s a big difference, because spammers generally don’t send their own spam in bulk any more. That hasn’t worked for a decade or so, because if you send 10,000,000 unwanted emails as fast as you can from the same server, or even the same data centre, you make an easily-identified target.
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Once Microsoft officially ends support for XP on Patch Tuesday in April (the last security update for XP), there will be no new security updates, non-security fixes, assisted support options, or online technical content updates from Microsoft. That means that XP users, even those with anti-malware protection from Microsoft or security vendors, will face significantly
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Independent test vendor Miercom has done rigorous testing of the Sophos SG Series alongside comparative appliances from other vendors. We shared some data points from Miercom earlier this year which looked very good indeed. Now Miercom has made available more results – and I don’t think you will be disappointed. The report includes measurement of
As it is, Whitten explains, Facebook gives users the option of linking their mobile numbers with their accounts. Users then can receive updates via SMS and can also login using their phone number rather than their email address. Whitten found that when sending the letter F to Facebook’s SMS shortcode – which is 32665 in
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In an increasingly complex security environment Sophos works with partners to make security simple to deliver, implement and manage. Over the last 12 months Sophos has created a more flexible and generous partner programme, providing partners with protection for deal registrations, attractive margins and joint lead generation initiatives. The programme also provides up-to-date certification, to
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Developed by SophosLabs, this new Sophos UTM approach brings together multiple technologies to rapidly identify and isolate infected clients and prevent communication with malicious command and control hosts. This latest version introduces botnet protection and cloud-based sandboxing to expand on the Sophos UTM’s existing multi-layer Firewall, Web, Email and Endpoint protection. This extends the Sophos
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The partnership means users of Sophos Mobile Control 4.0 and Check Point Mobile VPN can link the two solutions to provide network access control for any mobile devices attempting to use the corporate network. Non-compliant devices are isolated from the network, protecting the organization from unauthorized mobile devices. This ensures that only managed devices that
But what are the implications of biometric technology as far as enterprise security is concerned? Ryan Hurst, CTO of enterprise SaaS Certificate Authority GlobalSign, has told Softpedia that biometric technology could turn out to be highly beneficial to organizations looking to protect their data, but it depends a great deal on how it’s implemented. “The
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