15 January 2013

One of our SophosLabs researchers, Anna Szalay, made an interesting discovery recently: a new type of Android malware that slips in through a security hole in the USB debugging feature that allows developers to modify their Android devices. Naked Security expert Paul “Duck” Ducklin reports that this malware can intercept your SMS text messages to […]

Sophos received top marks in the latest report from AV-Comparatives, a leading international testing lab. The report, titled “Impact of Anti-Virus Software on System Performance,” evaluated twenty one of the world’s leading security products on a PC running under Windows 7. The testing lab prepared a total of 545 infection scenarios, and Sophos’ antivirus offering

In the spirit of sharing our knowledge, we’d like to show you a pretty great infographic that explains in visual format how a web attack works. As you can see in the infographic below, a web attack happens in five stages, and this whole process takes less than a second. The web is the number one

Of course, it isn’t just film stars who have sensitive data on their Apple devices – employees will often have corporate data on their iPhones and iPads while home users may also have their personal pictures and videos stored on their iOS device. With that in mind, here are 3 tips to help keep your

The authentication system, based on a new material for the home button and a metal sensor ring around it, has been the subject of numerous rumours and leaked photos and specs already. Speculation about Apple’s interest in fingerprints goes back at least as far as 2009, resurfaces each time a new version of the iPhone

What’s a CSR? If you have ordered an SSL Certificate before, you were most likely asked to provide a CSR. The CSR is used to deliver the public key that your server will use to identify itself. Generating a CSR can be a hurdle for non-technical staff that aren’t always familiar with the command lines