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Jan
Syrian Eagle told Mashable that Microsoft deserves what it got because it’s hawking data to US snoops and multiple governments. The SEA will publish proof of the allegations, Syrian Eagle said: “Microsoft is monitoring emails accounts and selling the data for the American intelligence and other governments. And we will publish more details and documents that prove it. Microsoft is not our enemy but what they are doing affected the SEA.”
On Saturday, the pro-Assad group took over the @MSFTnews and @XboxSupport Twitter accounts and posted various messages hashtagged “SEA”, according to Mashable. One read: “Don’t use Microsoft emails (Hotmail, outlook), They are monitoring your accounts and selling the data to the governments.” The takeovers appear to have been brief: the messages are no longer live, and a Microsoft spokesperson sent this statement to The Register: “Microsoft is aware of targeted cyberattacks that temporarily affected the Xbox Support and Microsoft News Twitter accounts. The accounts were quickly reset and we can confirm that no customer information was compromised.”
The attackers also Tweeted a screenshot of what appears to be a takeover of The Official Microsoft Blog at blogs.technet.com. Microsoft didn’t put out a statement about the alleged attack, but Mashable says its reporters saw it in action and confirmed that it lasted about an hour. Mashable also posted a screenshot showing multiple “Syrian Army Was Here” messages on the defaced site.
Others reported that the blog was either forcing a redirect to the SEA’s site or displaying the defaced blog. At any rate, the blog is now under the company’s control. Microsoft responded to the SEA charges about monitoring email by sending this statement to Mashable: “We’re actively investigating issues and are focused on protecting our employees and corporate network. Microsoft is sometimes obligated to comply with legal orders from governments around the world and provides customer data only in response to specific, targeted, legal demands”.
You can read the original article here.
Jan
Our poll offered readers the chance to vote for one of the six most popular web browsers – Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, Safari and Chromium – and asked which you trusted the most. Mozilla’s Firefox, the linear descendant of both Netscape Navigator and the original ‘graphical web browser’ the NCSA Mosaic, was a runaway winner. Firefox accrued almost double the number of votes of its nearest rival, Google Chrome, and more than six times the votes awarded to perennial rival and fellow ‘browser wars’ veteran Internet Explorer.
The results are even more emphatic when you consider how many people actually use each browser. Below is a table that compares the number of votes each browser received in the poll against the number of unique article pageviews from each of those browsers over the same period.
Results are ranked in order of conversion rate – the rate at which page views by a given browser correlate with votes for that browser (Chrome and Chromium identify themselves in the same way and we can’t separate their unique page views so their results are combined in this table).
Top of the table is Opera which was the only browser that scored more votes for trustworthiness than it had users, although it did so with much smaller totals than its competitors. You could probably sum up the entire history of the Opera browser with the phrase “small but loyal following” and despite the regard in which its users hold it Opera seems destined to remain the perennial bridesmaid of the browser world. The poor showing of Internet Explorer is notable but perhaps not surprising given that it is often imposed on users as a matter of corporate policy. What stands out at me is the difference between the Mozilla and Google products. Both browsers are well established and well known open source projects, they both run on Windows, Mac and Linux and unlike Explorer or Safari neither come bundled with an operating system.
Perhaps Chrome users are more cynical or more realistic about where they place their trust. Or perhaps people who choose Chrome are also people who don’t vote in internet polls. We don’t know but I suspect, as the comments on our poll seem to suggest, that the reason for Chrome’s poor showing is that Google’s claim to Do No Evil is simply no longer convincing. The untrustworthiness of Google is a consistent theme across the most highly rated comments on the poll:
“frankly I trust Google the least, as they have too many data points for comparison.
I don’t trust Google as far as I could throw ’em. As a company, it’s entirely uninterested in my security or privacy, especially if it can make money by selling my personal information.
Trusting any software completely is a bit foolish, but anyone who actively trusts Chrome is a good subject for psychological study.”
You get the idea. Of course this is only an online poll and and not a scientific experiment so my conclusions should be taken with a liberal pinch of salt.
You can read the original article, here.
Jan
information security to the status of the most crucial factor that should be taken into account in the adoption of new technologies in the IT environment. The conference aims to present IT professionals with the landscape of new threats and how those threats will be addressed effectively through the implementation of specific policies and the use of modern technology.
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Jan
Although it can be exploited in some cases, the good news is that not all implementations can be exploited, and only certain services and applications allow a hacker to exploit this issue. Please see our article on Naked Security for an explanation of the vulnerability itself.
In addition, we have examined our products and we are confident that the Shellshock vulnerability can’t be exploited in any Sophos product. Our IT systems have also been patched or were not vulnerable. For the latest information on how this bug affects Sophos products, please refer to our knowledgebase article from Sophos Support.
You can read the original article, here.
Jan
- Πως μοιάζει το νέο Κέντρο Διαχείρισης;
- Ποια λειτουργικά συστήματα υποστηρίζονται και ποιοι clients είναι διαθέσιμοι;
- Ποια είναι η διαφορά μεταξύ των UEFI και BIOS και γιατί χρειάζεται να το ξέρετε αυτό όταν πουλάτε ή εγκαθιστάτε το SGN;
- Μπορούμε να υποθέσουμε ότι η Native (Γηγενή) Κρυπτογράφηση είναι ίδια με το SafeGuard Enterprise Device Encryption;
- Μπορούν οι υπολογιστές Mac της Apple να διαχειρίζονται κεντρικά;
- Τι είναι και γιατί το FileVault 2 ενδέχεται να είναι απαραίτητο;
- Τι περιλαμβάνει η άδεια χρήσης SGN;
Σήμερα, ευαίσθητα δεδομένα βρίσκονται παντού, στο cloud, σε φορητές συσκευές και προσωπικούς υπολογιστές. Ο στόχος είναι η προστασία τους, χωρίς θυσίες στην απόδοση και η Sophos έχει τη λύση με το SafeGuard Enterprise 6.1, το οποίο προσφέρει κρυπτογράφηση, οπουδήποτε και αν βρίσκονται τα δεδομένα –σε υπολογιστές Windows, Mac, σε αφαιρούμενα μέσα αποθήκευσης, σε δίσκους στο δίκτυο, σε φορητές συσκευές ή στο cloud, χωρίς καμία επίπτωση στην απόδοση.
Με το SafeGuard Enterprise 6.1, η Sophos διευθετεί τα δύο μεγαλύτερα ζητήματα στην κρυπτογράφηση -την απόδοση και τη χρηστικότητα- εκμεταλλευόμενη την ενσωματωμένη κρυπτογράφηση του λειτουργικού συστήματος (Bitlocker στα Windows, FileVault 2 για Mac) για καλύτερη απόδοση και προσφέροντας multi-platform διαχείριση για όλες τις συσκευές και τα περιβάλλοντα cloud.
Θέλετε να μάθετε περισσότερα;
Σας περιμένουμε στο 4o Infocom Security όπου απαντάμε στις προκλήσεις του μέλλοντος.
Ώρα 12:30 – 14:15 στην 2η ενότητα «Ευφυείς Λύσεις για την Προστασία των Πληροφοριών»
Jan
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Jan
An equally alarming industry statistic, users not running the most recent version of Android (comprising more than 90 percent of active users) are vulnerable to known exploits, resulting in a more than 600 percent increase in Android malware infections.
In order to keep up with and prevent these risks, Sophos has introduced the latest version of its free Android security app, Sophos Mobile Security 3.0, its full-featured mobile securityand anti-virus application.
What’s New in Sophos Mobile Security 3.0
- Application protection: Protects the start of selected applications with a password, meaning you can let others use your phone without risking your corporate data security. You can protect your settings or Google Play app and any other mobile application.
- Faster Scanning: Significantly improves scan speed by leveraging the power of multi- core phones
- Web Protection (now included in free version): Blocks access to malicious or phishing websites, so you can access the Internet worry-free
“If Android malware risks weren’t enough, Android device loss and theft are an enormous issue, especially considering that more than 100 cell phones are lost or stolen every minute just in the US alone,” said Thomas Lippert, senior product manager, mobile, Sophos. “Mobile malware leads to data loss and unexpected cost issues, while actual device loss and theft leads to potentially much worse. Either way, it’s imperative for users to ensure their devices are protected. And we’re providing this protection—for free.”
Sophos Mobile Security is offered for free in Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.sophos.smsec. Optionally, Sophos Mobile Security can integrate into the company’s flagship mobile device management and security solution, Sophos Mobile Control, providing full central management and integration into the compliance enforcement engine. For more information about Sophos’ mobile offerings, please visit:http://www.sophos.com/en-us/products/mobile.aspx.
Jan
Sender Policy Framework (SPF) and DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM) were both designed to help counteract this issue by helping legitimate senders prove that their email isn’t forged. Now you can implement anti-spam rules in the Sophos Email Appliance that act on the presence or lack of both SPF and DKIM validation and you can even add your own DKIM signatures to outbound mail, providing an added layer of trust to email originating from your organization.
As you would expect, enabling SPF or DKIM policy rules couldn’t be simpler. With just a couple of clicks you can easily add sender validation using these frameworks to your spam evaluation criteria.
But that’s not all, with v3.8 we’ve also enabled wildcards for selecting sub-domains for “Select Users” and “Custom Groups” when setting up policy and a few more enhancements. This release also includes a patch for the OpenSSL man-in-the-middle vulnerability. You can read all about the updates in the release notes.
Sophos Email Appliance Documentation and Release Notes. Existing email appliance customers will receive this automatically during your next specified update window.
You can read the original article, here.
Jan
With version 6.1 we’re addressing the two biggest issues in encryption – performance and usability – by leveraging native operating system (OS) encryption for better performance; and delivering multi-platform management across all devices and cloud environments.
SafeGuard Enterprise also solves the major challenge of managing encryption across multiple platforms, devices, and cloud environments. Users and IT staff are now able to share data safely between Windows, Mac and mobile devices – securing data wherever it lives and wherever it is sent.
Managing multiple devices no longer means managing multiple consoles, so IT can fully embrace encryption to support their users. The Sophos encryption approach enables users to safely work the way they need to – sharing files between users, partners and customers via the cloud and the devices they use.
Sophos is the only vendor to offer native device encryption, cloud, mobile, removable and file share encryption in one centrally managed solution, providing unmatched security, performance, and an intuitive user experience.
What’s New in SafeGuard Enterprise 6.1
- With SafeGuard Enterprise you can manage Microsoft BitLocker for Windows or Mac FileVault 2.
- Now with support for Windows 8, and file and disk encryption on Macs, SafeGuard covers more operating systems and platforms.
- Simplified keyring creation grants you seamless, centralized management. With this newest release, you can save time with our keyring creation that requires no repeat login.
- Use a single console to manage full-disk, removable media, file-share, and cloud storage encryption
- Get up-to-date security status for all your devices with reporting and auditing that lets you monitor and enforce compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
You can sign-up for a free 30-day trial here.
Jan
Easy to deploy and simple to manage, Sophos Cloud gives Sophos partners and IT managers at enterprises of all sizes the ability to manage and maintain endpoint security to protect all users, regardless of physical location, via the cloud-based service. The launch of Sophos Cloud is the first step in the company’s aggressive strategy of cloud-enabling its entire portfolio. In addition, Sophos will continue to innovate and extend its ‘on-prem’ security software, providing IT professionals choice in how to best manage IT security in their environment.
Kris Hagerman, chief executive officer for Sophos, said, “Sophos Cloud is the answer to the constant struggle IT teams face in protecting and securing their enterprises. These IT teams may be as small as a single person, but the constant threats and challenges they face could overwhelm an army. To come to their rescue, we’re thrilled to deliver Sophos Cloud – it will be one of our key strategic priorities as we execute on our vision of being the best in the world at delivering complete and powerful IT security to small and mid-market enterprises and organizations of any size looking to simplify their IT security operations“.
With the management console hosted by Sophos Cloud, there is no server set up and service can be deployed instantly, providing complete security coverage everywhere – simply. Sophos Cloud delivers all the essential endpoint protection a company needs without any of the complexity traditionally associated with security management. The service is also consistent with Sophos’ ongoing focus and commitment to be a “Channel First” company.
“The ability to administer our security with Sophos Cloud allows us to better manage our resources and enables us to effectively utilize our time and money. The service was easy for us to implement, and it seamlessly integrated into our environment,” said David Fox, IT Consultant, Neptune Terminals.
“Small and medium businesses are especially challenged regarding IT security. They are targets and must meet security best practices yet are resource constrained,” said Charles Kolodgy, Research Vice President for IDC.
“Sophos Cloud is a welcome addition. Its features can remove some of the complexity tied to security management thus allowing small and mid-market businesses to improve security without taxing their resources”. “As an organization that specializes in IT security and services, M3Corp has had a valuable partnership with Sophos for more than 4 years. Sophos Cloud will help us extend that partnership to quickly deliver cloud security that is easy to deploy and manage, while providing the most efficient and economical security solution to all of our customers throughout Brazil. M3Corp’s partnership with Sophos ensures that our customers will be fully protected from all types of threats,” states Antonio Mocelim, Sales Director, M3Corp.
Availability
Sophos Cloud is currently available. Online 30-day trials are available by visiting: www.sophos.com/cloud
Jan
“On June 19th we uncovered, halted and contained a targeted attack on our internal network infrastructure. Our systems have been cleaned and there is no evidence of any user data being compromised. We are working with the relevant authorities to investigate its source and any potential further extent. We will let you know if there are any developments. The current evidence suggests a limited impact. The attackers were able to obtain at least one old and expired Opera code signing certificate, which they have used to sign some malware. This has allowed them to distribute malicious software which incorrectly appears to have been published by Opera Software, or appears to be the Opera browser. It is possible that a few thousand Windows users, who were using Opera between 01.00 and 01.36 UTC on June 19th, may automatically have received and installed the malicious software. To be on the safe side, we will roll out a new version of Opera which will use a new code signing certificate“.
The conclusions we reached, based on the announcement above, were:
- The network was breached.
- A code-signing key was stolen.
- Malware has been signed with it and circulated.
- At least one infected file was posted on an Opera server.
- That file may have been downloaded and installed by Opera itself.
- Cleanup and remediation has now been done at Opera.
- That sounds a bit more like Security breach not stopped.
- How else could a signed-and-infected file have been automatically downloaded by an already-installed instance of Opera? Anyway, wouldn’t Opera’s auto-update have failed or produced a warning due to the expired certificate? Until Opera has worked out the answer to these questions, Opera users probably want to assume the worst.
The good news is that the malware involved is widely detected by anti-virus tools, and the period of possible exposure via Opera itself was at most 36 minutes.
→ According to Opera, Sophos products block the offending file as Mal/Zbot-FG.
So, if you are an Opera for Windows user:
- Download a fresh copy of the latest version (since the buggy download appears to be a thing of the past).
- Make sure your anti-virus is up to date.
- If you can spare the time, do an on-demand (“scan now”) check of your computer.
- If we find out more detail about whether malware was distributed by existing Opera installations or not, we’ll let you know.
You can read the original article, here.
Jan
The new Sophos solution helps IT professionals confidently implement BYOD policies and provides users the flexibility they demand to stay productive and safe. It supports iOS, Android and Windows Phone 8 devices.
To learn more about SMC 4.0, check out this video.
SMC 4.0: Mobile Encryption, Integrated Security and User-Centricity
SMC 4.0 provides a simple, hassle-free and comprehensive approach to protecting mobile devices. With Mobile Content Management for iOS devices, SMC is the only EMM solution to offer file-level encryption, which gates access to each file, to protect the data in the office and on the go. SMC also delivers integrated security against malware and malicious web sites for Android devices, which account for 80 percent of smartphone operating systems* worldwide as well as the majority of mobile malware threats. The number of unique pieces of mobile malware seen by SophosLabs has now reached almost 900,000 and is growing rapidly.
With web protection for Android, IT administrators can select web site categories to control access and block data-stealing or inappropriate web pages. SMC 4.0 also provides unique integration with Sophos UTM, Checkpoint and Cisco to provide network access control. Compromised devices are isolated from the network, protecting the organization’s assets from malware on mobile devices. SMC’s user-centric deployment, management and pricing greatly simplifies administration. With an intuitive web-based management console, IT administrators can provide their users with a self-service portal to change passwords, register devices and report lost or stolen devices.
You can read the original article here.
Jan
The infected ads were served to visitors of the Yahoo homepage over a four-day period last week. Some of the malware that was served up could turn the infected computers into Bitcoin miners. The malware that Yahoo unknowingly served up attacked flaws in Java on the victim machines. Yahoo says that the malware was served up from December 31 to January 3 on its European sites.
Yahoo is being criticized for not doing anything to help the owners of computers infected with malware served from its site.
The web company has promised to monitor and block any ads being used for serving malware. Estimates are that around 27000 infections resulted every hour the ads containing the malware were served. Some malware installed by the rogue ads also installed ZeuS, which tries to steal banking information.
You can read the original article at SlashGear.
Jan
In addition to delivering iOS 7 support, Sophos announced an update for customers to manage the new business-focused features of Apple’s latest version from the easy-to-use Sophos web-based console, deployed either on-premise or as Software as a Service (SaaS).
According to Gartner, Apple iOS 7 includes more enterprise enhancements than any release since iOS 4.0 introduced mobile device management APIs. Version 3.6 of Sophos Mobile Control enables enterprises of all sizes to protect corporate data, with many new enhancements, including:
- Separation of company and personal data
- Per app VPN
- A new volume purchasing program (VPP)
- Remote configuration of apps
“Sophos Mobile Control allows us to easily manage our existing devices while simultaneously adding new devices safely into our organization,” said Jeri Sample, IT Manager, Meadville Medical Center, an outstanding community medical center in Meadville, Pennsylvania. “It is important for us to keep patient data secure. With accelerated deployment, ease of management, and complete visibility, SMC makes Sophos the right choice on behalf of our staff and our patients.”
“Mobile devices in the workplace are the rule, not the exception,” said John Shaw, Vice President for end user security products at Sophos. “Sophos Mobile Control provides simple to deploy mobile device management and security that will keep employees happy and productive, minimize the workload for IT, and give managers confidence that the company’s data is protected. We think iOS 7 is a huge step forward in enabling personal devices to be used securely at work, and are delighted to be extending the benefits to our partners and customers.”
To learn more about Sophos Mobile Control, please visit http://www.sophos.com/mobile.
Jan
And we’ve been named a Visionary in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Mobility Management. Please contact technical support if you need more information or guidance.
What’s available in Sophos Mobile Control 4.0
SMC offers a full range of enterprise mobility management features, including:
- Central management of your mobile devices, content and applications with a user-centric approach
- Robust security protection with built-in anti-malware and web filtering
- Mobile content management with individual file encryption, ensuring encryption without compromise on your devices
- Reduced risk of data breaches with integrated Network Access Control
- Easy deployment and management with user based pricing, simplifying your budget
Highlights
- Use a simple role-based web console
- Push out policies and apps over the air
- Assign policies based on users’ Active Directory groups
- Regularly check for device compliance
- Remotely locate, lock and wipe devices
- Secure mobile content on iOS devices
- Filter web pages by category on Android devices
- You can choose either on-premise or SaaS deployment, or as a subscription option with Sophos Cloud.
Learn more about the great features in Sophos Mobile Control, or sign up for a free trial.
And find out how Sophos gives our customers security that’s simply better.
You can read the original article, here.
Jan
In particular, the overhead of running multiple concurrent antivirus scanners on a single host can affect performance and scalability. Meanwhile, the constant starting, stopping, and cloning of virtual machines can leave systems unprotected.
A new Sophos whitepaper explores these challenges and presents two effective approaches to securing your virtual machines without sacrificing performance: agentless antivirus and virtualization-optimized endpoint security. Simultaneous scheduled or on-demand scans can lead to a “scan storm,” increasing resource use and decreasing system performance.
“Scan storms occur when a host’s resources are overwhelmed by many virtual machines (VM) running antivirus scans at the same time. Because each VM is engaged in nearly identical behavior requiring multiple input/output (I/O) operations and substantial CPU processing, data throughput and system response time can slow noticeably. Even an otherwise speedy SAN or local storage array can be affected by the sheer volume of simultaneous read requests.”
The paper also covers how to choose the best approach and the right Sophos product (Sophos Antivirus for vShield, Sophos Server Protection, or Sophos Endpoint Antivirus) for your needs.
Download “Two Great Ways to Protect Your Virtual Machines From Malware” to learn more about how to deliver performance and security in your virtual data center (registration required).
You can read the original article here.
Jan
In comments that support Array’s ranking in the new report, IDC analysts note that the company’s WAN optimization solution has “increased its chances of cracking bigger deals and positioning themselves as an end-to-end solution provider in the ADC space.”
According to IDC, drivers of Array’s leading position in the India market include the ability to close deals in the lucrative government and banking and financial services industry (BFSI) markets, as well as the ability to offer holistic ADC and WAN solutions with custom costing to potential customers. Although Cisco still leads – due to volume WAN optimization sales – Array is mounting a challenge by way of continued growth in the WAN optimization space.
Mr. Shibu Paul, Country Manager at Array Networks said, “IDC is a respected authority tracking the markets Array serves, and the local IDC team in India has a superior understanding of vendors, partners and customers in the application delivery networking space. The Array team has been working tirelessly to serve our customers, assist our partners and enhance our offerings, and I am extremely pleased to see our efforts paying off as reflected in the new IDC market report.”
“In addition to growing traction in the enterprise based on its suite of application delivery networking solutions, Array is also opening up new opportunities with its line of software appliances which can be hosted on any virtualized server to break price barriers and make solutions more affordable to SMBs,” said Manoj Iyer, IDC’s market analyst for enterprise networking in India. “With the ability to support a broad range of customers and a go-to-market strategy focused on educating partners its load balancing, WAN optimization, enterprise mobility, high availability, BYOD and application acceleration solutions, Array is well positioned to further increase their market share in the application delivery networking market.”
You can read the original article here.
Jan
Sophos currently offers an optimized AMI that is compatible with AWS cloud services. With this new hourly-based model, customers are able to take advantage of the many scaling, redundancy and elasticity features offered by AWS. Put simply, this approach lets customers access and securely defend their cloud resources with a solution optimized for the AWS environment.
“With AWS Marketplace, businesses can find, buy and deploy software that is optimized for Amazon EC2, allowing them to focus on delivering business results faster and at a lower cost,” said Sajai Krishnan, GM, AWS Marketplace. “We’re excited to add the Sophos UTM to AWS Marketplace, as we believe its new on-demand hourly pricing allows customers to utilize this advanced network security solution with the elasticity and ease-of-use they want in the cloud.“
“As a long-standing security provider, we know about the many benefits that Amazon Web Services provides, especially to SMBs that have adopted the cloud,” said Angelo Comazzetto, Senior Product Manager, Sophos. “We pride ourselves on developing complete security offerings that are simple to use, and with this offering, companies can better defend their cloud security resources with layers of security provided by Sophos UTM. We are excited to enable this unique offering in the AWS Marketplace.”
For additional information on Sophos’ UTM offerings, please click here.
Jan
There are many reasons why you should consider Sophos for your next firewall — here are five of them.
1. We keep it simple. It’s super easy to deploy, manage, and use – you’ll never need to configure with the command-line again.
2. You get lightning speed. Our SG Series appliances blow the competition away in independent tests. And if you prefer you can go software, virtual or cloud-based instead.
3. Everything’s on one box. It gives you the latest next-gen firewall features. Plus email, endpoint, and mobile features you can’t get anywhere else.
4. Reporting’s built in. Detailed reports come as standard, stored locally on a built-in hard drive. No separate appliances or tools required.
5. And we’re a three-time Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader. No other firewall vendor can say that. So you can rest assured you get proven protection you can trust from a Leader in UTM, Endpoint and Mobile Data Protection.
All of this good stuff, packaged in one super-fast, easy-to-use solution. To learn more, and see how we stack up against the competition, visit sophos.com/firewall.
You can read the original article, here.
Jan
“Sophos and Cyberoam create a winning combination at the right time, in the right product markets and in all the right geographies,” said Kris Hagerman, Chief Executive Officer for Sophos. “Cyberoam has built a strong reputation as an aggressive and nimble innovator in the network security market, and like Sophos, has a ‘channel-first’ approach and reputation for delivering top-notch service and support. The acquisition expands and accelerates our network security roadmap to grow our presence in UTM, advanced threat protection, wireless and next generation firewall – some of the fastest growing markets in all of IT. This also continues our focus of providing exciting opportunities to grow our channel partners and customers.”
For more information, visit the Sophos corporate blog.
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Ahmedabad, India, Cyberoam is highly regarded for its product innovation, quality, and world-class customer support. The company has more than 65,000 customers, more than 550 employees, and a strong channel focus with a network of 5,500 partners, with particular strength in India, the Middle East, and Africa. Cyberoam’s high performance UTM and Next Generation Firewall appliances, built on a similar Intel-based architecture as Sophos’ UTM solutions, deliver advanced technologies that will complement and expand the entire Sophos network security portfolio. Some of these technologies include the iView reporting engine, application control, user-based network policies, sophisticated next-generation firewall capabilities and advanced threat protection.
Hemal Patel, CEO of Cyberoam said, “Together Sophos and Cyberoam form a powerhouse in network security. We are growing our network security businesses substantially faster than the market, and joining forces allows us to drive even greater innovation and value. Our global footprint, commitment to the channel and complete security portfolio are clear competitive differentiators. We’re pleased to join the Sophos team.”
The acquisition advances Sophos’ position in network security, a strategic growth area for the company and a pivotal element of the company’s complete security strategy. Sophos combines leading security technologies in endpoint, mobile, encryption and data protection, e-mail, web, server, and network – all focused on small and midmarket enterprises and pragmatic enterprises of any size – and delivered entirely through the channel. Combined, Sophos and Cyberoam will have more than 2,200 employees, with more than 600 focused on network security, including more than 350 in R&D.
According to IDC Research, the network security market reached $7.9 billion in 2012; UTM comprised $2.7 billion of the market and was cited as the fastest growing segment at 21% growth. In the recent Gartner Magic Quadrant for Unified Threat Management, Sophos was again named a “Leader” and Cyberoam a “Visionary.”
You can read the original article here.