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In virtualized environments, SSL/TLS data encryption is commonly used to secure mission-critical and sensitive data as it transits to remote users and shared networks. Virtual application delivery controllers (ADCs) are also frequently deployed to provide SSL offloading from servers (reducing their load and thus improving performance) as well as application acceleration, load balancing across links, […]

The more customers you host in your data center, the better, right?  Of course, that means more revenue.  And if those customers are in multiple industry verticals, even better, correct?  Supporting a variety of customer types protects  against revenue fluctuations if rough economic times affect a certain vertical and not the others.  But here’s the

In the last couple of days, a widespread Linux vulnerability known as GHOST has been receiving a lot of attention in the security community. In theory, this vulnerability can allow an attacker to remotely execute code on a Linux computer. There is already proof of concept code that puts this theory into practice, and it

It’s an honor to announce that we have been positioned as a Leader in Forrester Research, Inc.’s new report, The Forrester Wave: Endpoint Encryption, Q1 2015. We think this is strong validation that Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise Encryption 7 is among the very best encryption products available on the market today. According to the report, “Sophos

Sophos announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc., in the “Leaders” quadrant of Gartner’s “Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms” for the eighth consecutive year. Gartner identifies four primary stages in the security lifecycle: setting policy, prevention, detection and remediation, and evaluated EPP vendors based on whether the features their solutions offer address these

Enterprises and organizations throughout the EU are facing major challenges in handling personal data as the EU Council are expected to pass the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR, that will automatically translate into national legislation and introduces dramatic changes with regards to how personal data should be collected, stored, accessed and utilized and

Today, we’re pleased to introduce updates to our Endpoint Protection,SafeGuard Encryption and Mobile Encryption products that deliver on our vision of Next-Generation Enduser Protection (NGEUP).  NGEUP provides more effective and simpler-to-manage security for enduser devices and data by integrating innovative endpoint, mobile and encryption technologies. It is a stepping stone to achieving our Project Galileo vision of next-generation enduser, server and

Lots of customers are looking to switch from big security vendors like Symantec, McAfee, and Kaspersky to Sophos – and it’s easy to see why. Here are four reasons : Better performance. Independent test results from AV-Comparatives show how Sophos blows away the competition with the lowest impact score of any vendor. Better protection. Sophos

If you Innovation is the one constant in the security industry, as both hackers and vendors try to outrace each other. Security vendors have always been trying to find the “silver bullet” technology that was going to provide the best possible protection – antivirus, HIPS, application control, sandboxing. This first generation of security innovation has

If you haven’t heard about it by now, it’s time you learned more about the upcoming EU Data Protection Regulation, which applies to anyone collecting data on European Union citizens. What does the regulation say about your responsibilities to protect personal data? Here are five things you need to know about the regulation and what