INDUSTRY HEADLINES

Secret Crush =
unwanted advertising

The Secret Crush application has tempted more than 50k Facebook users to uncover their mystery admirer; however, no secret crush is ever revealed. Learn more about adware unawares

Windows users at risk

Microsoft’s "Patch Tuesday" has issued two new bulletins (one of them described as "critical") about security vulnerabilities in its software.

Plan to roll-out the patches as a matter of urgency, as some of them could enable hackers to access data on a vulnerable PC or run malicious code. Consider NAC to
fortify your defense

IFrame worm is top of the chart

IFrame, which works by injecting malicious code into web pages, retains its position as leader of the chart, despite not having the same impact as the previous month when it accounted for almost 70 percent of web-based attacks. Check out the top ten malware

NETWORK PROTECTION

How compliant are your
endpoint computers?

Find out what network access control (NAC) strategies you should be putting in place. Research firm AberdeenGroup has a new report – Best Practices in Protecting Network Access. Get your complimentary copy today

Web Security and Control

The first of its kind - a solution which combines web security, application control, policy/productivity control, and URL classification – Sophos has a clear alternative to traditional web products. Get better protection

Gartner Endpoint Magic Quadrant

Sophos is the first vendor in five years to break into the Leaders Quadrant. According to Gartner, “"Leaders demonstrate balanced progress and effort in all execution and vision categories…” Read the full Gartner report

COMING EVENTS

THE SECURITY INSIDER

Contributed by Mark Harris,
Global Director of SophosLabs
A View from SophosLabs

2007 has undoubtedly been the year of the Storm worm (aka Dorf). This threat has evolved over the past year, but the theme of “You’ve received a greeting card” keeps returning. Halloween was no exception and Christmas cards quickly started to appear.

The most worrying trend has been the introduction of Mac malware from a well- known gang of malware writers.

The ‘Zlob’ gang regularly updates fake video decoders to infect users with adware and malware. During November and December they continued to register new domains and set up video sites intended to lure victims.

In their ploy, Mac users browsing with Firefox are encouraged to install a codec to allow them to watch a video on a website. Once installed, a Trojan horse is delivered via a DMG (Disk Image) file.

This is not a red alert, but it is a wake-up call to Mac users! SophosLabs continues to provide you up to date protection for all the latest malware, spam and web threats.