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Sophos enews: the newswire which brings you up-to-the-minute reports on virus, spyware and spam issues, new Sophos products and enhancements.One new infected webpage found every five seconds, reveals latest Sophos Security Threat Report
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A new Security Threat Report, which looks at worldwide cybercrime during the first quarter of 2008, show a dramatic increase in web-based threats compared to 2007 – the first three months of 2008 showed Sophos finding and blocking a new infected webpage every five seconds, compared with one every 14 seconds last year. Follow the link to download the report as well as see the top ten countries hosting web-based malware in Q1 2008.
http://www.sophos.com/news/2008/04/secrep08q1.htmlAlleged webcam hacker accused of spying on young girls
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Do you own a webcam? 27-year-old Daniel Lesiewicz has been charged with using spyware to take over the webcams of women as young as 14 and coerced them into posing naked for him. Lesiewicz, the owner of a computer support company, has appeared in a Montreal courtroom on charges of possessing and producing child pornography, extortion and threats. Follow the link below for more on this story and the importance of properly securing PCs.
http://www.sophos.com/news/2008/04/webcam.htmlPrivate eyes jailed in industrial espionage spyware case
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Four members of the Israeli Modi'in Ezrahi private investigation firm have been sentenced after they were found guilty of using a Trojan horse to steal commercial information on behalf of legitimate companies. Continue reading for more on this story and learn how to safeguard your business against threats like this.
http://www.sophos.com/news/2008/04/modiin-ezrahi.htmlSophos Email Appliance receives top rating in CRN test
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CRN has tested and awarded Sophos's ES1000, which delivers complete email security, incorporating anti-spam, anti-phishing, and anti-malware into a single appliance a five star rating for security, ease-of-use and features categories. The review concluded that the key selling point for the ES1000 is its web-based management interface. Keep reading to learn more about the ES1000 and to read the full CRN review.
http://www.sophos.com/news/2008/04/sea-crn-test.htmlSophos Receives Positive Rating in Network Access Control MarketScope Report
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Sophos was 1 of 17 vendors evaluated for the Gartner MarketScope for Network Access Control, 2008 and received a positive rating . Gartner defines the NAC market as those vendors that sell appliance-based or endpoint software-based NAC solutions. This evaluation by Gartner validates Sophos's vision and delivery of preventive and easy-to-manage endpoint security and control offerings which seamlessly integrate into existing environments. Keep reading to learn more about Gartner and their evaluation.
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