Entries in 'sophos' (12)
Sophos USB drive buy results in investigation
NEWSThe sale of 50 lost USB thumb drives to Sophos has resulted in an investigation by Australian authorities into the rail network operator.
Two thirds of lost USB sticks are infected
NEWSSecurity firm Sophos analysed a large number of USB sticks lost on an Australian rail network and found that over two-thirds were infected with malware.
Antivirus software criticised at Black Hat conference
NEWSA Google researcher unveiled a number of vulnerabilities in the Sophos Antivirus software during a presentation at the Black Hat security conference.
Sophos reports huge rise in social networking security threats
NEWSSecurity outfit Sophos has reported a massive increase in security threats related to social networking sites such as Facebook.
Fresh zero-day flaw in Windows bypasses UAC
NEWSSophosLabs revealed a new zero-day exploit in Microsoft Windows which allows an application to elevate permissions while bypassing User Account Control (UAC) In Windows Vista and Windows 7.
Royal Navy web site downed by hacker
NEWSThe British Royal Navy was forced to shut down its website after it came under attack by a hacker identified by Internet security software vendor Sophos.
Security experts in favor of banning PDF
NEWSA security researcher from Sophos speaking at the Virus Bulletin 2010 conference asked for the audience of security professionals to vote regarding Adobe's PDF standard.
Sophos releases free LNK tool
NEWSSecurity software vendor Sophos has made available a free tool to address the Windows shortcut vulnerability.
Olympus camera infected with virus
NEWSFirst it was PCs, then Macs, then smartphones – now even digital cameras are not safe from malware, as electronics vendor Olympus has found.
Windows 7 'vulnerable to 80 per cent of viruses'
NEWSWindows 7 is vulnerable to 80 per cent of viruses, a security software vendor has warned.
Sophos criticises Windows 7
NEWSA major row has broken out between Microsoft and antivirus vendor Sophos over concerns with the security of Windows 7's XP emulation mode.
