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Sharpening Endpoint Security

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By John H. Sawyer, Dark Reading

Of all the IT elements that you must secure in your organization, the endpoints are the most elusive. A flaw in an end user device can lead to a breach at the very core of your business, so hardening those endpoints is key to preventing those breaches.

Endpoints are as hard to define as they are to protect. The term traditionally referred to desktops and laptops, but endpoints now encompass smartphones, tablets, point-of-sale machines, bar code scanners, multifunction printers and practically any other device that connects to the company network. Without a well-conceived strategy, keeping track of and securing these devices is difficult and frustrating. [Read More]

Tale Of Two Compromises Provides Lessons For SMBs

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From Dark Reading - By Robert Lemos, Contributing Writer, Dark Reading,

The stories behind the hacking of a startup’s CEO and a journalist, as told at the RSA Conference, provides small and midsize businesses with good tactics to secure their businesses.

SAN FRANCISCO — RSA CONFERENCE 2013 — At first, Matthew Prince and Mat Honen seem to have little in common: Prince is the founder and CEO of CloudFlare, a small business with a rapidly expanding client base. Honen is a writer for well-known news Web site. [Read More]

Security Threat Report 2013

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New platforms and changing threats

Download the Security Threat Report 2013 from Sophos. Reflecting on a very busy year for cyber security, I would like to highlight some key observations for 2012. No doubt, the increasing mobility of data in corporate environments is one of the biggest
challenges we faced in the past year. Users are fully embracing the power to access data from
anywhere. The rapid adoption of bring your own device (BYOD) and cloud are really accelerating
this trend, and providing new vectors of attack [Security Threat Report 2013]

Sophos Mobile Control 3 - Now Available

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Sophos Mobile Control 3.0 is now available
It’s packed with exciting new features including, android security, iPhone configuration, Samsung SAFE Configuration, User and Group based compliance, and locate your iOS devices.

Many of your users would rather use their own mobile devices. Sophos Mobile Control 3.0 lets you say yes to Bring Your Own Device (BYOD). Whether you choose on-premise installation or Software as a Service (SaaS), we put you in control of your information. -[ Read More]

Sophos EndUser Protection

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BYOD Gets Easy - Complete endpoint, mobile, web, and data security licensed by the user—not the device.

Personal: Protects every tablet, phone, laptop or desktop, everywhere your users go. You get antivirus, mobile device management, data and web protection, patch assessment and much more.

Easier: Makes security easier whether it’s enabling BYOD, day-to-day administration with streamlined management, or getting support when you need it.

Sensible: Makes financial sense with protection for every device, licensing on a per-user basis, and we include all updates at no cost.

To learn more, check out Sophos End User Protection