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News Anti-virus specialist, Sophos today urged firms to go 'back to basics' and rethink their IT security, after many corporates struggled to ward off the latest spate of viruses. Sophos claims it was... [25 Jun 1999]
FBI tracks author of the Worm
News The Melissa scare helped security managers prepare for the next virus and made handling it easier and quicker," said Paul Ducklin, head of research at Sophos, a security systems developer. The FBI is trying to track down... [14 Jun 1999]
Worm virus ravages corporate networks
News Jan Hruska, technical director at Sophos security specialists, confirmed that the Worm virus has been reported across Germany, the Czech Republic and the US. Those worried should visit the usual sites to update security... [11 Jun 1999]
Virus timed to detonate on 26 April
News Anti-virus company, Sophos also believes the long running variant is one of the most deadly to have hit the computing industry. Sophos said in a written statement: "It detonates its warhead. IT managers... [11 Mar 1999]
Sophos warns of Windows bug
News Sophos, the anti-virus software producer, has issued a virus warning to Windows 95 and Windows 98 users. The virus attacks the Bios program that manages dataflow from the microprocessor. It overwrites the start-up... [03 Jul 1998]
In brief: Strangedays bug attacks day 26
News Data security specialist Sophos has identified the latest in a series of viruses that jump between Microsoft Office applications. Sophos said: "the StrangeDays code contains bugs and does not work... [26 Jun 1998]
