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Sophos Rolls Out Endpoint Security and Control 8.0(Wireless News Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge) IT security and control firm Sophos announced Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 8.0, incorporating Network Access Control (NAC) technology to go beyond reactive and proactive anti-virus offering businesses complete preventive computer protection. Sophos said the offering integrates anti-virus, anti-spyware, host intrusion prevention, application control, firewall and NAC to block viruses and spyware as well as ensure that computers are running authorized, up-to-date software and adhering to company policies. The announcement coincides with preliminary research from Sophos, which reveals that an alarming two out of every three corporate computers are failing to meet standards because they are running out-of-date anti-virus, missing security patches or have a disabled firewall. "Historically it's been difficult for IT managers to know whether their users' computers are safe, protected and compliant with corporate policies. NAC has been touted as the answer to this problem, but the technology has often been beyond the reach of most companies in terms of budget and resource," said John Shaw, Director of Endpoint Security and Control at Sophos. "We are addressing this pain with Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 8.0 delivering preventive protection, in a form that is simple to roll-out at no additional charge. Its integrated NAC and application control technology gives administrators the confidence that all the computers on their network are updated with the latest security patches and are only running authorized software." Sophos's claims are backed up by a recent report from Forrester Research1, which reveals that approximately 40 percent of companies surveyed have tried to install NAC, but only four percent were able to complete the implementation, blaming the excessive complexity of network-based models. By integrating NAC with endpoint security protection, the new Sophos offering simplifies implementation, at last enabling the mainstream adoption of the technology. Peter Firstbrook, Research Director of Gartner said that, "Enterprises need to evaluate how effective their current endpoint protection solution is at handling the changing requirements of endpoint security management." "As a current Sophos customer we were excited about loOking at the integrated NAC features that are part of the Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 8.0 product," said John Endahl, Senior Information Security Administrator at TechTeam Global. "The product just continues to get better by adding new functionality without over-complicating things. From the centralized management of the product (including multiple platforms) to the fantastic support they always provide, Sophos continues to deliver increasing value with its products." ((Comments on this story may be sent to [email protected])) ((Distributed on behalf of 10Meters via M2 Communications Ltd - http://www.m2.com)) ((10Meters - http://www.10meters.com)) Copyright ? 2008 Wireless News |