Articles by Rich Baldry

About Rich Baldry

Rich is a Senior Product Manager with responsibility for Sophos's Web Protection and Mac products. He has been with Sophos for so long that his first job involved mailing out anti-virus updates on 5¼" floppies. Contact him by email or follow his occasional tweets at @rbaldry.

Apple releases Mac OS X Lion - Sophos users are protected

by Rich Baldry on July 20, 2011 | 9 Comments
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Sophos's anti-virus products are compatible with the latest version of Mac OS X, codenamed "Lion".

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Riot in Vancouver - how funny was it?

by Rich Baldry on June 17, 2011 | 8 Comments
Riot in Vancouver - how funny was it?

A tiny proportion of the 100,000 who watched the Stanley Cup final in Vancouver were involved in the shameful rioting which followed the Canucks' defeat. But a surprising number lurked on the periphery, larking around, taking photos and laughing as the destruction continued.

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Apple OS X vulnerabilities - Snow Leopard patches more security holes

by Rich Baldry on March 22, 2011 | Leave a comment
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Apple has released version 10.6.7 of their OS X operating system for Macintosh computers. This update includes many security fixes, so if you are a Mac user, update now!

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What's in a domain name?

by Rich Baldry on March 19, 2011 | 8 Comments
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Was Microsoft's Bing search engine poisoned for one of Microsoft's own products? Maybe not, but there is a lesson here to be learned for internet marketers. Simply representing your brand can help users stay safe on the internet.

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Will the Mac App Store keep malware at bay?

by Rich Baldry on January 7, 2011 | 3 Comments
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Apple's App Store revolutionized finding and installing applications for mobile devices. Now with the announcement of the Mac App Store will users benefit from the same safeguards against malware infections on their computers?

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Will Google Street View encourage better Wi-Fi security?

by Rich Baldry on October 26, 2010 | 1 Comment
Will Google Street View be good news for Wifi security?

Could Google Street View's very public privacy incident wake people up to the risks of unprotected wireless networking and the simple steps they can take to protect themselves?

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Google Instant - reaching further into your subconscious?

by Rich Baldry on September 10, 2010 | Leave a comment
Guest blog: Google Instant - reaching further into your subconscious?

Rich Baldry looks after some of our web protection products here at Sophos, and he's been thinking about some of the possible implications of Google Instant. Over to you Rich.. So, Google has announced Google Instant - a new enhancement Read more…

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Taking your protection with you with Live URL filtering

by Rich Baldry on June 23, 2010 | Leave a comment
Guest blog: Taking your protection with you

Rich Baldry, a product manager based in our Vancouver offices, discusses an exciting new security feature that will benefit everybody who browses the web away from their office. Over to you Rich.. The Winter Olympics may have been and gone, Read more…

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Software design lessons learnt from a sleeper train

by Rich Baldry on April 19, 2010 | Leave a comment
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Rich Baldry, a product manager based in our Vancouver offices, found himself with some time to kill on his (prolonged) journey across Europe this weekend, and has jotted down some thoughts regarding good software design. Over to you Rich.. Along Read more…

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Coming to grips with encryption

by Rich Baldry on January 28, 2009 | Comments Off
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Rich Baldry is a talented chap. He's not only a product manager based in our Vancouver offices, but he can also play the tuba and walk at the same time. Now he can add another skill to his repertoire, as Read more…

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