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Important advisory about Sophos Endpoint and Small Business products
Sophos has discovered a problem that may be affecting security on a small number of computers running Sophos Anti-Virus or Sophos Endpoint Security and Control. Learn more now.
Why Movember is my favorite time of year...
Everyone has a quirk. Many keep it secret, fearing jokes or sneers at their expense. And that is their choice, but I have decided to stand up and be counted....
Graham Cluley a finalist in the Computer Weekly blog awards
Vote for Graham Cluley in the Computer Weekly blog awards. He's up for best security blog and Twitter user of the year. Go on, do it.. it'll make his boss really happy.
Oz election outcome – I was right!
The dust has finally settled on the Australian federal election. As everyone ought to know, the previous ruling party, and the previous Prime Minister, managed to cling somewhat precariously to power. They didn't really win, since they ended up with Read more…
Name Sophos's new blog, win an iPod Touch
It's competition time! We're all very excited here at Sophos Towers because next month we hope to roll out a whole new blog for you, our faithful readers. We'll be bringing together our star bloggers (Chet and Duck, and yours Read more…
Anatomy of an Attack, New York and Toronto
I am pleased to invite those of you in the greater New York City and Toronto areas to my seminars next week, titled "Anatomy of an Attack: How hackers threaten your security." We have been traveling around North America and Read more…
Help improve our website - take this survey
Patrick in our web team dropped me a note. He and his fellow web wizards are working on a whole new version of the Sophos website, and want your feedback to tell them if they're on the right lines or Read more…
Sophos charters Boeing 737 to rescue staff stranded by volcano fall-out
Many of you have been following the ongoing saga of the attempts by almost 600 Sophos staff to get home from a conference that we were holding in Berlin. Many of our sales and marketing staff have been stranded in Read more…
Software design lessons learnt from a sleeper train
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…
A whinge about EuroStar
This has nothing to do with computer security - but I wanted to let off some steam about EuroStar. Like hundreds of thousands of others I have been stranded for the last few days in Europe, trying to get back Read more…
Hundreds of Sophos employees stranded in Berlin by volcano fall-out
I'm writing to you from the bar of the Maritim Hotel in Berlin, where hundreds of Sophos staff are currently stranded because of the eruption of an Icelandic volcano. Airflights across North Europe are suspended because of the volcanic ash, Read more…
TechCrunch hacked again, as intruders turn potty-mouthed
Top technology blog TechCrunch has been hacked for the second time in 24 hours, with visitors being greeted by an offensive message directed at site founder Michael Arrington. Part of the message posted by the hacker reads: So Arrington, how Read more…
Jewish Chronicle website hacked by 'Palestinian Mujaheeds'
The website of the Jewish Chronicle newspaper, the world's longest running Jewish newspaper, has been hacked by a group calling itself the "Palestinian Mujaheeds", protesting against the continuing blockade of the Gaza Strip by Israel. The hackers appear to have Read more…
Baidu, China's largest search engine, defaced by Iranian Cyber Army
Hot on the heels of last month's attack on Twitter, the so-called "Iranian Cyber Army" appears to have defaced another high profile website. Baidu, formed in 2000, is China's number one search engine, dominating the home market for online searches Read more…
Download your very own Black Screen of Death
There has been a right royal ruckus over the so-called Black Screen of Death in the last few days. Security firm Prevx kicked things off by warning that "millions" of Windows users could find themselves in front of a black Read more…
Microsoft updates trusted root certs to include Startcom
This week while I was away at Virus Bulletin Microsoft released an update to the root certificates they include for Windows and Internet Explorer. On its own this is not noteworthy, but I have been meaning to blog about this Read more…
Endpoint or computer? A call for plain speaking
I admit it. I've had it up to here with the word "endpoint". It's beloved by the marketing departments from Cupertino to Abingdon and back all the way to Santa Clara, but I don't believe that any of you are Read more…







