bit.ly, Sophos partner for proactive Web threat protection
[Johannesburg, 2 December 2009] -
IT security and data protection firm, Sophos, has announced that it has entered into an agreement with bit.ly, a utility used to shorten, share and track links, to assist them in protecting users against visiting Web pages that may contain malware, spam or phishing threats.According to SophosLabs, 23 500 new infected Web pages are discovered every day – four times worse than in 2007. Organisations have become increasingly concerned about the rise in malicious attacks taking place via social networking sites, as well as the risks of users revealing sensitive personal or corporate data online.Over a third of social networking users report that they have been spammed via social networking sites, and more than 20% reporting that they have been the target of malware - with cyber-criminals often using shortened links to disguise their attacks.
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