IT security and control firm Sophos has announced that it will now receive advanced information from Microsoft about its monthly security bulletins to anticipate emerging threats and provide mutual customers with more timely protection.
SophosLabs, Sophos's global network of researchers and analysts, has joined the Microsoft Active Protections Programme (Mapp), and will be provided with vulnerability information in advance of Microsoft's monthly security update release to offer protection to customers efficiently and effectively. The information is shared in a secure and confidential manner to prevent it from being used maliciously.
"Microsoft's new initiative will provide valuable information for Sophos to update its products and ensure mutual customers are defended against new vulnerabilities," says Brett Myroff, CEO of regional Sophos distributor, Sophos South Africa. "With cybercriminals constantly on the lookout for new vectors of attack, it is important for the industry to work together to keep ahead of the fraudsters. Mapp is a positive step in that direction."
By receiving vulnerability information earlier, Sophos will be able to give its customers a higher level of protection.
"There's more to the Microsoft Security Response Centre than security updates - we're working to protect customers from emerging threats," says Mark Miller, director of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing product management. "The Microsoft Active Protections Programme is one example of how Microsoft is continuing to work with partners to help better protect our mutual customers and deliver some of the world's best security response."
Sophos regularly publishes information for companies about Microsoft's monthly security updates, and continues to recommend that all customers evaluate, test and deploy Microsoft's security updates in a timely manner to help prevent the exploitation of vulnerabilities.
For more information about the Microsoft Active Protections Programme visit: http://www.microsoft.com/security/msrc/mapp/overview.mspx More information about SophosLabs can be found on the Sophos Web site at: http://www.sophos.com/security/sophoslabs/
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NetXactics, trading as Sophos South Africa, is a South African-based company focused on the provision of security solutions. It is the Master Distributor for UK-based Sophos Plc, one of the leaders in the provision of network access control and endpoint, e-mail and web security and control solutions for the corporate environment. For more information, visit Sophos South Africa at www.sophos.co.za.
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Sophos enables enterprises worldwide to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Our network access control, endpoint, Web and e-mail solutions simplify security to provide integrated defenses against malware, spyware, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, policy abuse, data leakage and compliance drift. With over 20 years of experience, we protect over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with our reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognised for our high level of customer satisfaction, we have an enviable history of industry awards, reviews and certifications. Sophos is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and Oxford, UK.
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