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Article: Sophos box takes aim at bad Web sites, misguided end users; Web security appliance defends against spyware, other malware infections.(WS1000)
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- Network World
- Article date:
- January 8, 2007
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Byline: Ellen Messmer
Sophos Monday unveiled an appliance that can block access to harmful Web sites to prevent malware infection as well as
filter out banned Web sites for productivity purposes.
The company's WS1000 appliance, which supports as many as 1,000 simultaneous users, scans Web traffic to block user access
to known sites where risk of spyware and other malicious code is high, says Ron O'Brien, senior security analyst at Sophos.
In addition, the WS1000 is built to dynamically analyze Web browsing behavior to stop or warn users when they might be lured
into a spam-based phishing attack to a Web site that may ...