BANGALORE, India - April 30, 2012 - Sophos, IT security and data protection company, announced
a partnership with Facebook to help protect users from links that lead
to malware or malicious sites. Facebook will use the website reputation
service provided by Sophos-Labs, global network of research centers of
Sophos, along with their own security measures, to help assess whether a
largely distributed link is malicious.
When
Facebook users click a link, Facebook consults its database of
malicious URLs to check the status of the link. Starting today,
Sophos-Labs will be feeding malicious URL intelligence into this
database. Facebook will inform Facebook users, if the link they clicked
on is malicious, and users will be sent to a page that offers the choice
to continue at their own risk, return to the previous screen, or obtain
more information on why the link was flagged as suspicious. Mac users
will also be given the option to download the free Sophos Anti-Virus for
Mac Home Edition from the Sophos Facebook Page as part of the Facebook
AV Marketplace.
Joe Sullivan, Chief of Security at Facebook said "We
are pleased to begin partnering with Sophos to better protect our users
both on and off of Facebook. We believe incorporating Sophos, the
industry-leading computer security intelligence, and expertise, will
help us provide even more security to those using Facebook."
Sophos-Labs is a global network of highly skilled and thoroughly trained analysts renowned
for protecting businesses from known and emerging threats, rapidly and immediately. Sophos- Labs expertise covers every area of network security-viruses, spyware, adware, intrusion, spam and malicious web pages. Innovative technologies such as Behavioral Genotype Protection and rapid signature updates are combined to stop new and unknown malware.
for protecting businesses from known and emerging threats, rapidly and immediately. Sophos- Labs expertise covers every area of network security-viruses, spyware, adware, intrusion, spam and malicious web pages. Innovative technologies such as Behavioral Genotype Protection and rapid signature updates are combined to stop new and unknown malware.
Mark Harris, Vice-President at Sophos said "For
many hundreds of millions of people, Facebook has become the default
forum for sharing and consuming opinions, news and personal content.
Because content is typically posted by a trusted source - a friend, many
users incorrectly assume links are safe. Scammers often take advantage
of the trust relationship to fool users into clicking malicious links.
Our partnership with Facebook will educate users to make more informed
decisions regarding what they click on and will help reduce the spread
of malicious links."
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