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• Sophos Broadens Support to Include Trusted Computing Group's Opal Storage Encryption Standard Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise to Offer Integrated Support and Management for Opal Self-Encrypting Hard Drives Sophos supports industry standard Opal technology BOSTON – December 16, 2010 – Global IT security and data protection firm Sophos today announced its support of Trusted Computing Group's (TCG) security subsystem storage standard Opal that provides hard drive vendors an outline for developing self-encrypting drives. With the staggering number of reported lost or stolen laptops and hard drives, it has become increasingly important that hardware comes loaded with encryption functionality to safeguard confidential data alongside encryption software. Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise (SGN) 5.60 – available in the first half of 2011 – will support Opal's specifications, enabling enhanced data protection and interoperability benefits to self-encrypting drives. According to the Ponemon Institute (Fifth Annual U.S. Cost of a Data Breach Study, January 2010), the average cost to companies per lost or stolen record is $204. The average organizational cost of a data breach reached more than $6.6 million in 2008, up 46 percent since 2005. These costs include fixing the cause of the breach, replacing lost or stolen laptops and storage devices, legal defense costs, disclosure costs for informing consumers about the breach via letters and press releases, loss of business, and expensive fines. "Organizations are facing mounting pressure to ensure and prove that confidential data is fully safeguarded at all times and to do so with limited budgets, support and depending on the organization, the level of knowledge and expertise," said Rainer Gawlick, chief marketing officer at Sophos. "It's a logical evolution that hardware vendors integrate basic encryption functionality on their drives. Sophos will support Opal as it's critical for us to maximize security, especially as today's workforce is far more mobile than in years past, work interoperability with hardware partners to provide tighter security for customers, and to maintain our competitive advantage." Another Ponemon report sponsored by a large PC Maker, surveyed more than 300 US companies and found that more than 86,000 laptops are lost each year. Of this figure, "25 percent were stolen, mostly after car break-ins, while another 15 percent were lost due to 'probable theft,' leaving the rest of 60 percent as having just been lost by the users." Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise 5.60 support of Opal self-encrypting drives will provide policy setting, management, reporting, proof of encryption, user- and key management including recovery mechanisms. With the seamless support of Opal self-encrypting drives, Sophos, PC OEMs, and end-user organizations will be able to implement and integrate hardware encryption solutions efficiently and easily. Having an additional level of encryption, data residing on lost or stolen laptops or hard drives is fully safeguarded, making it useless to unauthorized parties or individuals. Existing Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise customers can manage these drives without additional licensing fees. Additionally, customers of existing OEM partners using SGN encryption technology such as Lenovo will be able to easily manage these drives, recover data if needed, and prove compliance via the Sophos management console. "Lenovo applauds Sophos' support for the industry standard Opal technology," said Peter Schrady, vice president and general manager, Software and Peripherals at Lenovo. "We expect our joint customers to take advantage of this new Sophos solution." Download the latest independent report by the Ponemon Institute, "The State of Privacy and Data Security Compliance" and visit the Sophos Hot Topic's page, Protecting Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to learn what data is at risk and what you can do about it. http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/20...

• Sophos Named Winner in Security Category of CRN Tech Innovator Awards Company Recognized for Technology Innovation in Endpoint Security and Commitment to its Channel Partners Matt Fogelgren, Sophos director of North American channel sales BOSTON – November 18, 2010 – Global IT security and data protection firm Sophos today announced that CRN Tech Innovator Awards. The award – honoring Sophos for both technology innovation and commitment to its channel Partner Program – was presented to Matt Fogelgren, Sophos's director of North American channel sales at the Xchange Tech Innovators Conference on November 12, 2010 in Las Vegas. Sophos continues to develop feature-rich threat and data protection solutions that are easy to deploy and manage. In June 2010, the company incorporated Sophos Live Protection technologies into its flagship Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection offering. This new cloud-based architecture arms customers with the industry's most extensive combination of real-time threat protection and real-time feedback to security and application policy settings. Sophos Live Protection simplifies the rollout of proactive protection for employees inside and outside the office, providing them the protection needed against today's fast-moving threats such as hijacked websites and targeted malware attacks – without adding additional IT security management overhead. "Innovation is the cornerstone of all we do and the engine that drives the IT market. The technologies we rely on and consider commonplace today, started on the backs of engineers and scientists in a R&D lab years ago," said Vice President, Editorial Director for Everything Channel Kelley Damore. "We applaud this year's winners for the hard work, vision and commitment to providing innovative solutions to our industry and solution providers." "Today's enterprises are challenged by the ever-expanding, sophisticated threat landscape, compounded by the increasing list of compliance mandates. As such, many organizations demand technologies that offer advanced protection across the endpoint without the complexity and high costs," said Fogelgren. "We're thrilled to be named the winner in the security category based on the strength of Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection and our channel commitment. It's a testament to Sophos empowering its Partners with the ability to deliver tremendous value to customers with one solution that proactively addresses multiple threats while safeguarding data." Sophos Endpoint Security and Data Protection includes anti-virus, anti-malware, anti-spyware, client firewall, data loss prevention (DLP), encryption, network access control (NAC) and content monitoring. Notably, Sophos was the first vendor to offer the industry's first truly integrated endpoint solution by incorporating best-in-class encryption and DLP. Management of removable storage devices and the detection and blocking of unauthorized software are also key components of the endpoint suite. http://www.sophos.com/pressoffice/news/articles/20...