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Security news6 September 2006
Sophos experts to present at Virus Bulletin 2006 conference in Montreal
Paul Ducklin will be amongst the many Sophos experts speaking at the conference
Sophos, a world leader in protecting businesses against viruses, spyware and spam, today announced that experts from SophosLabs™, will be presenting at the Virus Bulletin 2006 (VB2006) conference in Montreal, 11-13 October 2006.
The Virus Bulletin conference is the industry's leading forum where anti-virus researchers and corporations meet to discuss the issues facing computer users. It is the one opportunity during the year when companies can talk face-to-face with the developers who produce anti-malware solutions from all of the major security vendors.
Sophos speakers over the three day conference include:
Jason Bruce, Manager of Detection Development, "The challenge of detecting and removing installed threats". Jason's paper discusses the issues that are faced by anti-malware vendors when detecting and removing modern threats.
Ross Thomas and Dmitry Samosseiko, Head of Spam Operations, "The game goes on: an analysis of modern spam techniques". Spam experts Ross and Dmitry analyse the many modern anti-anti-spam techniques, with statistical reports and real-life examples. Methods of combating these often highly effective and 'popular' spam techniques are explored.
Paul Ducklin, Head of Technology Asia Pacific, "Can strong authentication sort out phishing and fraud?". Paul's presentation traces the recent and rapid evolution of malware techniques in response to technological changes in security regimes.
Richard Baldry, Head of Strategic Alliances, Chairing "Anti-Spyware Coalition - working together to combat spyware" panel discussion.
The 16th Virus Bulletin International Conference will take place 11-13 October 2006 at Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
About the Virus Bulletin conference
The Virus Bulletin (VB) conference has become a major highlight of the anti-virus calendar, with many of its regular attendees citing it as the anti-virus event of the year. The VB conference provides a focus for the AV industry, representing an opportunity for experts in the anti-virus arena to share their research interests, discuss methods and technologies and set new standards, as well as meet with - and learn from - those who put their technologies into practice in the real world. More information about the conference can be found on the Virus Bulletin conference website.
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About Sophos
Sophos enables enterprises all over the world to secure and control their IT infrastructure. Sophos's network access control, endpoint, web and email 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, Sophos protects over 100 million users in nearly 150 countries with its reliably engineered security solutions and services. Recognized for its high level of customer satisfaction and powerful yet easy-to-use solutions, Sophos has received many industry awards, as well as positive reviews and certifications.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com
