May

• Top ten viruses and hoaxes reported to Sophos in May 2003This is the latest in a series of monthly charts counting down the ten most frequently occurring viruses and hoaxes as compiled by Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection.
  30 May 2003
• Sophos CEO says: "I won't hire virus writing students"Dr Jan Hruska, CEO of Sophos, discourages students from engaging in virus writing.
  28 May 2003
• University course for virus-writing is irresponsible, says SophosA University of Calgary course offers students the opportunity to write malicious viruses and worms.
  23 May 2003
• Sophos Anti-Virus supports Windows 2003 ServerSophos today announced that Sophos Anti-Virus is fully compatible with Microsoft Windows 2003 Server (.Net).
  23 May 2003
• Sobig-B worm to fall dormant on 31 May 2003The W32/Sobig-B worm is programmed to fall dormant at the end of the month.
  19 May 2003
• Sobig-B worm disguises itself as an email from Microsoft, Sophos advisesAn email-aware worm distributes itself as a PIF file, pretending to be from Microsoft technical support.
  19 May 2003
• Sophos appoints new Head of Product ManagementSophos, a world leader in anti-virus protection for businesses, has appointed Gary Thomassen as its new head of product management.
  19 May 2003
• Australian hacker sentenced upon appeal, Sophos says better late than neverAustralian hacker Stephen Craig Dendtler, who gained unauthorised access to hundreds of thousands of customers records and passwords, is sentenced upon appeal.
  16 May 2003
• Fizzer computer worm: bubbling but buggySophos experts report that the prevalent Fizzer worm contains a bug which reduces its chances of spreading even more widely.
  15 May 2003
• Fizzer is still making the roundsThe email-aware worm, W32/Fizzer-A, first seen late last week, seems to be picking up pace. Until today, Sophos had received only a handful of reports, but the numbers are now rising.
  13 May 2003
• Sophos partners with Openfind to protect over 35,000 email subscribers from virus attacksSophos, a world leader in anti-virus protection for businesses, announced today that Openfind Information Technology Inc, a leading Enterprise Portal Technology Provider in Taiwan, has integrated Sophos's...
  12 May 2003
• Sophos screens the Cannes Film Festival from computer virus attackSophos, a global leader in computer anti-virus protection for businesses, has been officially selected to protect the 56th Cannes Film Festival's computer networks from viruses.
  8 May 2003
• Sophos sponsors Citrix iForum in EdinburghSophos, a global leader in anti-virus protection for businesses, has announced that it is co-sponsoring the Citrix iForum event to be held next week.
  6 May 2003

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