Experts at SophosLabsTM, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have welcomed the news that Canadian authorities have apprehended 17 people suspected of running the largest and most damaging hacker network ever discovered in the country.

IT security and control firm Sophos is warning computer users to be extra vigilant about any emails which claim to come from financial institutions, no matter how genuine the correspondence appears. The warning comes as customers of a small credit union, Kessler Federal, are being targeted with phishing emails that attempt to cash in on a phishing warning posted on the organisation's website, and entice worried customers to call a fake phone number to verify their details.

IT security and control firm Sophos has reminded computer users about the danger of internet scams following the arrest of ten people in Spain alleged to have defrauded victims via an email lottery scam.

A web poll of more than 350 computer users*, conducted by Sophos in the shadow of the discovery of the first financially motivated malware for Mac OS X, has revealed that 93% believe Apple Macintoshes will be targeted more in future. However, half of those polled said they did not believe the problem would be as great as that faced by users of Microsoft Windows.

Experts at SophosLabsTM, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis centers, have warned companies to abide by anti-spam laws following the arrest of a man suspected of sending over 2 billion unwanted commercial emails.

IT security and control firm Sophos is warning Linux users of the importance of properly securing their Linux systems, following findings from SophosLabsTM that a long established threat, known as Linux/Rst-B, is still infecting computers and servers.

Experts at Sophos have advised companies to keep up-to-date with the latest Microsoft security patches and consider the benefits of Network Access Control (NAC) in light of the announcement of critical security flaws affecting the Windows operating system.

IT security and control firm Sophos is warning computer users of the importance of properly securing their Wi-Fi networks following reports that people who illegally download music and films may have their internet subscriptions cancelled. The proposed Green Paper, which the Government is due to unveil next week, will require internet service providers (ISPs) to take action against the estimated six million users a year in the UK who access pirated material.

Experts at SophosLabsTM, Sophos's global network of virus, spyware and spam analysis center, have welcomed the news that an American teenager has pleaded guilty to seizing control of hundreds of thousands of zombie computers, using them to display cash-generating adverts.

IT security and control firm Sophos has published its latest report on the top twelve spam-relaying countries over the final quarter of 2007.