Sophos warns of a risk in environments other than Windows

Britain's leading security firm has warned against the possibility of systems not running Microsoft's computer operating system. More than 100 dangerous "raging" viruses on the unprotected land can cause unforeseen hazards.

Sophos statistics show that they have identified a total of 120,000 viruses, including 50 viruses that attack, spread on Mac platforms and about 100 viruses on UNIX. Some of the most dangerous viruses are Linux / Mare-A, which appeared in December 2005, spread through a security vulnerability of script and OSX / Leap-A virus - the first dangerous software on Mac OSX month. 2/2006.

The leading security firm in the UK said that people are too focused on antivirus for the Windows environment but neglect the "remaining world". Although it accounts for only 0.2% of the harmful software, these software are spread on the environment where the defense is not focused, and the owners of the systems are subjective.

One thing is for sure, both Mac and UNIX / Linux are becoming more and more popular. Apple grew sales by 48% in the third quarter of 2005. Gartner said that Linux will achieve the fastest growth rate in the next 5 years. On the other hand, it is easy to find a UNIX server connected to a large Windows computer network. But corporate networks that they think don't use Windows still have some Windows machines connected. This is a real risk because whether it is a real connection or a virtual connection, it is important to protect all computers on the network. Basically, a virus or a worm is actually a file and it can be transferred to other computers through a variety of ways, such as through CDs, DVDs, USB drives, e-mail, Internet, and private messages. message The tendency to combine among programmers to create viruses, send spam, steal personal information, accounts or business jobs is becoming increasingly popular.

Sophos claims it will focus on developing solutions for domains outside Windows. Unlike antivirus products such as TrendMicro or Symantec that make up the majority of market share from individual users, Sophos focuses primarily on system-wide protection. The main customers of this security company are businesses, banks, governments, and education.

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