Sophos Plc provides information technology security and control solutions for business, education, and government organizations worldwide. Its software and appliance solutions provide protection against viruses, malware, spyware, hackers, intrusions, unwanted applications, spam, and policy abuse. The company offers its solutions for desktops, laptops, mobile devices, file servers, email gateway, and groupware infrastructure. Sophos Plc was founded in 1985 and is based in Abingdon, the United Kingdom with additional offices in the United States, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, and Spain.