CYBER SECURITY
Cyber security news updates in Kenya and Africa and tips on why it is critical for an enterprise to utilize cybersecurity best practices to avoid common cyber security threats.
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90% of Attacks Exploited RDP in 2023, Sophos Reports
Cybercriminals abused remote desktop protocol [RDP]—a common method for establishing remote access on Windows systems—in 90% of attacks. This is…
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Sophos Partners with Tenable to Launch New Managed Risk Service
Cybersecurity leader Sophos on Thursday announced a strategic partnership with Tenable, the Exposure Management company, to provide Sophos Managed Risk, a…
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Check Point and Microsoft announce AI-powered security collaboration
Check Point has announced a collaboration with Microsoft Supercharge Infinity AI Copilot with Microsoft Azure OpenAI Service Infinity AI Copilot…
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Sophos Named Leader in IDC MarketScape for Endpoint Security
Cybersecurity firm Sophos has been named leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Small Businesses 2024 Vendor…
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New Sophos Report Details Cyberthreats Facing SMBs
Cybersecurity firm Sophos has today released its annual 2024 Threat Report, detailing “Cybercrime on Main Street” and the biggest threats…
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Sophos announces new dedicated 24/7 partner care offering
Sophos is expanding its commitment to the channel with the addition of Partner Care, a new offering in its global…
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Sophos Tops IDC MarketScape 2024 for Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security
Sophos has been ranked a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Modern Endpoint Security for Midsize Businesses 2024 Vendor Assessment, which…
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Fraudsters Leverage New Business Model to Expand Cryptocurrency Fraud
Sophos has revealed how sha zhu pan scammers—those conducting elaborate, romance-based cryptocurrency fraud—are leveraging a business model similar to cybercrime…
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Gartner Positions Sophos as Leader Position For Endpoint Protection Platforms
Cybersecurity firm Sophos has been positioned as a Leader in the 2023 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection Platforms [EPP], marking…
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Prish Thakkar: Cyber Defenses and Cyber Insurance: A Holistic Approach to Cyber Risk Management
The landscape of cyber threats has significantly expanded in terms of volume, complexity, and impact of attacks over the past…
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[South Africa] Mimecast acquires human risk management solutions provider Elevate Security
Advanced email and collaboration security company Mimecast has acquired Elevate Security, a provider of human risk management solutions. The acquisition…
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[Chester Wisniewski] Cybersecurity in 2024: Towards Ever Greater Sophistication of Tactics
As we welcome the arrival of 2024, reflecting on the lessons from 2023 and the evolving threat landscape, it becomes…
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Prolific Ransomware Groups Intentionally Switch on Remote Encryption for Attacks, Sophos Finds
Sophos has today released a report, titled “CryptoGuard: An Asymmetric Approach to the Ransomware Battle,” which found that some of…
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[Interview] Cyber Threats 2024: Sophos CTO Predicts More Credential Theft, AI-Driven Defenses, and Global Regulation Shifts
In the ever-evolving landscape of cyber threats anticipated for 2024, the focus is set to shift towards more sophisticated tactics,…
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Sophos Anticipates AI-Based Attack Techniques and Prepares Detections
Sophos has released two reports about the use of AI in cybercrime. The first report—“The Dark Side of AI: Large-Scale…
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Africa remains one of the regions most targeted by cybercrime in 2023
As organisations continue to become more digitised, throughout 2023 Africa remains one of the world regions most targeted by cybercrime.…
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Fraudulent schemes scammers run during Black Friday
As Black Friday approaches, Kaspersky has released a new report revealing the latest shopping-related cyber threats. The findings expose more…
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Retailers are struggling to deal with ransomware attacks, Sophos report
Retailers are finding it hard to deal with ransomware attacks, a new report by cybersecurity firm Sophos has revealed. After…
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75% of Healthcare Organisations Lose Data To Ransomware Attacks, Sophos report
Cybercriminals successfully encrypted data in nearly 75% of ransomware attacks on healthcare organisations. This is according to the The State…
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Kenya among top countries receiving most DDOS attacks amid ongoing geopolitical unrest
Kenya has been listed among the top five countries hit by distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks in the first half of…
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Infopercept Expands Its Container Security Offering with NeuVector by SUSE
Infopercept, a global cybersecurity solutions and services company, today announced its appointment as a Managed Security Services Provider (MSSP) partner…
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Cybersecurity Firm TigerLogic Africa Launches New Office In Kenya
Cybersecurity and service assurance company, TigerLogic Africa, on Thursday launched its East African office in Nairobi. The office will serve clients…
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Most consumers in Kenya likely to miss common fraud warning signs, Visa study
Despite being scam-savvy, a new study by Visa has revealed that most consumers in Kenya are likely to be at risk…
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Rapid Digitalization in Africa Raises New Cyberthreats: Building Cyber Resilience with Cloud-Native Security
Africa’s digital environment is rapidly evolving. The introduction of cloud technologies and the Internet of Things (IoT) has sped up…
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Sha Zhu Pan Scammers Use Fake Cryptocurrency Trading Pools to Steal More Than $1 Million, Sophos report
Sophos has released findings on a major shā zhū pán (pig butchering) operation utilizing fake trading pools of cryptocurrency (liquidity…
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Sophos now offering Wi-Fi 6 access points for hybrid environments
To facilitate the seamless transition to a hybrid work environment, cybersecurity solutions provider Sophos recently unveiled its latest generation of…
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Cybersecurity firm Cloudflare selects CloudHop as its official distributor in Africa
Cloudflare, the cybersecurity company building a suite of online security products has selected Kenyan-based technology firm CloudHop as its official…
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Sophos Launches Incident Response Retainer
Sopho has today announced its new Sophos Incident Response Retainer, which provides organizations with speedy access to Sophos’ industry-first fixed-cost…
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Cyberpsychology: Shaping security strategy when you think like a hacker
In the contemporary digital landscape, the fusion of virtual and tangible realms has given rise to an abundance of cyber…
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Attackers Are Getting In and Out Faster Than Ever, Sophos Report
Sophos has released its Active Adversary Report for Tech Leaders 2023, an in-depth look at attacker behaviors and tools during the first…
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Recent Attacks Suggest the Three Ransomware Groups Are Sharing Playbooks, Sophos report
Cybersecurity firm Sophos has released new findings into the connections between the most prominent ransomware groups this past year, including…
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CryptoRom scammers add AI chat tool, like ChatGPT on crypto accounts to their toolset, Sophos finds
Sophos has released new findings on CryptoRom scams—a subset of pig butchering [shā zhū pán] schemes designed to trick users of dating apps into making fake…
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Yes, eCitizen was compromised, CS Owalo confirms
If you have been trying to access eCitizen you might have noticed the website is down for the fourth day…
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Education Sector Reports Highest Rate of Ransomware Attacks, Report
The education sector reported the highest rate of ransomware attacks in 2022 according to a new report released by cybersecurity…
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Sophos Launches Managed Detection and Response for Microsoft Defender
Sophos has launched Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for Microsoft Defender, a fully-managed offering that provides the industry’s most…
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IBM is helping schools globally fight cybersecurity with $5 million in grants
Cyberattacks are an increasing threat to businesses, governments, and organizations of all kinds across the world. Educational institutions have now…
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Working Remotely: 5 Steps to Protect Yourself from Cyberattacks
Before the pandemic, cybersecurity started to be considered as a fundamental area in a company. But it’s really after the…
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More Than Two-Thirds of Manufacturing Companies Hit by Ransomware Had Their Data Encrypted, Sophos Survey
In more than two-thirds [68%] of ransomware attacks against this manufacturing sector,, the adversaries successfully encrypted data. This is according to…
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Kenya experienced an 82% increase in cyber attacks in 2022, Liquid report
According to a cybersecurity report released by Liquid C2, a business unit of Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Kenyan businesses reported an…
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Trellix expands support for Amazon Security Lake from AWS
Trellix has expanded support for Amazon Security Lake from Amazon Web Services (AWS). The service automatically centralises security data from…
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Fake ChatGPT apps scam users out of thousands of dollars, Sophos reports
Sophos, has announced that it had uncovered multiple apps masquerading as legitimate, ChatGPT-based chatbots to overcharge users and bring in…
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Data Encryption from Ransomware Reaches Highest Level in Four Years
Sophos today released its annual State of Ransomware 2023 report, which found that in 76% of ransomware attacks against surveyed…
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South African government is now prime target for threat actors
The South African government has now become the main target for global threat actors, with less focus now being put…
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Kenyans reported increased cases of vishing attempts in 2022, report
Kenyan consumers were primarily targeted by ‘vishing’ attempts, in 2022 where they received fraudulent phone calls from scammers trying to…
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Huawei targets Cloud Storage and AI systems with new cyber security service
Huawei Technologies has launched its latest cyber security service targeting the Kenyan private and public sectors deepening the use of cloud…
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Smile Identity acquires Inclusive Innovations in its Africa expansion drive
Pan-African cyber security company Smile Identity has announced the acquisition of Inclusive Innovations, the parent comp of Appruve, a company…
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Cyberattackers Leveraged More Than 500 Unique Tools and Tactics in 2022
Sophos has released its Active Adversary Report for Business Leaders, an in-depth look at the changing behaviors and attack techniques…
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Sophos’ Vendor-Agnostic MDR Service Grows Customer Base by 33% in First Six Months Since Launching New Capabilities
Sophos’ industry-first vendor-agnostic Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service has grown its customer base by 33% in the first six…
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Kenya lost Ksh 3.6 billion to cyber criminals in 2022
Kenya’s losses to cyber criminals reached Ksh 3.6 billion (USD 36 million) in 2022, compared to Nigeria and South Africa…
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93% of Organizations Find the Execution of Essential Security Operation Tasks Challenging, Sophos Survey
93% of organizations globally find the execution of some essential security operation tasks, such as threat hunting, challenging. This is…
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Liquid acquires leading cloud and cyber security provider in Egypt
Pan-Africa technology company Liquid Intelligent Technologies has acquired Cairo-based tech firm Cysiv MEA as it continues to expand its business…
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Sophos Demonstrates How to Make ChatGPT a Cybersecurity Co-Pilot
Sophos today released new research on how the cybersecurity industry can leverage GPT-3, the language model behind the now well-known ChatGPT…
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Sophos Endpoint Security Advancements Improve Cyberthreat Defenses and Streamline Management
Sophos has introduced innovative advancements to its portfolio of industry-leading endpoint security offerings. New adaptive active adversary protection; Linux malware…
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Scammers move from dating apps to now targeting Twitter users
Scammers are no longer dominating dating apps but other social media platforms such as Twitter. This is according to a…
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Pan-African cyber security firm Smile Identity raises $20m Series B
Smile Identity, a South African company that offers identity verification and Know Your Customer (KYC) services has raised $20 million…
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Sophos Discovers Fake Apps Found on Apple’s App Store Used by Cybercriminals for CryptoRom Schemes
Sophos on Wednesday released new findings on CryptoRom scams—elaborate financial fraud schemes that prey on and trick dating app users…
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Fraud attempts continue to rise in Africa, Smile Identity report reveals
A comprehensive report released by pan-African identity verification company Smile Identity has revealed that fraud rates across the continent hit…
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Omdia Universe ranks Sophos top in Comprehensive XDR Solutions
Sophos today announced that its Sophos Intercept X Advanced with XDR solution has been named the top-ranked and sole leader…
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Gerard Allison Joins Sophos as Senior Vice President of Sales for EMEA
Sophos has announced that Gerard Allison has joined the firm as Senior Vice President of Sales for Europe, the Middle East…
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The cloud is a growing target for cyberattacks, new Sophos survey finds
Among Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) users, 56% experienced an increase in the volume of attacks on their organization when…
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Sophos new MDR now features industry-first threat detection and response capabilities
Sophos today announced the general availability of Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with new industry-first threat detection and response…
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Online fraudsters using sophisticated software to access digital loans, JuicyScore
Cases of fraudsters illegally accessing digital loans from fintech platforms in Africa have been on the rise over the last…
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Criminals “Follow the Money” by Commercializing Cybercrime, Sophos report
A new Sophos today published its 2023 Threat Report has detailed how the cyberthreat landscape has reached a new level…
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Liquid launches cyber security centre to help fight cyber crime in the country
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has launched a Cyber Security Fusion Centre (CSFC) in an effort to respond better to cyber threats.…
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Sophos Earns Trifecta of Perfect Scores in SE Labs Endpoint Protection Report
Sophos’s endpoint security products have been ranked as the industry best in all three of SE Labs’ protection tests in…
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South Africans Must Up Their Game Against Cybercrime
South Africans are not performing well when it comes to cybercrime. We are ranked fifth out of 37 countries for…
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Manufacturing reports highest average ransomware payment across all sectors, Sophos report
The manufacturing sector had the highest average ransom payment across all sectors—$2,036,189 versus $812,360, respectively. This is according to a…
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Hackers stole $11 million from 12 African countries over a period of five years
Banks, financial services providers, and telecommunication companies from 12 African countries lost $11 million to hacking attacks between 2018 and…
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Why is data security important in the world now more than ever?
Data breaches continue to plague businesses across the globe. The recent Equifax breach has left millions of Americans without their…
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Sophos’ MDR Service Launches Compatibility with Third-Party Cybersecurity Technologies
Sophos has today launched new third-party security technology compatibilities with Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR). The new tech, Sophos…
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Users in Africa hit by new malicious WhatsApp mod
A new malicious version of a popular WhatsApp messenger mod dubbed YoWhatsApp is doing rounds targeting users in the META…
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Biometrics tech firm iiDENTIFii raises $15 million growth capital
Biometrics tech firm iiDENTIFii has raised US$15 million growth capital, the largest African Series A in the identity verification space…
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Nearly 75% of Local and State Government Organizations Attacked by Ransomware Had Their Data Encrypted, Sophos
72% of state and local government organizations attacked by ransomware had their data encrypted—7% more than the cross-sector average. This…
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Konvergenz introduces cyber security program for the finance sector in Kenya
Cyber attacks have increased over the past years, taking different forms at every turn. Their evolving nature places organizations at…
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Chinese Hackers Deployed Malware to Infect Australian Government Websites, Report
A report by cybersecurity firm Proofpoint and PwC Threat Intelligence has revealed how Chinese hackers deployed a fake news site…
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Uber hacked, forced to take systems offline
Uber is investigating a hacking incident after a hacker compromised its network forcing the company to take several of its…
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Retail Industry was the Second Most Targeted Industry by Ransomware in 2021, Report
Retail had the second highest rate of ransomware attacks last year of all sectors surveyed after the media, leisure, and…
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Cybersecurity is foundational for an economic recovery that works for all, says Dell
With citizens, governments, and businesses more dependent than ever on digital connectivity, one of the most pressing sectoral issues for…
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Password management firm LastPass says it was hacked, tells users not to panic
LastPass, the world’s most popular password manager has admitted that it was hacked. In an email to customers, the company…
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Smile Identity says cases of identity theft in Africa have increased by 26% since last year
Pan-African provider of identity verification technologies Smile Identity has said that cases of identity theft have increased by 26% since…
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Active Adversaries Increasingly Exploit Stolen Session Cookies to Bypass MFA, Sophos Report
A new Sophos report has revealed that those active adversaries are increasingly exploiting stolen session cookies to bypass Multi-Factor Authentication…
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Hive, LockBit and BlackCat Ransomware Gangs Consecutively Attack the Same Network, Sophos Reports
Sophos today announced in the Sophos X-Ops Active Adversary whitepaper, “Multiple Attackers: A Clear and Present Danger,” that Hive, LockBit and BlackCat, three prominent ransomware…
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More than 100 cyber security experts graduate from the USIU Cyber Shujaa Program
The first cohort of 170 trainees has graduated from the Cyber Shujaa program run by the United States International University-Africa (USIU-Africa) in partnership…
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Sophos X-Ops debuts to tackle increasingly complex cyberattacks
Sophos today announced Sophos X-Ops, a new cross-operational unit linking SophosLabs, Sophos SecOps and Sophos AI, three established teams of cybersecurity…
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Sophos ZTNA Earns Frost & Sullivan’s Global New Product Innovation Award
Sophos ZTNA has been named Frost & Sullivan’s Global New Product Innovation Award winner. The zero trust network access (ZTNA)…
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BlackCat Adds Brute Ratel to Attack Tools, Reports Sophos
Ransomware gang BlackCat has added Brute Ratel, a pentesting tool, to its arsenal of attack tools. This is according to “BlackCat…
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Education Sector Suffers Highest Data Encryption Rate and Longest Recovery Time, Sophos report
Sophos has published a new sectoral survey report, The State of Ransomware in Education 2022. The findings reveal that education institutions…
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Crypto scammers hack British Army’s YouTube and Twitter accounts
Scammers briefly took control of the British Army’s YouTube and Twitter accounts, to promote a fake crypto scheme, the UK…
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Google and Apple raise concerns over an Italian spyware sold to governments
Google and Apple have voiced their concerns over the increased use of spyware for their Android and Apple smartphones. A…
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Attacker Dwell Time Increased by 36%, Sophos’ Active Adversary Playbook 2022 Reveals
There was a 36% increase in dwell time, with a median intruder dwell time of 15 days in 2021 versus…
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Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Organizations Increased 94% in 2021, Sophos Survey
Sophos has published a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022.” The findings reveal a 94%…
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Sophos Named a Leader in 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response
Sophos has been named a leader in the 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response. It is…
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Kaspersky Launches Cyber Security Training for IT Experts
Cyber security firm Kaspersky has announced the launch of a new Windows Incident Response training course to help organizations respond…
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Big Tech Companies Accused of Data Breaches in US and Europe
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) has revealed that Google and other internet companies are engaging in serious incidents…
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Sophos Lifts the Lid Off Liquidity Mining CryptoCrime
Cybersecurity leader Sophos has released threat research about nascent cybercrime. The research, which has been documented in the article “Liquidity Mining Scams…
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