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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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[Interview] Sophos’ Julie Davila on being a woman leader in the cybersecurity field
Cybersecurity has become one of the biggest global challenges facing businesses around the world. The industry is always shifting as…
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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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CYBER SECURITY
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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[Chester Wisniewsk] ChatGPT’s Impacts Will Be Social, Not Technical
The technology world was on fire about the latest artificial intelligence demonstration by OpenAI in the waning months of 2022,…
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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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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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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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CYBER SECURITY
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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CYBER SECURITY
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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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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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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CYBER SECURITY
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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CYBER SECURITY
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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CYBER SECURITY
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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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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CYBER SECURITY
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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CYBER SECURITY
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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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Acquires UK-Based SOC.OS to Advance Managed Threat Response Capabilities
Sophos has announced that it has acquired SOC.OS, an innovator of a cloud-based security alert investigation and triage automation solution.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Unveils Powerful Cloud Workload Protection Advancements with New Linux and Container Security Offerings
Sophos has unveiled advancements to Sophos Cloud Workload Protection, including new Linux host and container security capabilities. These enhancements accelerate…
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Sophos Achieves Perfect Scores in SE Labs’ Protection Tests
Sophos today announced that its endpoint products ranked top in all three of SE Labs’ protection tests in the first…
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CYBER SECURITY
Attackers Are Using the Log4Shell Vulnerability to Deliver Backdoors to Virtual Servers, Sophos Research
Sophos today released findings on how attackers are using the Log4Shell vulnerability to deliver backdoors and profiling scripts to unpatched…
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Sophos releases insights into crypto scam targets dating app users on iPhone and Android
Sophos has released new insight into an international crypto trading scam called CryptoRom that targets iPhone and Android users through…
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CYBER SECURITY
Conti Gang Encrypts Karma’s Extortion Notes in Dual Ransomware Attack, Sophos Research Reveals
Sophos today released findings of a dual ransomware attack where extortion notes left by Karma ransomware operators were encrypted 24…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
Keep Calm and Carry On: Five Tips to Better Protect Yourself During the Current Russia-Ukraine Crisis
The current Russia-Ukraine crisis is unprecedented. One aspect of the current crisis is the very real concern around increased cyberattacks…
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Russia hits Ukrainian government websites with cyber attacks
Russian president this week launched a military operation in Ukraine. Explosions have been heard across the country with Ukraine’s foreign…
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Sophos extends adaptive cybersecurity ecosystem with Zero Trust Network Access
Sophos unveiled Sophos ZTNA, the only zero trust network access (ZTNA) offering that fully integrates with an industry-leading, next-generation endpoint solution…
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New Sophos research into a Midas ransomware attack highlights the risks of limited access controls and “ghost” tools
Sophos has released findings from an incident involving Midas ransomware that took place over two months and involved extensive lateral movement through the…
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Sophos Unveils Sophos Switch Series to Strengthen and Simplify Connectivity at the Access Layer
Sophos has unveiled the Sophos Switch Series, featuring a range of network access layer switches to connect, power and control…
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AvosLocker Ransomware Uses AnyDesk in Safe Mode to Launch Attacks, Sophos Reports
Sophos released new research about AvosLocker ransomware in the article, “AvosLocker Remotely Accesses Boxes, Even Running in Safe Mode.” Sophos…
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CYBER SECURITY
Cybersecurity Myths You Might Still Believe – Debunked!
Over time, the state of cybersecurity evolves. New threats emerge, but so do new security technologies. As encryption has become…
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Sophos Intelligence Shows Cyberattackers are Exploiting Apache Log4Shell Vulnerability
Security firm Sophos has provided new threat intelligence on how cyberattackers are already exploiting or attempting to exploit unpatched systems.…
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New Variants of Tor2Mine Cryptominer Feature Enhanced Evasion, Persistence and Spreading Powers, Sophos Reports
Sophos released new findings on the Tor2Mine cryptominer, that show how the miner evades detection, spreads automatically through a target…
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Sophos Cloud Optix Advancements Automate and Simplify Detection and Response of AWS Security Incidents
Sophos has. unveiled advancements to Sophos Cloud Optix that automate and simplify the detection and response of security incidents across…
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Sophos Ranked “Best Enterprise Endpoint Security” by SE Labs
Endpoint security leader Sophos has been ranked the Best Enterprise Endpoint security by SE Labs in its 2021 Annual Report.…
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Gravitational Force of Ransomware Black Hole Pulls in Other Cyberthreats to Create One Massive, Interconnected Ransomware Delivery System, Sophos
Gravitational force of ransomware’s black hole is pulling in other cyberthreats to form one massive, interconnected ransomware delivery system –…
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Sophos Rapid Response Details Top Ways Ransomware Attackers Ramp up Pressure to Pay
Cybersecurity firm Sophos has published an article detailing how ransomware attackers are implementing a wide range of ruthless pressure tactics to…
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Blockchain
Cryptocurrency iPhone Scam Rakes in at Least $1.4 Million, Sophos Report
Sophos has released new insight on an international cryptocurrency trading scam targeting iPhone users through popular dating apps, such as…
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CYBER SECURITY
Manufacturing and Production Companies Hit by Ransomware Least Likely To Pay The Ransom, Sophos Survey
Companies in the manufacturing and production sector are the least likely (at 19%) to submit to a ransom demand to…
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Sophos reports accelerated worldwide growth across its MSP Connect partner programme
Sophos has announced accelerated worldwide growth of MSP Connect, its award-winning program to help managed service providers (MSPs) increase customer management efficiencies,…
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Sophos Research Reveals Top Ways Cyberscammers and Malware Operators Abuse Google Forms
Sophos has published a new research, “Phishing and Malware Actors Abuse Google Forms for Credentials, Data Exfiltration,” describing how cyber…
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Retail sector became top target for ransomware and data-theft extortion attacks during the pandemic in 2020, Sophos
Sophos has published the “State of Ransomware in Retail,” which looks at the extent and impact of ransomware attacks on mid-sized…
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Raccoon stealer uses Telegram, adds cryptomining and cryptocurrency theft, Sophos Report
A new report by security leader Sophos has revealed a raccoon stealer disguised as pirated software that grabs cryptocurrencies and…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Acquires Refactr to Optimize MTR and Extended Detection and Response with SOAR Capabilities
Just a week after acquiring Braintrace to Boost Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, Sophos has announced yet another acquisition. The endpoint security…
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Sophos Acquires Braintrace to Boost Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem
Endpoint security leader Sophos has acquired Braintrace further enhancing Sophos’ Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Braintrace’s proprietary Network Detection and Response…
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The Education Sector Was the Hardest Hit by Ransomware in 2020
The education sector was the hardest hit by ransomware in 2020 with 44% of organizations hit (compared to 37% across…
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CYBER SECURITY
Cybersecurity Firm Sophos Acquires Capsule8 Security Platform for Linux Containers
Sophos has today announced that it has acquired Capsule8, a pioneer and market leader of runtime visibility, detection and response…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Uncovers a Curious “Vigilante”-Style Cyberattack That Blocks Users of Pirated Software from Reaching Pirate Sites
Sophos today published a new research, “Vigilante Malware Rats Out Software Pirates While Blocking ThePirateBay,” which details a curious cyberattack campaign…
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Sophos announces winner of its 2021 Middle East and Africa Partner Awards
Cybersecurity firm Sophos has announced the winners of its 2021 Middle East and Africa Partner Awards. The winners were announced…
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[Column] Peter Mackenzie: Top 10 security misconceptions
The Sophos Rapid Response team has compiled a list of the most commonly held security misconceptions they’ve encountered in the last…
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CYBER SECURITY
Adversaries Spend More than 250 Hours Undetected in Target Networks on Average, Sophos Report
Sophos, today released the “Active Adversary Playbook 2021,” detailing attacker behaviors and the tools, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) that Sophos’…
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Sophos Uncovers 167 Fake Android and iOS Trading and Cryptocurrency Apps
Sophos has identified a stash of 167 fake Android and iOS apps that attackers are using to steal money from…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Launches Industry’s Only XDR Solution that Synchronizes Native Endpoint, Server, Firewall, and Email Security
Sophos today announced Sophos XDR, the industry’s only extended detection and response (XDR) solution that synchronizes native endpoint, server, firewall,…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Unveils XGS Series Firewall Appliances
Sophos has today unveiled new XGS Series firewall appliances with unrivaled performance and advanced protection against cyberattacks. Sophos says the…
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[Column] Chester Wisniewski: Beg bounty hunting – why do people do it, and how?
I recently wrote a Sophos News article on the whole phenomenon of “beg bounties” and invited organizations that had been…
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The Realities of AI in Cybersecurity: Catastrophic Forgetting
There is a lot of hype about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in cybersecurity. The truth is that the…
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DearCry, prototype ransomware, takes advantage of Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities
Following the reporting of the Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities and the out-of-band release of security patches on March 2nd 2021, security researchers have…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos uncovers how attack code behaves while hiding in memory and built protection against it
The memory region of a hacked computer is a popular hiding place for malware because security scans don’t tend to…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos advices against HAFNIUM, the new national wide attack
Following Microsoft’s news about Hafnium, Sophos has been closely monitoring the issue and is providing regular advice on how organizations…
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Sophos to provide Intercept X endpoint protection for Qualcomm Snapdragon 5G PCs
Cybersecurity leader Sophos has announced its plans to provide Sophos Intercept X endpoint protection for 5G PCs powered by Qualcomm…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos shows how a five-day Conti ransomware attack unfolds day-by-day
In a new three-part series of articles, Sophos researchers and incident responders unveil what really happens when attackers break into…
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CYBER SECURITY
Safer Internet Day – why not up your game?
Usually, when Safer Internet Day comes around, the cybersecurity situation hasn’t changed much from the year before, so it doesn’t…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Identifies Source Of “MrbMiner” Attacks Targeting Database Servers
Sophos published a new report on MrbMiner, a recently discovered cryptominer that targets internet-facing database servers (SQL servers) and downloads…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Named Common Vulnerability and Exposure Numbering Authority
Sophos has been named a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Numbering Authority (CNA) in the CVE program. CVE is a recognized international…
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CYBER SECURITY
SophosAI Advances the Practices and Language that Will Transform the Cybersecurity Industry with Much-needed Transparency and Openness
Sophos today announced four new open Artificial Intelligence (AI) developments to help broaden and sharpen the industry’s defenses against cyberattacks,…
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CYBER SECURITY
Black Friday – stay safe before, during and after peak retail season
It’s three weeks until US Thanksgiving, which happens on the fourth Thursday of November. As readers around the world now…
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News
Smishing attack tells you “mobile payment problem” – don’t fall for it!
As we’ve warned before, phishing via SMS, or smishing for short, is still popular with cybercriminals. Sure, old-fashioned text messages have fallen out…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Launches Rapid Response Service to Identify and Neutralize Active Cybersecurity Attacks
Sophos has announced the availability of an industry-first, fixed-fee remote incident response service that identifies and neutralizes active cybersecurity attacks.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Organizations are Never the Same After Being Hit by Ransomware, Sophos Survey
Organizations are never the same after a ransomware attack. This is according to findings from a global survey conducted by…
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New Appointments
Sophos Appoints Kevin Isaac Senior Vice President of Sales for EMEA
Sophos today announced a new appointment to its senior EMEA sales leadership team. Kevin Isaac has joined Sophos as senior vice…
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CYBER SECURITY
SMS phishing scam pretends to be Apple “chatbot” – don’t fall for it!
Aren’t SMSes dead? Aren’t they just plain old text anyway? Surely they’re of no interest to cybercriminals any more? Well,…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Announces Its 2020 Africa Partner Award Winners
Sophos today announced its fiscal year 2020 awards for top performing channel partners in the Middle East and Africa. The…
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CLOUD
Sophos adds cloud visibility features from Cloud Optix to Intercept X Advanced for Server with EDR
Sophos today announced, that Intercept X for Server Advanced with EDR has been enhanced with powerful cloud visibility features from…
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CYBER SECURITY
Delete these 23 Dangerous Apps from your Android Device
It’s become a norm that, now and then, new security reports emerge advising against some number of apps. The issue…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Deconstructs Dharma Ransomware-as-a-Service Attacks on Small and Mid-Sized Businesses During Global COVID-19 Pandemic
Sophos today published, “Color by Numbers: Inside a Dharma Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) Attack,” which provides the first in-depth look at an…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
Peter Mackenzie: Five signs you’re about to be attacked
Whenever we work with ransomware victims, we spend some time looking back through our telemetry records that span the previous…
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Opinions & Guest Posts
[Column] Chester Wisniewski: Why ransomware is just not a passing fad
We are only 5 weeks away from the anniversary of the birth of modern ransomware, Sept. 5, 2013. I mark…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos: Be wary of ProLock ransomware and its faulty decryptor
Sophos has warned business to be wary of ProLock, a quirky, destructive ransomware with troubling aftershocks. SophosLabs has provided an…
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CYBER SECURITY
[Column] Time to rethink your approach towards password change
Until a few years ago, everyone received advice to change passwords on a regular and frequent basis, just because it…
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Sophos unveils an updated version of its EDR solution
Sophos today unveiled an updated version of its Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR), the first solution designed for both security…
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New Appointments
Sophos Appoints Sharon Evelyn Ombongi as Country Manager for Kenya
Sophos has appointed Sharon Evelyn Ombongi as country manager for Kenya. In her new role, Ombongi will drive the company’s…
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CYBER SECURITY
Paying Ransom Doubles Ransomware Attack Recovery Cost, Says Sophos
Many organisations have always considered paying cyber ransom whenever they are hit by a ransomware attack. Doing so might however…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sextortion Money Trail Leads to Underbelly of Cybercriminal Activity, SophosLabs Report
Sophos has published a SophosLabs article, Following the Money in a Massive “Sextortion” Spam Scheme, that shows how the funds…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos Reports discovers 30 Fleeceware Apps Targeting iPhone users
Sophos has published a new report showing how Apple device users are being targeted by applications that overcharge users through…
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CYBER SECURITY
Watch out! Scummy scammers target home deliveries
If you’re sitting at home right now, sheltering from the coronavirus pandemic – and there’s a good chance you are…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos tracks significant COVID-19 related cyber-scams
Due to the ongoing global coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, cyber criminals are taking advantage of unsuspecting users to breach their system.…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos acquired for $3.9 billion in cash
Cybersecurity company Sophos has announced earlier today that it has been acquired. The firm was acquired by Thoma Bravo, a…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos launches ‘Xstream’ version of XG Firewall
Sophos has introduced a new “Xstream” architecture for Sophos XG Firewall with high performance Transport Layer Security (TLS) traffic decryption…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos’ Intercept X secures Android and iOS mobile users from fleeceware applications
Sophos introduced Sophos Intercept X for Mobile with new security capabilities for Chrome OS devices and improved mobile threat defense for Android…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos’ MTR proactively hunts for and validates potential threats
Cybercriminals are continuously adapting new methods and increasingly launching hybrid attacks that combine automation with interactive human ingenuity to effectively evade detection. Once they gain a foothold,…
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News
Sophos enhances MSP Connect to enable its service providers unlock new revenue opportunities
Sophos has announced that it is introducing enhancements to MSP Connect, a program that makes it easier for Managed Service…
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CLOUD
Developers to make API calls with SophosLabs Intelix, a Cloud-Based Threat Intelligence Platform
SophosLabs Intelix, a cloud-based threat intelligence and analysis platform enables developers to build more secure applications. Developers will be able…
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CYBER SECURITY
Sophos upgrades its Cloud Optix to simplify cloud security
Endpoint security leader Sophos has unveiled advancements to its Cloud Optix that automate and simplify the detection and response of…
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CYBER SECURITY
How most prevalent and persistent ransomware families attack victims
Sophos has published How Ransomware Attacks, a playbook for defenders that explains how ransomware variants attack and impact victims. The playbook…
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