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Sophos appoints Teresa Anania as new Chief Customer Officer

Tue, 23rd Jul 2024
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Sophos names Teresa Anania as new Chief Customer Officer to advance customer and partner success initiatives, enhancing cybersecurity solutions and services.
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Cysurance & Sophos expand cyber protection program to Australia

Mon, 15th Jul 2024
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Cysurance partners with Sophos to bring its successful US cyber protection program to Australia, offering enhanced ransomware protection and cyber-insurance policies.
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Survey: investments in cybersecurity needed for insurance

Mon, 1st Jul 2024
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Nearly all companies with cyber insurance have bolstered cybersecurity to meet policy terms, yet recovery costs from attacks, averaging USD $2.73 million, outstrip coverage.
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Survey shows 76% of firms boost cyber defences for insurance

Fri, 28th Jun 2024
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Some 76% of firms bolstered cyber defences to secure insurance, though many remain unclear on coverage specifics amid rising attack recovery costs.
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Chinese espionage campaign targeting Southeast Asia revealed

Fri, 7th Jun 2024
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Sophos has uncovered a two-year Chinese espionage campaign, 'Crimson Palace', targeting a high-level Southeast Asian government, deploying novel malware like PocoProxy.
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MSP survey: cybersecurity skills shortage & technology updates lead challenges

Thu, 30th May 2024
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Sophos' MSP Perspectives 2024 survey reveals that keeping up with the latest cybersecurity technologies is the top challenge for MSPs, according to 39% of respondents.
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Sophos announces new CEO Joe Levy & CFO Jim Dildine

Tue, 21st May 2024
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Sophos appoints Joe Levy as CEO, solidifying leadership with Jim Dildine as CFO, aiming to fortify midmarket cybersecurity and drive global growth.
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Sophos gains top NCSC certification for incident response

Thu, 16th May 2024
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Sophos achieves prestigious NCSC’s CIR Level 2 status, solidifying its role as a trusted partner against escalating cyber threats like ransomware.
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Australian firms under-reporting ransomware attacks

Wed, 15th May 2024
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One in 10 Australian businesses failed to report ransomware attacks to law enforcement agencies, encouraging cybercriminals and impeding their capture.
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Sophos & Infinigate unite for strategic distribution deal in the UK

Mon, 6th May 2024
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Cybersecurity firm, Sophos, forges strategic distribution agreement with leading technology platform, Infinigate, boosting UK expansion and facilitating comprehensive security solutions access for partners and MSPs.
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Ransomware attack costs on Australian firms soar, reveals Sophos

Wed, 1st May 2024
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Ransomware attacks on Australian businesses drop by 14%, yet the financial fallout escalates, with average ransom payments seeing a staggering 297% surge.
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'Junk gun' ransomware: New low-cost cyber threat targets SMBs

Tue, 23rd Apr 2024
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Emerging research from cybersecurity firm Sophos reveals that unsophisticated 'junk gun' ransomware presents a new threat, primarily to small and medium businesses.
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Report finds 90% of cyber attacks in 2023 exploited RDP

Thu, 11th Apr 2024
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Sophos reports the abuse of Remote Desktop Protocol in 90% of cyber attacks in 2023, marking the highest level of RDP misuse since 2020.
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Sophos & Tenable join forces to launch Sophos Managed Risk service

Thu, 4th Apr 2024
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Cybersecurity company Sophos partners with Tenable to unveil Sophos Managed Risk, a new vulnerability service that aims to increase protection against cyber attacks.
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Ransomware retains top spot, Sophos cybercrime report reveals

Wed, 3rd Apr 2024
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Sophos' Active Adversary Report 2023 unveils persistent ransomware threats, rising use of compromised credentials in cyberattacks.
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Sophos leads in IDC MarketScape's cybersecurity assessments

Fri, 15th Mar 2024
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UK cybersecurity firm Sophos earns top marks in IDC MarketScape's assessments and named a Leader in endpoint security solutions for small and midsize businesses.
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Sophos 2024 report reveals top cybersecurity threats to SMBs

Thu, 14th Mar 2024
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Sophos' 2024 Threat Report unveils that half of all malware targeting SMBs consists of keyloggers, spyware, and stealers, with data theft featuring in over 90% of attacks in 2023.
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Sophos launches 24/7 operational support to MSPs, partners

Fri, 23rd Feb 2024
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Sophos has unveiled its Partner Care programme, a new expansion to provide 24/7 operational support and non-sales related assistance to partners.
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Sophos named Leader in midsize business security by IDC

Tue, 13th Feb 2024
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Sophos soars to Leader status in the IDC MarketScape report for modern endpoint security aimed at midsize businesses.
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Sean Muirhead named Chief Product Officer at Logpoint

Wed, 7th Feb 2024
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Cybersecurity veteran, Sean Muirhead, joins London-based powerbrand, Logpoint, as CPO, bringing his broad industry and product development expertise to strengthen Logpoint's product strategy and market initiatives.