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Sophos earns three AAA awards in SE Labs' security test
Firewalls

Sophos earns three AAA awards in SE Labs' security test

Sophos Intercept X achieved 100% accuracy in detecting and stopping cyber attacks in SE Labs' tests, earning three AAA awards.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 6th Jan 2023
Sophos discovers malicious code disabling security software
Malware

Sophos discovers malicious code disabling security software

Sophos has uncovered malicious code in multiple drivers with legitimate digital certificates, including a certificate from Microsoft.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Fri, 23rd Dec 2022
Sophos releases MDR solution in response to increased threats
EduTech

Sophos releases MDR solution in response to increased threats

Sophos has announced the general availability of Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with new threat detection and response capabilities.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Wed, 7th Dec 2022
Sophos report reveals stark reality of cybercrime-as-a-service
Malware

Sophos report reveals stark reality of cybercrime-as-a-service

The report addresses how ransomware remains one of the greatest cyber crime threats to organisations with operators innovating their extortion tactics.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Wed, 23rd Nov 2022
KuppingerCole says EPDR market to reach USD$33.8 billion by 2025
Firewalls

KuppingerCole says EPDR market to reach USD$33.8 billion by 2025

Analysts from KuppingerCole have predicted that the Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response (EPDR) market is set to reach USD$33.8 billion by 2025.

By Mitchell Hageman • 2 min read • Fri, 11th Nov 2022
Manufacturing sector pays highest average ransomware payment
Firewalls

Manufacturing sector pays highest average ransomware payment

Manufacturing and production sectors had highest average ransom payment but lowest percentage of organizations that paid the ransom, Sophos report finds.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 3rd Nov 2022
A dangerous game of hide and seek
Firewalls

A dangerous game of hide and seek

A recent report by Sophos shows that cybercrooks are hiding (or dwelling) in the networks of smaller businesses for much longer than their larger counterparts.

By John Donovan • 4 min read • Mon, 31st Oct 2022
Sophos uncovers rampant rise of ransomware in manufacturing
Firewalls

Sophos uncovers rampant rise of ransomware in manufacturing

Sophos' new survey report on ransomware in manufacturing and production found that the sector had the highest average ransom payment across all sectors.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Oct 2022
Ransomware ravages retail sector, with 75% increase in attacks
Malware

Ransomware ravages retail sector, with 75% increase in attacks

Globally, 77% of retail organisations surveyed experienced a 75% increase from 2020. This is also 11% more than the cross-sector average attack rate of 66%.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Sep 2022
Enterprises increasingly prioritising budget for cybersecurity
Firewalls

Enterprises increasingly prioritising budget for cybersecurity

Sophos has released additional findings from its report, The Future of Cybersecurity in APJ, revealing businesses are increasingly prioritising cybersecurity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Aug 2022
Sophos reveals latest ransomware trend impacting orgs
Malware

Sophos reveals latest ransomware trend impacting orgs

Sophos has announced in a new whitepaper that Hive, LockBit and BlackCat, three prominent ransomware gangs, consecutively attacked the same network.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2022
Hive, LockBit, BlackCat ransomware gangs attack same network
Malware

Hive, LockBit, BlackCat ransomware gangs attack same network

Each ransomware gang left its own ransom demand, and some of the files were triple encrypted, according to a new report from Sophos.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Aug 2022
Sophos links three expert security teams together with X-Ops
Firewalls

Sophos links three expert security teams together with X-Ops

Sophos X-Ops leverages the predictive, real-time, real-world and researched threat intelligence from each group.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 25th Jul 2022
Education institutions hit hard by ransomware - study
Malware

Education institutions hit hard by ransomware - study

The findings reveal that education institutions are increasingly being hit with ransomware, with 60% suffering attacks in 2021 compared to 44% in 2020.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 21st Jul 2022
Sophos reveals latest tactics of BlackCat ransomware group
Malware

Sophos reveals latest tactics of BlackCat ransomware group

Sophos has revealed that the ransomware gang BlackCat has added Brute Ratel, a pentesting tool, to its arsenal of attack tools.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2022
Ransomware attacks on education institutions increase
Malware

Ransomware attacks on education institutions increase

Education institutions are increasingly being hit with ransomware, with 60% suffering attacks in 2021 compared to 44% in 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2022

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Cyber insurance. A changing of the guard.
Malware

Cyber insurance. A changing of the guard.

The threat of cyberattacks on Australian businesses is increasing as cybercriminals outsmart security defences.

By John Donovan • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Sep 2022