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Sophos Cloud Native Security

Sophos Introduces Cloud Native Security for Comprehensive Cybersecurity Coverage

Sophos says Cloud Native Security is designed protect workloads and provide comprehensive security coverage across environments.

July 28, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity firm Sophos is releasing Cloud Native Security, a new offering designed to address the requirements of protecting workloads and provide comprehensive security coverage across environments, workloads and identities. According to the U.K.-based cybersecurity software provider, Cloud Native Security also gives customers centralized visibility, prioritized detections and faster incident response times in a single SKU […]

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Progress MOVEit vulnerability

Sophos: Average 2021 Ransomware Payment Skyrockets to More Than $800,000

Despite better tools and cyber insurance, the average ransomware payment and percentage of victims that pay the ransom continue to rise.

April 27, 2022 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

An alarming new report from U.K.-based cybersecurity company Sophos finds that both the amount of organizations hit with ransomware and the ransom paid are drastically increasing, with the average ransomware payment now not far off from reaching seven figures. The company’s State of Ransomware 2022 report, the results of a survey of 5,600 IT professionals […]

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Access Networks' addition of the Sophos XGS Series Firewall/Router will add performance and security improvements to its Core Systems.

Access Networks Unveils Sophos XGS Series Firewall/Router

The high-performance home networks systems provider Access Networks, has introduced the Sophos XGS Series Firewall/Router to its Core Systems.

March 7, 2022 TD Staff Leave a Comment

Access Networks says the new firewall/router brings a new level of performance and protection to its Core Systems to help protect homeowners from advanced cyber threats. Access Networks emphasizes that with the workplace now utilizing work from home (WFH) and hybrid work schedules home network security is more important than ever to protect sensitive work-related data. […]

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Sophos Cybersecurity Trends

Sophos Threat Report: What Three Cybersecurity Trends To Look For In 2021

According to cybersecurity firm Sophos, the growing threat of ransomware tops the list of threats that will shape IT security trends in 2021.

November 19, 2020 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

According to cybersecurity firm Sophos, the growing threat of ransomware tops the list of threats that will shape IT security trends in 2021. The company’s 2021 Threat Report written by security researchers, threat hunters, rapid responders, cloud security and AI experts, details how cybersecurity threats like ransomware are evolving and becoming more sophisticated. The report […]

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Sophos Ships New Release of Unified Endpoint Management Software

Unveiled in Barcelona at this week’s Mobile World Congress event, Sophos Mobile 8 adds support for devices running Apple’s MacOS operating system to a solution that enables consolidated administration of Windows and mobile endpoints as well.

March 6, 2018 Rich Freeman Leave a Comment

Unveiled in Barcelona at this week’s Mobile World Congress event, Sophos Mobile 8 adds support for devices running Apple’s MacOS operating system to a solution that enables consolidated administration of Windows and mobile endpoints as well.

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New XG Firewall from Sophos

In conjunction with Sophos endpoint security software, XG Firewall will monitor network traffic in real time to spot unknown applications.

November 1, 2017 TechDecisions Staff Leave a Comment

In conjunction with Sophos endpoint security software, XG Firewall will monitor network traffic in real time to spot unknown applications.

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MOVEit, ransomware, CVE-2023-34362,

BianLian Ransomware Group Skips Encryption and Goes Straight to Exfiltration

The BianLian group is a ransomware actor that is targeting organizations with a data extortion model, bypassing traditional encryption.

May 17, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity officials the, FBI, Microsoft and Sophos are warning organizations to limit their use of some legitimate tools as they are being leveraged by the BianLian group, a ransomware group that has targeted organizations with a data extortion model, bypassing the need to encrypt victims’ data. According to a joint advisory from CISA, its Australian […]

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Security Operations

More than 9 in 10 Organizations Find Security Operations Difficult

Despite 94% of organizations seeing at least one attack in 2022, 93% aren't keeping up with essential security operations, Sophos report finds.

April 10, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

New research from cybersecurity firm Sophos finds that the vast majority of organizations find executing essential security operation tasks challenging, which makes incident response and remediation difficult in the face of an onslaught of attacks. According to the company’s report, “The State of Cybersecurity 2023: The Business Impact of Adversaries,” 94% of global organizations reported […]

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3CX Supply Chain Attack

3CX Compromised in Supply Chain Attack

A flaw in the desktop app from VoIP provider 3CX is being exploited in supply chain attacks, leading to possible hands-on-keyboard activity.

March 31, 2023 Zachary Comeau Leave a Comment

Cybersecurity researchers say a vulnerability in the desktop app from VoIP provider 3CX is being actively exploited in supply chain attacks, leading to possible hands-on-keyboard activity by advanced threat actors, including nation-state actors. According to researchers, malicious activity was observed coming from a legitimate signed binary, 3CXDesktopApp — a softphone application from 3CX. Cybersecurity firm […]

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