Sophos stories - Page 3
Sophos discovers malicious code disabling security software
Fri, 23rd Dec 2022
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Sophos has uncovered malicious code in multiple drivers with legitimate digital certificates, including a certificate from Microsoft.
Sophos releases MDR solution in response to increased threats
Wed, 7th Dec 2022
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Sophos has announced the general availability of Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with new threat detection and response capabilities.
Sophos report reveals stark reality of cybercrime-as-a-service
Wed, 23rd Nov 2022
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The report addresses how ransomware remains one of the greatest cyber crime threats to organisations with operators innovating their extortion tactics.
KuppingerCole says EPDR market to reach USD$33.8 billion by 2025
Fri, 11th Nov 2022
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Analysts from KuppingerCole have predicted that the Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response (EPDR) market is set to reach USD$33.8 billion by 2025.
Manufacturing sector pays highest average ransomware payment
Thu, 3rd Nov 2022
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Manufacturing and production sectors had highest average ransom payment but lowest percentage of organizations that paid the ransom, Sophos report finds.
A dangerous game of hide and seek
Mon, 31st Oct 2022
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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.
Sophos uncovers rampant rise of ransomware in manufacturing
Thu, 27th Oct 2022
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Sophos' new survey report on ransomware in manufacturing and production found that the sector had the highest average ransom payment across all sectors.
Updating your cyber resilience with MDR
Thu, 27th Oct 2022
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Australia Grapples with Rising Cybercrime and Lack of Skilled Personnel Pushing IT Teams to the Limit. 80% of Organisations Hit with Ransomware in 2021.
Cyber insurance. A changing of the guard.
Thu, 15th Sep 2022
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The threat of cyberattacks on Australian businesses is increasing as cybercriminals outsmart security defences.
Ransomware ravages retail sector, with 75% increase in attacks
Thu, 8th Sep 2022
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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%.
Enterprises increasingly prioritising budget for cybersecurity
Fri, 26th Aug 2022
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Sophos has released additional findings from its report, The Future of Cybersecurity in APJ, revealing businesses are increasingly prioritising cybersecurity.
Sophos reveals latest ransomware trend impacting orgs
Mon, 15th Aug 2022
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Sophos has announced in a new whitepaper that Hive, LockBit and BlackCat, three prominent ransomware gangs, consecutively attacked the same network.
Hive, LockBit, BlackCat ransomware gangs attack same network
Wed, 10th Aug 2022
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Each ransomware gang left its own ransom demand, and some of the files were triple encrypted, according to a new report from Sophos.
Sophos links three expert security teams together with X-Ops
Mon, 25th Jul 2022
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Sophos X-Ops leverages the predictive, real-time, real-world and researched threat intelligence from each group.
Education institutions hit hard by ransomware - study
Thu, 21st Jul 2022
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The findings reveal that education institutions are increasingly being hit with ransomware, with 60% suffering attacks in 2021 compared to 44% in 2020.
Sophos reveals latest tactics of BlackCat ransomware group
Tue, 19th Jul 2022
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Sophos has revealed that the ransomware gang BlackCat has added Brute Ratel, a pentesting tool, to its arsenal of attack tools.
Ransomware attacks on education institutions increase
Thu, 14th Jul 2022
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Education institutions are increasingly being hit with ransomware, with 60% suffering attacks in 2021 compared to 44% in 2020.
Sophos uncovers latest cyber attack trends in Playbook report
Thu, 9th Jun 2022
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Research finds that there has been a 36% increase in cyber attack dwell time, with a median intruder dwell time of 15 days in 2021 versus 11 days in 2020.
Ransomware attacks on healthcare increased 94% in 2021
Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
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New research has revealed a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organisations within the healthcare sector during 2021.
Somerville wins 2022 Sophos ANZ Partner of the Year Award
Mon, 30th May 2022
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Sophos has announced the winners of its Australia and New Zealand Partner Awards for 2022, including Somerville as its Partner of the Year.