Sophos has announced its strong results in the 2024 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations: Enterprise. Sophos XDR detected 100% of the adversary behaviors in attack scenarios targeting Windows and Linux platforms, mimicking malware strains from ruthless ransomware-as-a-service gangs LockBit and CL0P. Further, all of Sophos’ responses to these ransomware attack scenarios were marked “technique” – theRead More…
Sophos has released “The Bite from Inside: The Sophos Active Adversary Report,” an in-depth look at the changing behaviors and attack techniques that adversaries used in the first half of 2024. The data, derived from nearly 200 incident response (IR) cases from across both the Sophos X-Ops IR team and SophosRead More…
Sophos has announced that Torjus Gylstorff has joined the company as chief revenue officer (CRO). He is responsible for driving revenue growth through effective leadership of Sophos’ global sales organisation and partner and customer networks. This includes expanding Sophos’ presence beyond its already strong customer baseRead More…
Sophos has released the results of Sophos X-Ops research on a new type of threat: quishing. This new attack vector involves the use of fraudulent QR codes, emailed by threat actors, to bypass the phishing security measures put in place by companies.Read More…
Sophos will host Sophos Xperience Partner Roadshow in Dubai on 15 October 2024, from 5 PM to 9 PM, at the Hotel Palace Downtown. The event will highlight Sophos’ vision and outlook, strategies for the year, and the company’s future-focused MSP business model. The roadshow is expected to host overRead More…
Sophos has announced its participation at GITEX Global 2024, which runs from October 14 to October 18, 2024, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. At the event, Sophos is showcasing its advanced cybersecurity solutions and services, including Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR). Sophos MDR was recently recognised as aRead More…
Sophos has released a sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2024,” which revealed that the rate of ransomware attacks against healthcare organizations has reached a four-year high since 2021. Of those organizations surveyed, two-thirds (67%) were impacted by ransomware attacks in the past year, up from 60%Read More…
Sophos has released a new dark web report, “Turning the Screws: The Pressure Tactics of Ransomware Gangs,” which details how cybercriminals are weaponizing stolen data to increase pressure on targets who refuse to pay. This includes sharing the contact details or doxing the family members of targeted CEOs and businessRead More…
Sophos has announced that Teresa Anania has joined the company as Chief Customer Officer (CCO). Anania will play a key role in accelerating Sophos’ customer and partner success initiatives to maximise value of Sophos’ portfolio of cybersecurity solutions and services, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services and endpoint, network,Read More…
Sophos has released a sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Critical Infrastructure 2024,” which revealed that the median recovery costs for two critical infrastructure sectors, Energy and Water, quadrupled to $3 million over the past year. This is four times higher than the global cross-sector median. In addition, 49%Read More…
Sophos has released findings from its survey, “Cyber Insurance and Cyber Defences 2024: Lessons from IT and Cybersecurity Leaders.” According to the report, 97% of those with a cyber policy invested in improving their defences to help with insurance, with 76% saying it enabled them to qualify for coverage, 67%Read More…
Sophos has released its inaugural “MSP Perspectives 2024” survey report, which found that the biggest day-to-day challenge facing Managed Service Providers (MSP) is keeping up with the latest cybersecurity solutions/technologies, cited by 39% of the MSPs surveyed. Alongside this, MSPs indicated that hiring new cybersecurity analysts to keep up withRead More…
