Sophos stories
Sophos appoints Teresa Anania as new Chief Customer Officer
4 days ago
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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.
Cysurance & Sophos expand cyber protection program to Australia
Last week
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data protection
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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.
Survey: investments in cybersecurity needed for insurance
This month
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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.
Survey shows 76% of firms boost cyber defences for insurance
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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.
Chinese espionage campaign targeting Southeast Asia revealed
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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.
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.
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.
Sophos gains top NCSC certification for incident response
Thu, 16th May 2024
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advanced persistent threat protection
Sophos achieves prestigious NCSC’s CIR Level 2 status, solidifying its role as a trusted partner against escalating cyber threats like ransomware.
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.
Sophos & Infinigate unite for strategic distribution deal in the UK
Mon, 6th May 2024
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cloud security
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.
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.
'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.
Report finds 90% of cyber attacks in 2023 exploited RDP
Thu, 11th Apr 2024
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endpoint protection
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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.
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.
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.
Sophos leads in IDC MarketScape's cybersecurity assessments
Fri, 15th Mar 2024
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advanced persistent threat protection
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.
Sophos 2024 report reveals top cybersecurity threats to SMBs
Thu, 14th Mar 2024
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ransomware
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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.
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.
Sophos named Leader in midsize business security by IDC
Tue, 13th Feb 2024
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data protection
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encryption
Sophos soars to Leader status in the IDC MarketScape report for modern endpoint security aimed at midsize businesses.
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.