Cybercrime dominates the world: ‘just the tip of the iceberg visible’
The world of cybercrime is gaining a stronger grip on business. Cybercriminals are becoming smarter, using more advanced techniques and attacking more frequently. Many security experts no longer question if a company will be hacked, but when a company will be hacked. In order to get a better pictur... Read more
What are the current cyber security threats? An overview
Cybersecurity is in a state of constant change. The attack surfaces on which cybercriminals capitalize are as versatile as the overall development of information technology. Insight into both attackers and this attack surface is essential. Only by knowing what a threat looks like can we defend ours... Read more
Sophos acquires Refactr to automate enterprise code security
This acquisition opens a new chapter in enterprise code security with the unique CI/CD pipeline, which allows for close collaboration between cybersecurity teams and developers.
Sophos Group PLC, a provider of cybersecurity, recently made waves when it acquired the startup Refactr.Inc.
This S... Read more
Sophos buys Salt Lake City-based startup Braintrace
Sophos announced on Thursday that it is acquiring Braintrace, a startup with technology that detects malicious data traffic in enterprises’ on-premises and public cloud environments. Sophos is a major player in the cybersecurity game and is owned by Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm that acquire... Read more
Hackers spend more than 250 hours undetected in targeted networks
Sophos released the Active Adversary Playbook 2021 on May 18, detailing how attackers behave, as well as what tools, techniques, and procedures (TTP) threat detectors and incident responders witnessed in 2020 and early 2021.
The median amount of time hackers spent in breached systems without bei... Read more
New Sophos XGS firewalls protect against TLS attacks
Sophos has announced its new firewall appliances in the XGS series. The firewalls should excel in the area of TLS inspection, with native support for TLS 1.3.
TLS inspection on the XGS firewalls should be up to five times faster than on other models currently available, claims Sophos. The firewa... Read more
Sophos lets customers scan container images for malware
Sophos has announced a new update to its Cloud Optix service. The software is now able to scan containers for threats.
With the new version of Sophos Cloud Optix, container images can be scanned for operating system vulnerabilities. This can be done both before and after deployment. The software... Read more
Sophos and Qualcomm partner to provide endpoint protection
Sophos Group announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with Qualcomm to provide Intercept X endpoint protection to 5G PCs powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon compute platforms.
Qualcomm’s main 8cv compute platform unveiled in December 2018, offers seven-nanometer CPUs designed for Windows 10 P... Read more
Sophos sees a golden future in Managed Services model
Sophos is repositioning itself in today's cybersecurity landscape. The company sees a greater role for Managed Service Providers (MSPs), to reach the desired level of security at organisations. The choice for a stronger focus on Managed Services is delivering, according to Channel Account Executive... Read more
Corona virus COVID-19 abused to spread malware
Cybercriminals are known to exploit hypes, trends, and concerns of the public to spread malware. Security company Sophos has discovered that the coronavirus is also being abused by criminals. In doing so, it mainly responds to people's fears.
The corona virus, also known as COVID-19, causes a gr... Read more