Vulnerable cloud servers victim of attacks within a minute
A study of intentionally compromised cloud servers shows that hackers take less than a minute to launch their attacks, and that they continue to do so at a rapid pace from the moment they discover the vulnerable server.
Security company Sophos placed several Honeypot servers in AWS data centres in I... Read more
Sophos integrates Mobile Security with Microsoft Intune
Sophos has announced the integration of Sophos Mobile Security 9.0 and Microsoft Intune. Users of both solutions can now configure access controls powered by the latest information on the threat from mobile devices.
Microsoft Azure-based Sophos integration would allow employees to access securely fr... Read more
Sophos makes next-gen firewall XG Firewall available in Sophos Central
Sophos has made his next-gen Sophos XG Firewall available via Sophos Central. As a result, the company's complete portfolio of cyber security solutions has been brought together in a single cloud-based management platform. Customers can manage next-gen endpoint and network security from a single scr... Read more
Sophos acquires cloud security company Avid Secure
Security company Sophos has announced that it has taken over the startup Avid Secure. Avid Secure is a startup that offers Artificial Intelligence (AI) based cloud security tools. The amount of the acquisition is not known.
Avid Secure was founded in 2017. The company provides a platform for AI-base... Read more
Sophos makes XG Firewall available through Early Access Program
Sophos has made its next-generation XG Firewall available through the Early Access Program. Sophos XG Firewall with lateral movement protection should protect against the spread of targeted, manual cyber attacks. The solution was already presented in November this year.
The XG Firewall automaticall... Read more
Dutch companies like to pay hackers to avoid fines’.
In the case of hacks, Dutch companies like to make a financial assessment when it comes to preventing fines from authorities and regulators, according to security specialist Sophos on the basis of a recent survey. Paying hackers for two-thirds is even a serious option.
According to a survey conducte... Read more
Sophos expands Intercept X Advanced with detection and response tools
Sophos adds Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to its Intercept X portfolio for endpoint protection. This democratises tools such as threat tracking and ISOC.
EDR tools are tools for monitoring endpoint and network events, and gathering all that information into a central database for further ana... Read more