Sophos announced the findings of its global survey, “The State of Ransomware 2021,” which reveals that the average total cost of recovery from a ransomware attack has more than doubled in a year, increasing from $761,106 in 2020 to $1.85 million in 2021. The average ransom paid is $170,404. TheRead More…
Sophos unveiled new XGS Series firewall appliances with unrivaled performance and advanced protection against cyberattacks. The new appliances feature industry-best Transport Layer Security (TLS) inspection, including native support for TLS 1.3, that is up to five times faster than other models available on the market today.Read More…
Sophos today revealed a new defence against adversaries trying to evade detection by loading fileless malware, ransomware and remote access agents into the temporary memory of compromised computers. In a new blog post, “Covert Code Faces a Heap of Trouble in Memory,” Sophos researchers detail how they discovered that covertRead More…
Sophos, has published new research, “Gootloader Expands Its Payload Delivery Options,” that details how the delivery method for the six-year-old Gootkit financial malware has been developed into a complex and stealthy delivery system for a wide range of malware, including ransomware.Read More…
AHAD is gearing up to conduct a virtual workshop on advanced cyber defence titled ‘Bigger, Meaner, Smarter Cyber-attacks’. Scheduled to take place on March 24th, the workshop will highlight how ensuring enterprise-wide visibility can improve an organisation’s security posture, as well as the tools, solutions, and practices that can helpRead More…
Sophos today announced its plans to provide Sophos Intercept X endpoint protection for 5G PCs powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon compute platform. The Sophos Intercept X with Snapdragon will provide users next-gen security through an always on, always connected PC environment.Read More…
In a new three-part series of articles, Sophos researchers and incident responders unveil what really happens when attackers break into an organization’s network with the intention of stealing data and launching a Conti ransomware attack.Read More…
Sophos today published new research into Agent Tesla, “Agent Tesla Amps Up Information Stealing Attacks,” which details new evasive techniques attackers are using to disable endpoint protection before they deliver the malware and install and run the payload.Read More…
