Paul Ducklin, Senior Technologist, Sophos talks about the malware family that had infiltrated Google Play by presenting itself as a bunch of handy utilities. Sophos reported the offending apps to Google, and they’ve now been pulled from the Play Store, but not before some of them attracted more than 500,000 downloads.Read More…
As interest in cryptocurrency rises, the bad guys are finding illicit ways to cash in. Their weapon of choice: cryptomining programs. Here’s how mining programs fit into the business of trading digital currency, and how online thieves have corrupted the process.Read More…
Infosecurity Middle East is the region’s mega cyber security event that offers information security experts a common platform to discuss best practices, and share case studies on ever-growing cyber threats. At this year’s event, Value-Added Distributor, Bulwark joined hands with its vendors and participated alongside Mimecast, iStorage and Sophos toRead More…
Sophos announced the launch of Sophos Mobile 8, the latest version of its Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) and mobile security solution that allows system administrators to manage and secure corporate-owned and personal Mac, Windows, and mobile endpoints in the cloud-based Sophos Central management platform to deliver a simpler management strategy forRead More…
Sophos announced the availability of Intercept X with malware detection powered by advanced deep learning neural networks. Combined with new active-hacker mitigation, advanced application lockdown, and enhanced ransomware protection, this latest release of the next-generation endpoint protection delivers previously unseen levels of detection and prevention. Deep learning is the latest evolution of machineRead More…
Let’s face it. The Internet can be a very dangerous place, especially for kids.Read More…
From online gaming, to mobile apps and wearable tech, technology is used at almost every touch point in people’s day-to-day lives. However, the downside of living in this hyper-connected society means that people are also extremely vulnerable to cyber-attacks. Harish Chib, Vice President -Middle East & Africa at Sophos discusses how malware isRead More…
