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By Chester Wisniewski, Field CTO – Applied research Businesses today face many threats; but if those coming from outside are…
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Protecting Assets in a Remote-First and Potentially Hostile World
by Contributorby ContributorBy Chester Wisniewski With both persistent attacks and post-pandemic remote work here to stay, modern security solutions must assume the…
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IT Teams at Risk of Being Caught Unawares by New OT Threat-Microsoft Report
by Val Lukhanyuby Val LukhanyuMicrosoft’s latest Cyber Signals report highlights how cybercriminals are using Operational Technology (OT) as gateways into an organization’s network. This…
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Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Service Grows Customer Base by 33%
by James Musobaby James MusobaSophos today announced that its industry-first vendor-agnostic Managed Detection and Response (MDR) service has grown its customer base by 33%…
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Cyberattackers Leveraged More Than 500 Unique Tools and Tactics in 2022, Sophos
by James Musobaby James MusobaSophos today released its Active Adversary Report for Business Leaders, an in-depth look at the changing behaviors and attack techniques…
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Liquid C2, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has launched a third Cyber Security Fusion Centre in…
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IBM’s annual X-Force Threat Intelligence Index show Ransomware Persisted Despite Improved Detection in 2022
IBM Security , a company that helps secure the world’s largest enterprises and governments with an integrated portfolio of security products and…
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Scammers are Moving Beyond Dating Apps and Increasingly Targeting Global Twitter and Text Users
by James Musobaby James MusobaSophos has released details of two expansive, still operational, pig butchering or sha zhu pan rings (elaborate and lengthy financial…
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It’s no surprise that password security continues to be a major concern for individuals and businesses alike. Every year, cybersecurity…
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Technology has become a core component of modern life, and with that technology comes vulnerabilities. It is essential to stay…
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Sophos Launches Managed Detection and Response (MDR) Service With Vendor Agnostic Telemetry
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaSophos has announced the general availability of Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) with new industry-first threat detection and response…
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The Cloud is a Growing Target for Cyberattacks, a New Sophos Survey Finds
by James Musobaby James MusobaSophos today published findings of a new survey, “The Reality of SMB Cloud Security in 2022.” The survey found that,…
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Ransomware Remains One of the Greatest Cybercrime Threats to Organizations-Sophos 2023 Threat Report
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaSophos today published its 2023 Threat Report. The report details how the cyberthreat landscape has reached a new level of…
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Over 70% of Government Organizations Attacked by Ransomware
by James Musobaby James MusobaSophos, a global cybersecurity leader, today published a new sectoral survey report, The State of Ransomware in State and Local…
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By Andrej Sonkin, General Manager, Enterprise Business at HMD Global As the hybrid working world expands beyond the office boundaries…
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Cybersecurity distributor Dolos launches in Africa
by Val Lukhanyuby Val LukhanyuSouth Africa-based cybersecurity specialist Dolos, previously Panda Security Africa has launched in Africa and the Middle East to deliver cyber…
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Kaspersky detected 10.7M phishing attacks in Africa in Q2 2022
by Val Lukhanyuby Val LukhanyuA Kaspersky analysis has revealed that attacks related to data loss threats (phishing and scams/social engineering) increased significantly in Africa…
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KnowBe4, IDC raise the Cybersecurity flag in Sub-Saharan Africa
by Val Lukhanyuby Val Lukhanyusecurity awareness training platform KnowBe4 and IDC Impact of Cyberextortion on Africa report released in June 2022 have revealed a…
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Cybercriminals pursue online businesses, payment platforms
by Val Lukhanyuby Val LukhanyuKenyans running online businesses and the increasingly ubiquitous payment portals are the latest target for cybercriminals. This revelation emerged during…
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Meta, Google and Twitter sign up for Eu’s Voluntary code to fight disinformation
by Val Lukhanyuby Val LukhanyuMeta, Google, Twitter and Microsoft have on Thursday to implement tougher measures against disinformation under an updated EU code of practice that could hit them…
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Attacker Dwell Time Increased by 36%, Sophos’ Active Adversary Playbook 2022 Reveals
by James Musobaby James MusobaSophos recently released the “Active Adversary Playbook 2022,” detailing attacker behaviors that Sophos’ Rapid Response team saw in the wild…
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Hackers increasingly targeting healthcare organizations for lifesaving, patient health & financial data
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaHackers are increasingly targeting healthcare organizations for sensitive and valuable patient data, according to a recent survey published by global…
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German network monitoring firm launches in Kenya to help SMEs curb the increasing cyber security threats
by James Musobaby James MusobaCyber-attacks are a growing threat for small businesses and according to the FBI’s Internet Crime Report, the cost of cybercrimes…
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Sophos Named a Leader in 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response
by James Musobaby James MusobaSophos has been named a leader in the 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response and was…
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Sophos Acquires SOC.OS, a cloud-based security firm to bolster its cyber security response efforts
by Sam Wakobaby Sam WakobaAlert fatigue and lack of visibility still plague security teams worldwide. Coupled with the constantly changing cyberthreats and a challenging…
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Sophos Unveils Powerful Cloud Workload Protection Advancements with New Linux and Container Security Offerings
by James Musobaby James MusobaSophos unveiled advancements to Sophos Cloud Workload Protection, including new Linux host and container security capabilities. These enhancements accelerate the…
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CryptoRom Scam Demands Thousands of Dollars in Ransom To Unlock Victims’ Accounts
by James Musobaby James Musoba“The CryptoRom scam is romance-centered financial fraud that relies heavily on social engineering at almost every stage,” said Jagadeesh…
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Conti Gang Encrypts Karma’s Extortion Notes in Dual Ransomware Attack, Sophos Research Reveals
by James Musobaby James MusobaSophos today released findings of a dual ransomware attack where extortion notes left by Karma ransomware operators were encrypted 24…
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Cyberthreats during Russian-Ukrainian tensions: what can we learn from history to be prepared?
by James Musobaby James MusobaGuest post by Chester Wisniewski, a principal research scientist at next-generation security leader Sophos. With Russian troops amassing on the…
