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Sophos Group launched v19.5 on Nov 19th 22'.
If you have a Sophos Firewall, Sophos Group recently released v19.5 which includes a number of security enhancements, performance improvements, and new features such as:
Dec 18, 2022 | sophos.comSophos Group partners with Microsoft
Following the discovery, Sophos Rapid Response collaborated with Microsoft to quell the threat, and to release a security update that revokes the affected certificates as well as improving detection for legitimate drivers that have been involved in malicious activity.
Dec 14, 2022 | itpro.co.ukSophos Group launches Sophos Breach Protection Warranty
Sophos unveiled the new Sophos Breach Protection Warranty that covers up to $1 million in response expenses for organizations protected by Sophos MDR Complete, Sophos’ most comprehensive MDR offering.
Dec 11, 2022 | cxodx.comSophos Group launched Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem on Dec 8th 22'.
Sophos introduced Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem (ACE), which addresses the security challenges that today’s organisations must face.
Dec 8, 2022 | techcentral.co.zaSophos Group launches The Scammers Who Scam Scammers on Cybercrime Forums
OXFORD, U.K., Dec. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today announced in the first of a four-part series, “ The Scammers Who Scam Scammers on Cybercrime Forums,” that cybercriminals are scamming each other out of millions of dollars and use arbitration to settle disputes about the scams.
Dec 7, 2022 | globenewswire.comSophos Group hires Gerard Allison as senior vice president of sales for the EMEA region
Cyber security firm Sophos has announced the appointment of Gerard Allison as its new senior vice president of sales for the EMEA region.
Dec 5, 2022 | itpro.co.ukSophos Group launched third-party service on Oct 30th 22'.
Sophos, based in Abingdon, U.K., first unveiled its third-party service last month while it was still being beta-tested by about 500 companies.
Nov 30, 2022 | crn.comSophos Group launches product line of Sophos Cloud Workload Protection
Apr-2022: Sophos Group expanded its product line of Sophos Cloud Workload Protection, with a new Linux host and container security capabilities.
Nov 15, 2022 | digitaljournal.comSophos Group recognized as industry best in all three of SE Labs on Nov 10th 22'.
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today announced that its endpoint security products ranked as industry best in all three of SE Labs’ protection tests in the third quarter of 2022, achieving AAA ratings across the board.
Nov 9, 2022 | sophos.comSophos Group launched third-party security technology compatibilities with Sophos Managed Detection and Response on Oct 19th 22'.
Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today launched new third-party security technology compatibilities with Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR) to better detect and remediate attacks with speed and precision across diverse customer and operating environments.
Oct 17, 2022 | sophos.comArrowsphere partners with Sophos Group
Global technology provider Arrow has expanded its activity with Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, across Europe.
Oct 10, 2022 | channeleye.co.ukSophos Group partnered with HashiCorp on Oct 6th 21'.
Over the last year, the Sophos Factory team has worked closely with HashiCorp to identify opportunities to elevate the operational efficiency and security of their customers.
Oct 5, 2022 | sophos.comSophos Group launches patch update for firewall product
Security software company Sophos has released a patch update for its firewall product after it was discovered that attackers were exploiting a new critical zero-day vulnerability to attack its customers' network.
Sep 23, 2022 | thehackernews.comSophos Group launches solution brief for KRITIS
Sophos, as an APT response service provider (Advanced Persistent Threat) officially qualified by the BSI, has therefore created a solution brief for KRITIS that helps companies and organizations to adapt their security measures in good time in accordance with the new requirements.
Sep 4, 2022 | b2b-cyber-security.deSophos Group had issues with attack or breach on Jan 1st 19'.
The driving factor behind a change in strategy is an attack or breach, according to Sophos researchers, which has led to an "attack, change, attack, change" cycle, a trend observed since 2019.
Aug 28, 2022 | cybersecurityconnect.com.auMinervauk partners with Sophos Group
Minerva has partnered with Sophos to provide you with the best defense against ransomware.
Aug 22, 2022 | minervauk.comSophos Group has issues with three separate ransomware actors used the same point of entry to attack
While dual ransomware attacks are increasingly common, “this is the first incident Cyber Solace has seen where three separate ransomware actors used the same point of entry to attack a single organization,” Sophos X-Ops incident responders said in a report.
Aug 11, 2022 | cybersolace.co.ukSophos Group launches Xstream architecture
Sophos Firewall OS v18 introduced the Xstream architecture that enables FastPath acceleration of trusted traffic flows.
Feb 1, 2022 | 1totaltech.comSophos Group launches Squirrelwaffle Incident Guide
Alongside the new research, Sophos has published a Squirrelwaffle Incident Guide that provides step-by-step guidance on investigating, analyzing, and responding to incidents involving this increasingly popular malware loader, which is distributed as a malicious office document in spam campaigns and provides attackers with an initial foothold in a victim’s environment and a channel to deliver and infect systems with other malware.
Jan 1, 2022 | dronthego.netSophos Group has issues with malicious spam campaign
Sophos researchers also discovered that while the malicious spam campaign was being implemented, the same vulnerable server was used for a financial fraud attack with knowledge extracted from a stolen email thread and “typo-squatting” to convince an employee to redirect a legitimate customer transaction to the attackers.
Jan 1, 2022 | backendnews.netSophos Group hired Chad Cleevely as director, channel sales, Asia Pacific and Japan on Mar 2nd 22'.
Sophos named former Quest Software exec Chad Cleevely as its new channel chief for Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ).
Jan 1, 2022 | crn.com.auSophos Group launched research, Dridex Bots Deliver Entropy in Recent Attacks on Feb 23rd 22'.
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today released new research, “ Dridex Bots Deliver Entropy in Recent Attacks,” that details code similarities in the general purpose Dridex botnet and the little-known ransomware, Entropy.
Jan 1, 2022 | globenewswire.comSophos Group launched technical deep dive into Qakbot on Mar 10th 22'.
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today published a technical deep dive into Qakbot, explaining how the botnet is a becoming more advanced and dangerous to organizations.
Jan 1, 2022 | globenewswire.comSophos Group hired Rob Lalumondier as vice president of federal business on Mar 23rd 22'.
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced the appointment of Rob Lalumondier as vice president of its federal business.
Jan 1, 2022 | sophos.comSophos Group launched significant update to Firewall on Feb 28th 22'.
Sophos has recently rolled out a significant update to its Firewall, addressing a critical vulnerability.
Jan 1, 2022 | latesthackingnews.comSophos Group launches automatic update to patch the remote code execution vulnerability
Fortunately, Sophos has already rolled out an automatic update to patch the remote code execution vulnerability on systems with the “Automatic installation of hotfixes” feature enabled.
Jan 1, 2022 | petri.comSophos Group launches hotfixes for multiple Firewall versions, including 17.0, 17.5, 18.0
Sophos announced the availability of hotfixes for multiple Firewall versions, including 17.0, 17.5, 18.0, and 18.5.
Jan 1, 2022 | securityweek.comSophos Group launched update with the corresponding patch on Mar 31st 22'.
Sophos has released the update with the corresponding patch for this vulnerability, earlier this month, if you do not have the latest update or do not use the latest version of this solution, you should update to version 9.710 which has this patch with the required security patch.
Jan 1, 2022 | es.consultingSophos Group launched Sophos ZTNA on Feb 24th 22'.
If you’re using remote access VPN on your Sophos Firewall, you will want to know that Sophos Group recently launched Sophos ZTNA which offers a much better solution for connecting remote workers.
Jan 1, 2022 | sophos.comSophos Group launches security advisory about CVE-2022-1040
Sophos released a security advisory about CVE-2022-1040, noting that it was reported through their bug bounty program and has been fixed.
Jan 1, 2022 | therecord.mediaSophos Group launches Threat Intelligence Center
Sophos has launched a new Threat Intelligence Center where all research related to ransomware gang activity from 2018 to the present is aggregated and will be regularly updated.
Jan 1, 2022 | scmagazine.comSophos Group launches security advisory and hotfix for the affected Firewall versions
Sophos Firewall have released a security advisory and hotfix for the affected Firewall versions.
Jan 1, 2022 | cisc.gov.auSophos Group launched critical-level authentication bypass vulnerability that impacts Sophos Firewall v18.5 on Mar 25th 22'.
Sophos has disclosed a critical-level authentication bypass vulnerability (CVE-2022-1040) that impacts Sophos Firewall v18.5 and below.
Jan 1, 2022 | getskout.comSophos Group launches free app called ‘Sophos Mobile Security
Fortunately, Sophos have created a free app called ‘Sophos Mobile Security’ that will scan QR codes and tell you if the site they’re sending you to is safe or not.
Jan 1, 2022 | rainford-it.co.ukSophos Group had issues with ransomware attack on Mar 22nd 22'.
The ransomware attack was successful, but a number of machines were not encrypted, and Sophos took steps to shut down servers that provided the attackers with remote access.
Jan 1, 2022 | techtarget.comSophos Group acquires SOC.OS Cyber Security Ltd
Sophos has acquired SOC.OS as part of the businesses' plans to expand its cybersecurity systems.
Jan 1, 2022 | channelweb.co.ukSophos Group launched annual State of Ransomware report on Apr 27th 22'.
Cybersecurity firm Sophos today released its annual State of Ransomware report showing ransomware attacks nearly doubled in 2021 from the year before, according to results of a survey of 5,600 IT professionals across many sectors.
Jan 1, 2022 | campustechnology.comSophos Group launched version of Sophos Firewall on Apr 21st 22'.
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today introduced a new version of Sophos Firewall with Xstream software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) capabilities and best-in-class virtual private network (VPN) enhancements that significantly boost network performance and flexibility.
Jan 1, 2022 | sophos.comSophos Group launches annual international survey
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today released its annual international survey and review of real-world ransomware experiences in the State of Ransomware 2022.
Jan 1, 2022 | techbuild.africaEmergifi partners with Sophos Group
Emergifi also has partnered with Sophos, TraceSecurity and other cybersecurity companies.
Jan 1, 2022 | msspalert.comSophos Group launched two temporary workarounds for fixing the random BSOD on Apr 16th 22'.
Cybersecurity company Sophos had recently released two temporary workarounds for fixing the random BSOD (Blue Screen of Death).
Jan 1, 2022 | neowin.netSophos Group recognized as Overall Leader
Sophos has been named a leader in the 2022 KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Endpoint Protection, Detection and Response and was commended as an Overall Leader, sweeping all product, innovation and market leadership ratings.
Jan 1, 2022 | latestnigeriannews.comSophos Group launches API integration into ALSO Cloud Marketplace
Sophos is excited to launch API integration into ALSO Cloud Marketplace and deliver its world class Managed Threat and Response service and security products, like Sophos Intercept X, to MSPs throughout Europe.
Jan 1, 2022 | marketscreener.comSophos Group launches Active Adversary Playbook 2022
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today released the “ Active Adversary Playbook 2022,” detailing attacker behaviors that Sophos’ Rapid Response team saw in the wild in 2021.
Jan 1, 2022 | techcityng.comSophos Group launches sectoral survey report
Sophos has published a sectoral survey report which reveals a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organizations surveyed in the healthcare sector.
Jan 1, 2022 | helpnetsecurity.comSophos Group recognized as one of the best employers in the country
Sophos has been certified as one of the best employers in the country by Great Place to Work Philippines.
Jan 1, 2022 | 1totaltech.comSophos Group recognized as Cybersecurity Company of the Year on Jun 13th 22'.
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced it has been named Cybersecurity Company of the Year by Cyber Defense Magazine.
Jan 1, 2022 | sophos.comSophos Group sells assets to Volexity Inc.
This led to a forensic investigation where Volexity acquired memory, selective files, and disk images from the Sophos Firewall.
Jan 1, 2022 | volexity.comSophos Group recognized as 2022 Customers Choice Gartner Peer Insights Voice
Sophos has been named a 2022 Customers Choice Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer: Network Firewalls.
Jan 1, 2022 | orbissolutionsinc.comSophos Group recognized as leader in the IDC MarketScape: Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) for Small and Midsize Businesses on Jul 12th 22'.
This incident guide shows Security Operations Centers (SOCs) and response teams how to detect and respond to the suspicious presence or use of ngrok on the… This latest recognition marks three years in a row that Sophos was named a leader in the IDC MarketScape: Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) for Small and Midsize Businesses.
Jan 1, 2022 | unitedimaging.bizSophos Group received award Global New Product Innovation Award on Jul 19th 22'.
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced that Sophos ZTNA has been named Frost & Sullivan’s Global New Product Innovation Award winner.
Jan 1, 2022 | cxodx.comSophos Group launches AI-Driven SOC: Sophos’ 5-Year Perspective.
Sophos Group also released a new piece outlining its vision of how security operations can and will be enhanced and improved by machine learning and artificial intelligence: “Building the AI-Driven SOC: Sophos’ 5-Year Perspective.”
Jan 1, 2022 | sophos.comSophos Group launches Cloud Native Security
Cybersecurity firm Sophos is releasing Cloud Native Security, a new offering designed to address the requirements of protecting workloads and provide comprehensive security coverage across environments, workloads and identities.
Jan 1, 2022 | mytechdecisions.comCordeos Pte Ltd partners with Sophos Group
Cordeos has expanded its ongoing partnership with SOPHOS to extend offerings of the complete line of SOPHOS cloud based Endpoint and Security solutions.
Jan 1, 2022 | cordeos.co.jpSophos Group partnered with Tech Research Asia on May 4th 21'.
Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced the findings of the second edition of its survey report, The Future of Cybersecurity in the Asia Pacific and Japan, in collaboration with Tech Research Asia (TRA).
Jan 1, 2021 | itvoice.inSophos Group acquired Capsule8 on Jun 27th 21'.
Sophos has confirmed its acquisition of Capsule8 in a transaction it says will expand its lineup of detection and response products for server and cloud environments.
Jan 1, 2021 | darkreading.comSophos Group recognized as one of the best Endpoint Protection solutions
Sophos Intercept X is also named one of the best Endpoint Protection solutions, and Sophos Firewall one of the best Network Security offerings for small and medium-sized businesses in CRN’s 2021 Tech Innovator Awards.
Jan 1, 2021 | sophos.comCordeos Pte Ltd partners with Sophos Group
Cordeos has expanded its continued close relationship with SOPHOS to offer the complete line of SOPHOS cloud based Endpoint and Security solutions.
Jan 1, 2021 | cordeos.com.sgSophos Group recognized as 2020 Best Small Business Endpoint product
Sophos Group is thrilled to announce that for the second year in a row, SE Labs has named Sophos Intercept X the 2020 Best Small Business Endpoint product.
Jan 1, 2020 | sophos.comSophos Group launched version of Cloud Optix on Mar 5th 20'.
And three months later Sophos released the first version of Cloud Optix built on Avid Secure’s technology.
Jan 1, 2019 | sdxcentral.comSophos Group hired XG Firewall on Oct 24th 19'.
Since XG Firewall joined Sophos Central earlier this year, we’ve been steadily adding features to make day-to-day management of your firewalls even easier.
Jan 1, 2019 | sophos.comSophos Group partners with Tech Data Corporation
By partnering with Tech Data, Sophos will be able to efficiently scale to reach the demand of resellers and their customers in the ASEAN region.
Jan 1, 2018 | channelworld.inExcellconnected partners with Sophos Group
That’s why Excellconnected has worked with its partner Sophos to provide a free software download which will protect your business for 30 days against ransomware.
Jan 1, 2017 | excellconnected.com