August 2015

Several writers on Corero’s blog have been calling attention to recent DDoS extortion campaigns. Now the FBI is sending notice to banks and other financial institutions to be on the watch for shakedown attempts. MarketWatch has reported that attackers have already made DDoS extortion attempts against more than 100 financial firms in recent months. In […]

We have some great news for users of Sophos Mobile Security, our Android antivirus and security app. Independent IT security institute AV-Test has awarded Sophos another perfect protection score in a July 2015 test of mobile antivirus applications – the sixth test in a row where we scored 100% detection. Although we’ve aced this Android

Over the coming months we’ll be migrating web services used by our customers and partners to Sophos ID, giving you one account to access all the web services you subscribe to. Beginning in mid-August, we’re enabling login via Sophos ID for MySophos and SophServ. Using your Sophos ID, you’ll also be able to access Sophos

We’re extremely proud that Sophos has won the award for best IT vendor in all three security categories in CRN’s Annual Report Card (ARC). It was an honor to win more categories than any other vendor recognized this year. For the second year running, we’ve been recognized as the winners of two categories – Client Security Software and Network

Just recently the Internet Complaint Center (IC3) issued an alert to businesses regarding a rise in extortion campaigns, tied to threats of DDoS attack activity unless a ransom is paid. The rise in DDoS attacks generally, is not surprising at all and the use of the “DDoS threat” for ransom or extortion is not a new

Sophos is revolutionizing the firewall with our all-new Sophos Firewall OS (SF-OS) that combines the best of both Sophos UTM and Cyberoam next-generation firewall technology. The new OS includes a number of important innovations. You’ll see a thoughtfully redesigned user interface, new Security Heartbeat technology, and a policy model that makes protecting users and applications

Linux is widely considered to provide a higher level of security than traditional operating systems. As a result, security tools such as anti-virus software are often ignored on the Linux platform. However, Linux is increasingly popular with attackers, because Linux systems are often used for critical roles such as developer workstations, web servers and internal file

SEP sesam webinar: SEP sesam Enterprise Backup – Introduction and Live Demo, August, 11th at 10:00 am CEST. Register for this Webinar now! SEP sesam is looking forward to your participation! SEP sesam provides a complete solution suite for all backup and disaster recovery requirements in an IT infrastructure. During our live presentation we will present

Leading cyber security company Sophos, today announced the results of its latest research highlighting the state of IT security in the UK’s public sector. The research, conducted on behalf of Sophos by Dods Research, found that only 41 per cent of respondents thought that their current IT security practices would offer suitable protection against the

Sophos announced the availability of Sophos Cloud Web Gateway, a cloud-based secure web gateway that delivers advanced protection for users, devices and data across multiple operating systems, regardless of their location. The addition of secure web gateway to Sophos Cloud integrates technology from Mojave Networks, which Sophos acquired in October 2014. Sophos Cloud Web Gateway