February 2017

Ransomware is doubtless a rising threat nowadays, putting all small, medium-sized and large businesses at risk. Our IT and security professionals at LogPoint are constantly working to help our clients withstand such attacks. When fighting ransomware, planning and forethought are crucial so you can limit the impact and quickly recover with minimal disruption. Keep in […]

SophosLabs has released a malware forecast to coincide with the start of RSA Conference 2017. Typically, our research papers focus on Windows, which has traditionally been the largest battleground. While some of the report does indeed look at Microsoft-specific challenges, we decided to focus more on the increasing malware threats directed at platforms where the

Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire Invincea, a visionary provider of next-generation malware protection. Invincea’s endpoint security portfolio is designed to detect and prevent unknown malware and sophisticated attacks via its patented deep learning neural-network algorithms. It has been consistently ranked as

In 2013, organizations worldwide started to take insider threats seriously, thanks to a man named Edward Snowden. Yet, his is just one of many cases of authorized insiders who have caused damage – both intentionally and accidentally – to the organizations that trusted them.  From the Sage Group incident in the UK to the case

Distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks have been around since the early 2000’s, and the technology solutions for mitigating such attacks have evolved dramatically over the past few years. Hackers are more sophisticated, and the attacks are increasing, so the old solutions— which never worked perfectly—are even less effective in today’s cyber threat landscape. Therefore,

When most people hear about an “insider threat,” they often assume it’s a malicious employee who is either out to prove a point or trying to selfishly make a buck. Yet, as one startup learned last week, the real “insider threat” is often a well-intentioned person who, in the course of simply trying to do

After posting an unprecedented and unbroken streak of perfect test scores in AV-TEST’s comparative test of Android security apps, Sophos Mobile Security added the AV-TEST Best Android Security Award 2016 to the AV-TEST Best Protection Award 2015 from last year. For 14 consecutive tests, spanning all the way back to September 2014, Sophos Mobile Security

We’re excited to share that Sophos has been named a leader in the 2017 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms. We believe our leader placement confirms the quality of Sophos endpoint products and recognizes our ongoing technology innovation, exemplified by Sophos Intercept X. Intercept X delivers powerful anti-exploit and anti-ransomware capabilities, together with advanced