January 2019

Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced that it has acquired endpoint security platform company, DarkBytes. DarkBytes offers a unified platform to deliver security operations center services to organizations of all sizes. Founded with the mission to deliver enterprise-grade endpoint security through lightweight sensors, asset inventorying, managed threat hunting, and automation […]

Protecting sensitive customer data is a huge priority for today’s organizations, which face intensifying regulatory and compliance pressures and unwavering customer expectations. A single data breach can take a tremendous toll on customer loyalty; 70 percent of consumers report they would cease doing business with an organization in the event it experienced one. Great strides have been

The US Department for Homeland Security considers Emotet to be one of the most costly and destructive threats to US business right now. Here’s how Sophos deals with it. Emotet is truly a threat to be reckoned with. In fact, the US Department for Homeland Security considers Emotet to be among the most costly and

CyberArk, the global leader in privileged access security, today issued a new research report, “The CISO View: Protecting Privileged Access in DevOps and Cloud Environments.” Based on the direct experiences of a panel of Global 1000 CISOs, the report provides advice for security teams to help effectively assess risk, drive developer collaboration, and prioritize steps to

Sophos XG Firewall and Synchronized Security continue to innovate and push the envelope of what’s possible with cybersecurity. If you’ve had a chance to review our latest 2019 Threat Report, you know that threats and attacks are changing, and so is the role your firewall plays in providing a defense. For most of the past

Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced that it has acquired next-generation cloud infrastructure security company, Avid Secure. Avid Secure offers an artificial intelligence-based cloud security analytics, compliance, and DevSecOps platform to provide effective end-to-end protection in public cloud services such as AWS, Azure, and Google. Founded in 2017 by a

This three-day training program was designed and intended for experienced technical professionals who want to install, configure and support the XG Firewall in production environments and is the result of an in-depth study on the next generation firewall of Sophos. The program consists of presentations and practical workshops for the enhancement of teaching content. Due

We know from talking to our customer and partner community that XG Firewall delivers tremendous value to customers by providing outstanding visibility, unmatched protection, and a unique and immediate response to threats on the network. We also love to hear what industry experts think about XG Firewall, and we thought you might want to hear

It’s the beginning of a new year, and we should take some time to look the security trends we expect to see over the next 12 months. 1. Security teams will need more development and engineering skills Security teams used to focus on firewalls and endpoints, and many security professionals cut their teeth as system

Today, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the AWS Security Hub, with Sophos as a launch partner. Sophos supports this industry-wide effort to consolidate and bring focus to high-priority security alerts on AWS. We believe that visibility is the best defense against today’s threats, highlighting as early as possible any alerts and events that could represent