June 2019

Since September 2014 (that makes 29 tests in a row!), Sophos Mobile Security has achieved the highest possible score in the AV-Test for Android malware detection, earning maximum scores across all categories. In the May test we scored 6.0 for protection – the highest possible score – and had no false positive detections. Our intuitive […]

At Sophos, we appreciate how hard it is to solve security problems when developing applications – after all, we’ve dedicated the past 30 years to innovating and improving computer security. Since founding SophosLabs, we’ve leveraged the expertise of our security engineers and researchers, and their intelligence and analysis services, using these as the foundation of

Cybercriminals are becoming increasingly proficient at infiltrating enterprises to steal data for profit, acquire intellectual assets or to simply cause destruction. High profile breaches frequently making the headlines however are just the tip of the iceberg with global losses due to cybercrime projected to hit a staggering eight trillion dollars by 2020. Enterprises today are

Privileged access security is a key pillar of an effective security program. We take our role as a trusted adviser to our customers very seriously and are constantly looking for new ways to help evolve existing privileged access security programs – or guide organizations that are getting started – to prioritize risk and identify opportunities

As Shep Hyken recently noted, personalization continues to become more personal in the customer service field. Personal information (PI) is the future of business, as it provides clients with a customized experience and helps businesses eventually sell more. However, it means companies will have to curb the wave of consumer rights advocacy and comply with at

Cybersecurity isn’t getting any easier. To better understand the day-to-day reality for IT teams we recently commissioned a survey of 3,100 IT managers in 12 countries. This independent, vendor-agnostic study revealed a number of common challenges: Security: 68% of organizations had experienced a threat that got through their defenses in the last year, 90% of

CVE-2019-07-08, nicknamed BlueKeep, is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Windows’ Remote Desktop Services. The bug is considered ‘wormable’ and so severe that Microsoft took the highly unusual step of including patches for the unsupported Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 in its May Patch Tuesday output, alongside patches for the affected operating systems

Cybercriminals are resourceful, organized and relentless, and businesses need 24/7 monitoring and management of their network. Yet many organizations don’t have the expertise or in-house security teams to optimally configure and manage security around-the-clock. The solution? Third-party Managed Detection and Response (MDR) services that augment an organization’s security capabilities with the continual monitoring, advanced analytics

Sophos announced the launch of Intercept X Advanced for Server with EDR, bringing the power of Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) to Intercept X for Server. EDR gives you the ability to proactively hunt down evasive threats across your server estates (and endpoints with Intercept X Advanced with EDR), understand the scope and impact of