April 2020

Sophos is extremely pleased to announce the availability of XG Firewall on Amazon Web Services (AWS) public cloud infrastructure. XG Firewall is now available in the AWS marketplace with two flexible licensing options: Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) license – ideal for short-term use Bring-your-own license (BYOL) – our conventional multi-year term licenses AWS customers can take full […]

We are excited to announce that powerful new Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) features for Intercept X are now available in early access. This early access program (EAP) brings pre-built, fully customizable SQL queries for both granular threat hunting and IT health checks and management across your organization’s estate. You can join the EAP now.

Sophos is excited to announce that Sandboxie is now an open source tool. Sandboxie has long been a favorite sandbox-based isolation tool since its original release over fifteen years ago. Now this technology will live on in the hands of its dedicated users. We are thrilled to give the code to the community. The Sandboxie

Ensuring that your endpoint and server protection is correctly configured is one of the most important things you can do for your organization’s security. This article will give you some quick tips and links to resources so you can get the most out of your Sophos protection. Getting started In Sophos Central policies are used

  NSS would like to invite you in the online   Sophos XG Engineer Training   on Thursday 23 April, 11.00 – 13.00 EEST This online training will be delivered via WebEx due to Covid-19. Please register here Follow us on      

Since we began writing last year about the consumer-hostile trend in mobile apps that we’re calling fleeceware, the number of apps we’ve discovered that engage in this practice have only increased. In the first two articles we wrote about fleeceware, we covered various Android apps in the official Play Store charging very high subscriptions for

Hackers are busy exploiting coronavirus in their attacks. In recent weeks SophosLabs has seen a surge of COVID- and Corona-related domains registered – while some will be legitimate, it’s a fair bet that the majority are destined for criminal purposes. Common attack techniques Phishing attacks using COVID-19 as a lure are the most visible and

Sophos Cloud Optix has now been certified by the Center for Internet Security (CIS) to accurately assess AWS, Azure and GCP environments based on best practices for secure configuration. Developed through a unique consensus-based process comprised of cybersecurity professionals and subject matter experts around the world, CIS Benchmarks are recommended as industry-accepted system hardening standards.

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

The increase in remote working is driving greater use of mobile devices for business purposes. In this article we explore how Sophos Mobile can help you keep your devices and data secure, and how to balance privacy, security and productivity. Setting up remote employees Not everyone has the option to use a corporate-owned device and