August 2022

What are one-time passwords? A one-time password (OTP) is the password used in a credential pair that is valid for only one login session or transaction. OTPs are used to minimize the risks of traditional, static password-based authentication by making passwords variable per operation. As an added layer of security, OTP implementations can also incorporate […]

It’s not news that cybercrime is a constant battle—large enterprises and small businesses everywhere are susceptible to a myriad of advanced email threats and socially engineered attacks, such as executive or brand impersonation. According to IC3’s Internet Crime Report, over $44 million in losses in 2021 were a direct result of malicious phishing and advanced

Once upon a time, it was often necessary to define the term “ransomware” as it was frequently met with questioning looks and the need for clarification. Nowadays, you can hardly go a day without hearing about some sort of attack. What has made ransomware such a pervasive threat, and how can organizations learn to better

Congratulations! You’ve just completed a penetration test. So what now? A pen test shouldn’t represent the pinnacle of your security efforts. Rather, the test validates what your organization is doing right and highlights areas for improvement. Even if the test showed that it was possible to gain administrative access and move laterally through your network,

Protect all your servers, from on-prem to multi-cloud, Windows to Linux, all fully integrated within Sophos Central. As customers transition server workloads from on-prem to cloud hosts, containers, or serverless environments, they need their environments to be tough, hard to compromise, and quick to recover. To achieve that, they need a single integrated security platform

Trust is a dangerous word in IT, especially when that trust is granted without much consideration: when it’s implied, or when it’s never questioned. Creating a sealed-off perimeter where everything and everyone within the network is fully trusted has proven to be a flawed design. Yet, that’s how many networks are still implemented today. Anyone

Sophos ZTNA has received Frost & Sullivan’s prestigious Global New Product Innovation Award in the zero trust network access industry. Frost & Sullivan applies a rigorous analytical process to evaluate multiple vendors for each award category before determining the final award recipient. We are very honored that Sophos ZTNA was awarded this distinction based on

Sophos Firewall OS v19 MR1 brings a number of additional enhancements and fixes to what is already one of our best firewall updates ever. Sophos Firewall OS v19 was released just a few months ago, and has already been adopted by a huge number of partners and customers. They’ve upgraded to take advantage of the