September 2023

There are many different types of phishing scams, but email remains the most common of them all. Responding to a sender, clicking on a link, or downloading a file that may not be trustworthy can lead to data corruption, leaked confidential information, and infected devices or networks. Read the tips below or scroll down to view

Sophos has released The State of Ransomware in Education 2023, an insightful report based on a survey of 400 IT/cybersecurity professionals across 14 countries working in education. The findings reveal the real-world ransomware experiences of the sector. Rate of attack and data encryption The education sector reported the highest rates of ransomware attacks of all

An elite team of incident response experts on standby to get you back to business quickly in the event of a breach. With tangible ‘readiness’ now a key component for cyber resilience, I’m excited to announce the launch of the Sophos Incident Response Services Retainer. It provides all organizations (whether an existing Sophos customer or

The Sophos Network Security Team is super pleased to announce a new product integration between Sophos ZTNA and Sophos Firewall. With the recent release of SFOS v19.5 MR3 and an update today to Sophos Central, Sophos Firewall customers can now take advantage of the new integrated ZTNA gateway in their Sophos Firewall. This integration makes

I’m proud to share that, for the fifth consecutive year, BeyondTrust has been recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Privileged Access Management! This year, BeyondTrust was recognized as one of only three PAM Leaders and was also positioned highest in Ability to Execute. In our opinion, this Gartner® recognition validates BeyondTrust’s

Regular rotation of passwords, keys and privileged credentials is a critical best practice that greatly reduces an organization’s risk of falling victim to cyberattacks. By limiting the lifespan of a password, organizations can reduce the amount of time during which a compromised password may be valid. Password, key and credential rotation – a feature of

Business continuity, as defined by TechTarget, “is an organization’s ability to maintain critical business functions during a disaster.” There are many types of events that qualify as a disaster, including security breaches, natural disasters, supply chain disruptions and pandemics. Among these, an often overlooked critical event is the loss of internet connectivity. For nearly all

Skilled adversaries don’t break in. They log in. Organizations that have invested in the Microsoft Security suite still need to protect against these advanced, human-led attacks that technology alone cannot prevent. However, the sheer volume of alerts generated by Microsoft security technologies, together with the complexity of the threat landscape and widespread shortage of in-house expertise