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Sophos Workspace Protection is an easy, effective, and affordable way to protect remote and hybrid workers, contractors and guests – and the networks and data they access – from threats, breaches, and shadow IT, and provide consistent policy enforcement on and off the network. It also enables a variety of hot-topic use cases like safe GenAI […]

As Artificial Intelligence (AI) agents become more autonomous by accessing critical systems and acting without real-time human oversight, they are evolving from productivity tools into active Non-Human Identities (NHIs) like service accounts or API keys that require the same oversight and controls as human users. This shift expands organizational attack surfaces, introducing new security risks related to

AI is reshaping cybersecurity. Attackers are using AI to accelerate reconnaissance, generate malware, personalize phishing, and automate parts of the attack chain. Defenders now face a human‑plus‑machine problem – one that requires AI to augment analysts, accelerate decisions, and strengthen outcomes. Sophos has been embedding AI across our portfolio for nearly a decade, and agentic

Generative AI tools present both a significant opportunity and a genuine risk. While GenAI can enhance, streamline, and augment a wide range of workflows, it also introduces the potential for misuse and the exposure of sensitive or proprietary data. As a result, many organizations are struggling with GenAI adoption. GenAI is top-of-mind for many IT

Most IT teams are doing impressive work under difficult conditions. Tickets get closed. Systems stay online. Users are supported. On paper, everything is functioning. And yet, there’s a persistent feeling that progress is harder than it should be. As expectations for faster, more consistent and more scalable IT service delivery rise, many teams are starting

Sophos has been named a 2026 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice in the 2026 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer Report for Endpoint Protection Platforms . This marks our first Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice distinction of 2026 and a fifth consecutive Customers’ Choice for Sophos in the EPP category. This recognition comes directly from customer

The World Economic Forum’s Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2026 delivers a clear and uncomfortable truth: cyber risk is accelerating faster than our traditional defenses can keep up. AI-driven attacks, geopolitical volatility, supply-chain fragility, and widening cyber inequity reshape the threat landscape at a systemic level. What stands out most, however, is not just what is changing—but where defenses are consistently failing. Across AI misuse, ransomware, fraud, supply-chain compromise,

Multi-factor authentication (MFA) remains a cornerstone of cybersecurity, but attackers have learned to find workarounds. As identity-driven attacks continue to rise, organizations must go beyond MFA to build resilience. Sophos experts and recent Gartner research agree: It’s time for an identity-first security strategy backed by continuous detection and response. For many organizations, keeping pace with

Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are third-party companies that typically handle a portfolio of other organizations’ IT operations or day-to-day activities. This puts MSPs on the front lines of cybersecurity for numerous businesses, often in highly regulated industries, handling some of their most sensitive data. Even the most experienced MSPs struggle to securely manage passwords, credentials,

AI has dominated cybersecurity headlines for years, but as we enter 2026, the conversation is shifting from hype to hard realities. Across incident response, threat intelligence, and security operations, Sophos experts see clearer signals of where AI is truly making an impact. For IT teams already stretched thin, this isn’t theoretical — it’s reshaping daily