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The best ways to keep your sensitive data safe include using strong passwords for each of your online accounts, backing up your data regularly and investing in a password manager. Your data is important and should be protected to reduce the risk of identity theft and other cyber threats. Continue reading to learn what is […]

As we approach the October 2024 deadline for EU Member States to enact the NIS 2 Directive, organizations that do business in Europe must prepare for the significant changes it brings to cybersecurity compliance. This article aims to shed light on the NIS 2 Directive, its necessity, key updates from the original NIS Directive, and

The U.S. government recently announced that it is banning the sale of Kaspersky antivirus products due to national security concerns. If you’re in the U.S. and currently use Kaspersky products today, you have a tight deadline to switch to an alternative provider. After September 29, 2024, U.S. organizations will no longer receive updates or support from

Sophos Firewall v20 MR2 includes important enhancements such as an exciting new backup and restore assistant, Active Directory SSO improvements, and web protection optimizations. Backup and restore assistant The new Sophos Firewall backup and restore assistant enables firewall configuration backups to be easily restored on a different firewall appliance with flexible interface mapping options. This

The latest annual Sophos study of the real-world ransomware experiences of energy, oil/gas and utilities sector – a core element of the critical infrastructure supporting businesses – explores the full victim journey, from attack rate and root cause to operational impact and business outcomes. This year’s report sheds light on new areas of study for

As a Sophos Firewall customer, your security is our top priority. We’ve not only invested heavily in ensuring Sophos Firewall is the most secure firewall on the market, but we continuously work to make it the most difficult target for hackers, all while helping keep your network and organization safe from future attacks through proactive

600 IT/cybersecurity leaders share their ransomware experiences, revealing the realities facing education providers today. Sophos’ latest annual study of the real-world ransomware experiences of educational organizations explores how ransomware’s impact has evolved in the last four years. It focuses on the full victim journey, from attack rate and root cause to operational impact and business

ustomers have spoken, recognizing Sophos as a Customers’ Choice vendor in the 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer Reports for Network Firewalls and Endpoint Protection Platforms. These distinctions are based on a combination of customer review coverage and ratings and this is the third consecutive year when customers have recognized Sophos as a

Active adversaries are highly skilled cybercriminals. They use hands-on-keyboard and AI-assisted methods to circumvent preventative security controls and execute advanced multi-stage attacks. Organizations need adaptive security controls designed to detect, investigate, and respond to the approaches commonly used by these sophisticated threat actors. Effective response to advanced threats requires a toolset that enables security operators

592 IT/cybersecurity leaders share their ransomware experiences from the last year, revealing fresh new insights into the realities facing them today. The latest annual Sophos study of the real-world ransomware experiences of financial services organizations explores the full victim journey, from attack rate and root cause to operational impact and business outcomes. This year’s report