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SophosLabs researcher Gabor Szappanos is at it again, with new research exploring and explaining the mechanics of a malware creation kit that was used in a series of campaigns between May and August 2015. Gabor has been tracking the development of malware used in advanced persistent threat (APT) campaigns over the past couple of years, […]

Laptops are ubiquitous in today’s IT environments. How many of your employees are using laptops in the office, on the road, working from home, or all of the above? While massively convenient, and a boon to worker productivity, laptops also represent a major liability. They are easy for employees to lose – and easy for

This year, we’re revolutionizing the firewall, giving our award-winning SG Series appliances an all-new operating system that combines the best of both Sophos and Cyberoam technology. The codename for this new firewall platform is Project Copernicus, and we’re excited to inform you that the beta phase is now underway. This is your invitation to take

Several writers on Corero’s blog have been calling attention to recent DDoS extortion campaigns. Now the FBI is sending notice to banks and other financial institutions to be on the watch for shakedown attempts. MarketWatch has reported that attackers have already made DDoS extortion attempts against more than 100 financial firms in recent months. In

We have some great news for users of Sophos Mobile Security, our Android antivirus and security app. Independent IT security institute AV-Test has awarded Sophos another perfect protection score in a July 2015 test of mobile antivirus applications – the sixth test in a row where we scored 100% detection. Although we’ve aced this Android

Over the coming months we’ll be migrating web services used by our customers and partners to Sophos ID, giving you one account to access all the web services you subscribe to. Beginning in mid-August, we’re enabling login via Sophos ID for MySophos and SophServ. Using your Sophos ID, you’ll also be able to access Sophos

We’re extremely proud that Sophos has won the award for best IT vendor in all three security categories in CRN’s Annual Report Card (ARC). It was an honor to win more categories than any other vendor recognized this year. For the second year running, we’ve been recognized as the winners of two categories – Client Security Software and Network

Just recently the Internet Complaint Center (IC3) issued an alert to businesses regarding a rise in extortion campaigns, tied to threats of DDoS attack activity unless a ransom is paid. The rise in DDoS attacks generally, is not surprising at all and the use of the “DDoS threat” for ransom or extortion is not a new

Sophos is revolutionizing the firewall with our all-new Sophos Firewall OS (SF-OS) that combines the best of both Sophos UTM and Cyberoam next-generation firewall technology. The new OS includes a number of important innovations. You’ll see a thoughtfully redesigned user interface, new Security Heartbeat technology, and a policy model that makes protecting users and applications

Linux is widely considered to provide a higher level of security than traditional operating systems. As a result, security tools such as anti-virus software are often ignored on the Linux platform. However, Linux is increasingly popular with attackers, because Linux systems are often used for critical roles such as developer workstations, web servers and internal file