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We started our firewall revolution last month with the launch of the Project Copernicus beta. Project Copernicus is the codename for our new firewall platform that combines the award-winning SG Series appliance with an all-new operating system based on the best of Sophos and Cyberoam technology. The feedback during the early stages of the beta has been […]

According to the 7th (ISC)2 Global Information Security Workforce Study (GISWS), 2015, the following security concerns are considered to be the most critical: Application Vulnerabilities Malware Configuration Mistakes / Oversights Mobile Devices Hackers Faulty Network / System Configuration Internal Employees Cloud-Based Services Cyber Terrorism Trusted Third Parties This list is the result of a global

The new Sophos Cloud Partner Dashboard delivers on the Sophos Galileo vision for connecting both Network and Endpoint, all while giving partners increased visibility to their business. Designed exclusively for Sophos channel partners, the Sophos Cloud Partner Dashboard provides unified management tools to remotely manage and service both Sophos Cloud accounts and Copernicus firewalls. Actionable

The passing of the one-year anniversary of the OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability – and a recent rash of highly exploitable vulnerabilities with names of lesser cachet – led me to wonder: Just how frequently are OpenSSL vulnerabilities reported, and what are their impacts? While Array has developed our own proprietary SSL stack for production traffic, we

For most organisations the drive to capture log data is compliance. There are a few exceptions of course, but for most of you this simply means capturing and storing log data. But why do just that? Doesn’t that seem kind of pointless? If you’ve got to do that then shouldn’t you at least get something

With the proliferation of data and the need to access it from anywhere at any time, encryption is rapidly emerging as the best place to start your data security strategy. Despite some common ideas about encryption that it is too complicated to implement or too much of a hassle to manage, that’s not the case with

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