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BlackCat Preys On Old Firewall/VPN In Devices

BlackCat Preys On Old Firewall/VPN In Devices

Andrew Brandt SophosLabs Principal Researcher, says a ransomware group attacking large organizations with malware called BlackCat has followed a consistent pattern over the past several months. The threat actors break into enterprise networks by exploiting vulnerabilities in unpatched or outdated firewall/VPN devices, then pivot to internal systems after establishing

Growth In Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Is Alarming

Growth In Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Is Alarming

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – June 3, 2022 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022.” The findings reveal a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organizations surveyed in this sector. In 2021, 66% of healthcare organizations were

Sophos Uncovers New Liquidity Mining Scams

Sophos Uncovers New Liquidity Mining Scams

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA – May 20, 2022 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today released threat research about nascent cybercrime in the article, “Liquidity Mining Scams Add Another Layer to Cryptocurrency Crime.” The article is the first in a series lifting the lid off scammers who are taking advantage of

New report: Ransomware hit 79% of co's surveyed in Malaysia

Chester Wisniewski

New report: Ransomware hit 79% of co's surveyed in Malaysia

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia – April 29, 2022– Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today released its annual survey and review of real-world ransomware experiences in the State of Ransomware 2022. The report shows that 79% of Malaysian organizations surveyed were attacked with ransomware in 2021, which is significantly higher than

Sophos acquires SOC.OS for 3rd-party security telemetry

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Sophos acquires SOC.OS for 3rd-party security telemetry

MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR – April 25, 2022 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced that it has acquired SOC.OS, an innovator of a cloud-based security alert investigation and triage automation solution. The solution consolidates and prioritizes high volumes of security alerts from multiple products and platforms across an

This is how attackers infiltrated a single server for months

This is how attackers infiltrated a single server for months

MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR. – April 14, 2022 – The attackers also installed a cryptominer before exfiltrating data and deploying Lockbit ransomware. The findings are detailed in a new article, “Attackers Linger on Government Agency Computers Before Deploying Lockbit Ransomware,” and suggest that multiple attackers infiltrated the vulnerable server. The attack was contained

Big mistake by board level execs on cybersecurity

Big mistake by board level execs on cybersecurity

Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA – 6 April 2022 –Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced the findings of the third edition of its survey report, The Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan, in collaboration with Tech Research Asia (TRA). The study reveals a lack of boardroom awareness of

New role for Chad Cleevely at Sophos in APAC and Japan

New role for Chad Cleevely at Sophos in APAC and Japan

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA –March. 2, 2022 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today appointed Chad Cleevely as director, channel sales, Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ). In this role, Cleevely will lead Sophos’ channel operations across the APJ region working with partners and customers to provide the cybersecurity solutions and

Great cybersecurity tips for students back to Universities

Great cybersecurity tips for students back to Universities

by Wong Joon Hoong, Country Manager, Sophos Malaysia Universities and tertiary institutions are beginning to reopen with Malaysian students returning to campuses in stages from March and here are some cybersecurity tips. In preparation for their return, COVID-19 guidelines are being implemented to keep students and teachers safe. However, schools

This is Sophos new endpoint protection solution

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This is Sophos new endpoint protection solution

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA –Jan. 26, 2022 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today unveiled Sophos ZTNA, the only zero trust network access (ZTNA) offering that fully integrates with an industry-leading, next-generation endpoint solution – Sophos Intercept X – providing advanced endpoint protection and zero trust network access with a single agent.

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In a survey of 5,000 IT Managers across 26 countries, 51% of respondents revealed that they were hit by ransomware in the last year. https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); In 73% of those incidents, attackers succeeded in encrypting data. Furthermore, the average