Sophos

Sophos Expands Cybersecurity With $860m Secureworks Purchase

Second time Secureworks is acquired, after UK's Sophos says it will buy the US cybersecurity firm for $859m (£662m) in…

1 month ago

UK AI Security Firm Darktrace Acquired By Private Equity Group

Thoma Bravo agrees to acquire Darktrace for $5.32 billion in cash, delivering some welcome news for founding investor Dr Mike…

7 months ago

Russian Clop Criminals Issue Ultimatum After Mass Hack

Cybercriminal gang Clop warn hack victims to get in touch before 14 June, or their stolen data will be published

1 year ago

Nearly Half Of Ransomware Victims Pay Up, Sophos Finds

Sophos report finds ransomware encryption attacks at their highest level for four years, with 66 percent of organisations being targetted

2 years ago

Sophos Study Finds Most Firms Struggle To Execute Essential Security Tasks

State of cybersecurity report for 2023 from Sophos reveals that majority of businesses find essential security tasks challenging

2 years ago

Sophos Sees Surge Of Ransomware Attacks Against Education Sector

Education sector is battling a significant increase in the number of ransomware attacks, and in some cases is taking months…

2 years ago

Covid Research Remains Prime Target For Cyberattacks – NCSC

Latest review of the UK's cyber landscape reveals record number of cyberattacks, with Covid vaccine research remaining a prime target

3 years ago

Kaseya Hackers Demand $70 Million Ransom

Number of organisations affected by damaging Kaseya ransomware attack grows from just 50, to roughly 1,500 businesses globally

3 years ago

President Biden Orders Investigation Into Kaseya Ransomware Attack

Ransomware attack on hundreds of American businesses over 4 July weekend prompts US investigation of possible Russian involvement

3 years ago

Microsoft Takes Down Trickbot Hacking Operation

Another takedown from Microsoft sees it disrupt key Trickbot servers, which it said could have indirectly impact US election infrastructure

4 years ago

‘Ragnar Locker’ Ransomware Hides Inside Virtual Machine

Researchers discover attack group that deploys highly targeted ransomware running inside virtualised Windows XP instance to evade detection

4 years ago

Equity Firm Buys UK’s Sophos For £3.1bn

Acquisition of Oxfordshire-based cyber-security firm, which aided NHS during WannaCry attacks, follows fall in value of sterling in wake of…

5 years ago

Android Clickfraud Apps Pose As iPhones To Make Extra Cash

Sophos identifies 22 malware-riddled Android apps that pose as Apple devices to earn extra money

6 years ago

Teachers Warn Students ‘Can Hack Into School Servers’

Half of UK teachers feel their IT knowledge is dwarfed by that of their pupils, a study by Sophos has…

7 years ago

Sophos: Cyber Attacks Often Recycle Existing Malware And Hacker Techniques

INTERVIEW: Silicon talks threat trends with Fraser Howard, principle threat researcher at Sophos

7 years ago

Locky Ransomware Returns Lurking In A Word Document Hidden Behind PDF Attachments

This latest Locky variant appears to have traits similar to a Russian doll

8 years ago

The Story Of CeBIT 2017: AI, VR And Robot Football

IN-DEPTH: CeBIT is not what it once was but it's still the world's biggest computer conference. Here is the story…

8 years ago

IoT And The Enterprise World Must Put Cyber Security At The Forefront Warn Experts

IP Expo 2016: Sophos, Kaspersky and Trend Micro talk future threats from IoT, Hired cyber criminals, and security education

8 years ago

One Year Post-IPO, Sophos Extending Its Security Platform

Sophos' CEO discusses the challenges and opportunities of being a publicly traded security company in 2016

8 years ago

InfoSec 2016: IoT Security Needs A Serious Shake-Up, Says Sophos

Sophos researcher tells us why flaws in the toys of today could cause major security worries in the future

8 years ago

MWC 2016: IoT Security ‘Is A Mess’ Says Sophos’ James Lyne

Sophos’ James Lyne talks about the ‘mess’ that is IoT security and why safeguarding smartphones is crucial

9 years ago

NHS Cyber Security ‘Far Weaker Than Thought’

Remote and mobile working practices putting the NHS at great risk, Sophos survey finds

9 years ago

ISPs: Snooper’s Charter Will Mean Higher Broadband Bills

Snooper's Charter underestimates the cost and challenge of monitoring users, ISPA and Gigaclear tell MPs, while Sophos expresses security concerns

9 years ago

How Sophos Is Encouraging More Girls To Embark On Technology Careers

Oxfordshire schoolgirls met coding challenges head-on at Sophos' recent ‘Girls in Coding’ event

9 years ago

Local Government IT Security Is A Bloody Mess, Research Finds

Are budget cuts to blame? Majority of local government organisations say their security is not robust enough to deal with…

9 years ago

Sophos IPO Values UK Security Firm At £1bn

Sophos will offer 34.8 percent of the company for 225p a share when it floats on July 1

9 years ago

Sophos Wants To Raise £65m With London IPO

UK IT security company Sophos scopes out IPO that could value company at £1bn

9 years ago

Sophos – IT Skills Gap Is ‘Leaving The Door Open’ For Criminals

Sophos’ John Shaw tells TechWeekEurope why government agencies need to sharpen up their defences

10 years ago

Revealed – The Spammiest Nations On Earth

Sophos report reveals US still leads the way in terms of spam volume worldwide

10 years ago

How To Explain Ransomware To A Five-Year-Old

The definitive definition of ransomware from the experts for the kids (and adults, too)

10 years ago