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Ransomware ravages retail sector, with 75% increase in attacks
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Ransomware ravages retail sector, with 75% increase in attacks

Globally, 77% of retail organisations surveyed experienced a 75% increase from 2020. This is also 11% more than the cross-sector average attack rate of 66%.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Sep 2022
Enterprises increasingly prioritising budget for cybersecurity
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Enterprises increasingly prioritising budget for cybersecurity

Sophos has released additional findings from its report, The Future of Cybersecurity in APJ, revealing businesses are increasingly prioritising cybersecurity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Aug 2022
Sophos reveals latest ransomware trend impacting orgs
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Sophos reveals latest ransomware trend impacting orgs

Sophos has announced in a new whitepaper that Hive, LockBit and BlackCat, three prominent ransomware gangs, consecutively attacked the same network.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2022
Hive, LockBit, BlackCat ransomware gangs attack same network
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Hive, LockBit, BlackCat ransomware gangs attack same network

Each ransomware gang left its own ransom demand, and some of the files were triple encrypted, according to a new report from Sophos.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Aug 2022
Sophos links three expert security teams together with X-Ops
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Sophos links three expert security teams together with X-Ops

Sophos X-Ops leverages the predictive, real-time, real-world and researched threat intelligence from each group.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 25th Jul 2022
Education institutions hit hard by ransomware - study
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Education institutions hit hard by ransomware - study

The findings reveal that education institutions are increasingly being hit with ransomware, with 60% suffering attacks in 2021 compared to 44% in 2020.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 21st Jul 2022
Sophos reveals latest tactics of BlackCat ransomware group
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Sophos reveals latest tactics of BlackCat ransomware group

Sophos has revealed that the ransomware gang BlackCat has added Brute Ratel, a pentesting tool, to its arsenal of attack tools.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2022
Ransomware attacks on education institutions increase
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Ransomware attacks on education institutions increase

Education institutions are increasingly being hit with ransomware, with 60% suffering attacks in 2021 compared to 44% in 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2022
Sophos uncovers latest cyber attack trends in Playbook report
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Sophos uncovers latest cyber attack trends in Playbook report

Research finds that there has been a 36% increase in cyber attack dwell time, with a median intruder dwell time of 15 days in 2021 versus 11 days in 2020.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2022
Ransomware attacks on healthcare increased 94% in 2021
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Ransomware attacks on healthcare increased 94% in 2021

New research has revealed a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organisations within the healthcare sector during 2021.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2022
Somerville wins 2022 Sophos ANZ Partner of the Year Award
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Somerville wins 2022 Sophos ANZ Partner of the Year Award

Sophos has announced the winners of its Australia and New Zealand Partner Awards for 2022, including Somerville as its Partner of the Year.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Mon, 30th May 2022
Ransomware hits 65% of organisations in Singapore
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Ransomware hits 65% of organisations in Singapore

Next-generation cybersecurity firm Sophos has released its annual survey and review of real-world ransomware experiences in the State of Ransomware 2022.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 20th May 2022
Cybersecurity starts with education
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Cybersecurity starts with education

In 2021, 80% of Australian organisations responding to the Sophos State of Ransomware study reported being hit by ransomware.

By John Donovan • 4 min read • Tue, 10th May 2022
Sophos named Gartner Peer Insights Customers Choice for network firewalls
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Sophos named Gartner Peer Insights Customers Choice for network firewalls

The company earned the highest overall customer rating among vendors with at least 150 verified customer reviews.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Mon, 9th May 2022
Sophos unveils cloud protection advancements with Linux and offerings
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Sophos unveils cloud protection advancements with Linux and offerings

Sophos has unveiled advancements to Sophos Cloud Workload Protection, including new Linux host and container security capabilities.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2022
Sophos achieves perfect scores in SE Labs protection tests
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Sophos achieves perfect scores in SE Labs protection tests

Sophos' endpoint products have been ranked top in protection and false-positive tests for enterprise, small businesses, and consumers.

By Ryan Morris-Reade • 3 min read • Thu, 21st Apr 2022

Stories from Other Regions

Cyber insurance. A changing of the guard.
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Cyber insurance. A changing of the guard.

The threat of cyberattacks on Australian businesses is increasing as cybercriminals outsmart security defences.

By John Donovan • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Sep 2022
80% of Australian organisations hit with ransomware in 2021
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80% of Australian organisations hit with ransomware in 2021

80% of Australian organizations were hit with ransomware in 2021, up from 45% in 2020, according to a new survey by Sophos.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 4th May 2022