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October 1, 2024 Security

Ransomware attacks against healthcare units hit new record in 2024

Ransomware attacks impacted two-thirds (67%) of these survey healthcare organisations in 2024 compared to 60% in 2023

February 6, 2024 Opinions

Why Safer Internet Day is as important today as it’s ever been

Safer Internet Day on February 6 is a timely reminder of how to protect yourself on the internet

January 9, 2024 Security

73% of healthcare organisations reported data encrypted after ransomware attacks

73% is the highest rate of encryption in the past three years and a significant increase from the 61% of healthcare organisations that reported having their data encrypted in 2022

May 18, 2023 Security

Fake ChatGPT apps fleeced users thousands of dollars: report

Scammers have and always will use the latest trends or technology to line their pockets and ChatGPT is no exception

May 10, 2023 Security

Cyber insurance policy buyer 95% of firms see the impact

The report also finds that cyber insurance adoption is now the norm with 91% of organisations reporting having coverage

May 2, 2023 Security

Cyber attackers used over 500 odd tools, tactics in 2022: report

Based on the data analysis of more than 150 Sophos Incident Response (IR) cases, the report claimed that cyber attackers used over 500 peculiar tools and techniques

February 22, 2023 Security

Sophos firewall portfolio adds two new appliances

Sophos firewall portfolio added two new XGS 7500 and 8500 models that provide unrivalled performance and protection for large enterprise and campus deployments

November 1, 2022 Security

Manufacturing reported the top average ransomware payment

Manufacturing paid the highest average ransomware payment of $2,036,189, as per Sophos’ new sectoral survey report

September 2, 2022 Security

Businesses in India spend 11% of tech budgets on cybersecurity

In 2022, 11% of technology budgets across businesses in India are dedicated to cybersecurity, revealed Sophos’ newly published report

August 29, 2022 Security

Stolen session cookies exploited to bypass MFA: report

Sophos X-Ops report titled “Cookie stealing: the new perimeter bypass” found that active adversaries are increasingly exploiting stolen session cookies to bypass Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)