Median #ransomware recovery costs for two critical infrastructure sectors, Energy and Water, quadrupled to $3 million this year, according to The State of Ransomware in Critical Infrastructure 2024 report, released today. "Criminals focus where they can cause the most pain and disruption so the public will demand quick resolutions, and they hope, ransom payments to restore services more quickly. This makes utilities prime targets for ransomware attacks,” says Chester Wisniewski, global field CTO at Sophos. Get more #CriticalInfrastructure insights: https://bit.ly/3LtkheE
Sophos
Software Development
Abingdon, Oxfordshire 400,882 followers
Defeat Cyberattacks
About us
Sophos is a worldwide leader and innovator of advanced cybersecurity solutions, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies that help organizations defeat cyberattacks. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 500,000 organizations and more than 100 million users globally from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through its cloud-based Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully-managed, turnkey security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com
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http://www.sophos.com/
External link for Sophos
- Industry
- Software Development
- Company size
- 1,001-5,000 employees
- Headquarters
- Abingdon, Oxfordshire
- Type
- Privately Held
- Founded
- 1985
- Specialties
- IT Security, Next-Gen UTM (Unified Threat Management), Mobile Device Management, Endpoint Security, Antivirus, Email and Web Protection, Free Tools, Network Security, Server Protection, and Managed Detection and Response (MDR)
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Employees at Sophos
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Pat Sheridan
General Manager | Advisor | Investor | Go-To-Market Leader | Veteran
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Sean Gallagher
Threat researcher and technical communicator, Sophos | Natsec/IT Editor emeritus, Ars Technica | Navy vet
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Joe Levy
CEO at Sophos
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Chris McCormack
Senior Product Marketing Manager at Sophos
Updates
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Thank you, Solihull College & University Centre for choosing Sophos! We are delighted to hear your feedback and proud to share this with our network. #CustomerSatisfaction
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Sophos is the only #cybersecurity provider named a Leader across the G2 Summer 2024 Reports for: - Endpoint Protection Suites - Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) - Firewall Software - Managed Detection and Response (#MDR) And once again, G2 users also rated Sophos the No. 1 overall #Firewall solution – the sixth G2 seasonal report in a row for this distinction. Get the details: https://bit.ly/3zI7pia
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The Seattle #PublicLibraries is still in recovery mode weeks after a ransomware attack, David Gutman reports in The Seattle Times. The organization has not shared information on the ransom, but the community can assume it's steep, given the median ransomware demand reached $2 million this year. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4cGST8V
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How can a small security team protect 20,000 work stations? With #MDR, the team at Northland Properties can focus on user support, while a team of cybersecurity experts manage firewall and endpoint alerts. Learn more ⬇️ https://bit.ly/3T31FXw
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It’s that time of year again ⏰ We’re looking forward to reconnecting with peers, customers, and partners at Black Hat in less than a month. This year from our team: Morgan Demboski, threat intelligence analyst, and Mark Parsons, senior threat hunter, will share insight into their investigation of the #CrimsonPalace cyber espionage campaign. You’ll walk away with a new understanding of how to identify clusters of threat activity and analyze long-running APT intrusion campaigns. Join us at #BHUSA: https://bit.ly/4eWjeBm
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The reason #ransomware is remains so prevalent? It’s lucrative. Organizations often pay the ransom despite experts’ advice, Fiona Jackson writes in TechRepublic. Organizations that update and patch their systems and back up their data regularly can avoid the ransom decision altogether. Learn more: https://tek.io/4eNn0gt
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Will your team be at Black Hat? Visit us at booth 1532 to connect with our experts, discover insights from real incident response cases, and tap into live #cybersecurity support. We can’t wait to reconnect with peers and customers in Las Vegas! Register now: https://bit.ly/3Y29tvc
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Insurance providers have a hand in organizations #cybersecurity postures as they set prerequisites for policy purchases, and incentivize teams to make improvements, David Jones reports in Cybersecurity Dive. “Raising the minimum bar is always criticized by experts as not going far enough, yet we have seen time and time again with requirements like PCI-DSS, slowly improving the minimums incrementally having the desired effect over time,” Chester Wisniewski says. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YdgA4r
Cyber insurance terms drive companies to invest more in security, report finds
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Cybercriminals continue to target the #FinancialServices sector for its highly sensitive, valuable data. Our State of Ransomware in Financial Services 2024 reveals ransomware realities for financial services businesses today, including the increased cost recovery, high rate of backup compromise, and portion of organizations that pay the ransom. Get the full details: https://bit.ly/3We39j6