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
Sophos
Software Development
Abingdon, Oxfordshire 397,460 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
- Website
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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)
Locations
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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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
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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
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While all ransomware attacks have negative outcomes, those that start with an unpatched vulnerability are particularly brutal for victims, including an increased risk of backup compromise, encryption, and ransom payment. How can you improve your #VulnerabilityManagement? Regular patches are, of course, essential. Advanced endpoint security also adds an additional layer of support to stop the behaviors used in these attacks – including with zero-day vulnerabilities for which no patch has yet been released. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3xCdkVf
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Compromised healthcare data can have significant personal impacts on patients and serious consequences on provider organizations. Managed Detection and Response (MDR) helps #HealthcareIT partners stay on top of burgeoning threats. See why United Musculoskeletal Partners trusts Sophos #MDR to protect sensitive patient data from cyber threats: https://bit.ly/3L6iDzi
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“Healthcare organizations have been — and will continue to be — a prime target for ransomware attacks because the services they provide are so critical,” Peter Mackenzie, director of incident response at Sophos, tells Stephanie Stacey for the Financial Times. Cybercriminals know #healthcare organizations can’t afford downtime. A robust backup practice, detailed recovery plans, and support from an always-on threat detection and response team ensure little time is lost when attackers strike. Learn more: https://on.ft.com/4bu2sGC
NHS England probes data leak after cyber attack on Synnovis blood-test provider
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Awareness for the #ransomware landscape empowers your organization to better defend against it. Our annual State of Ransomware report provides a wide-lens view of how attacks have evolved across industries and companies of varying sizes. Discover the unique risks to your organization, including the likelihood you’ll face an attack and the costs you could face as a result. Get prepared: https://bit.ly/3XTcNJ0
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Neue Schwachstellen tauchen oft schneller auf, als sie behoben werden können – über 26.000 jedes Jahr. Umso wichtiger wird es für Unternehmen und Organisationen, ihre Angriffsfläche genau zu kennen und Risiken rechtzeitig zu beseitigen. Die Lösung – Integration Packs: Sophos bietet eine nahtlose Integration mit einem breiten, offenen Ökosystem von Technologie-Partnern. Informieren Sie sich in unserem Webinar darüber, wie Sie Ihren Schutz erhöhen. Jetzt kostenlos anmelden: https://lnkd.in/eYdhigQH #sophos #csaas #sophosmanagedrisk
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The way workplaces operate has changed — has your #firewall? We’re proud to be named a Customers’ Choice vendor in the 2024 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Voice of the Customer for Network Firewalls. We see this as a reflection of our superior customer experience. "Sophos Firewall has amazing comprehensive security features ... this product is very reliable and an effective solution for us and many organizations like us,” one customer shares. Customers have recognized Sophos with an average overall rating of 4.8/5 based on 377 reviews as of March 2024, making Sophos the second highest-rated and most-reviewed vendor in the report. Learn more: https://gtnr.it/3VLW1ZO
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A new #ransomware threat is targeting the education sector, Solomon Klappholz writes in ITPro. And our research shows around 80% of #HigherEd and lower education institutions were compromised by a ransomware attack last year. Education institutions can protect themselves by consistently backing up data to offline storage, implementing endpoint protection, and training users on security best practices. https://bit.ly/3XMnjSi
Researchers issue warning over new ransomware variant targeting the education sector
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