Attackers bypass Microsoft patch to deliver Formbook malware
Sophos Labs researchers have detected the use of a novel exploit able to bypass a patch for a critical vulnerability (CVE-2021-40444) affecting the Microsoft Office file …
Log4Shell: A new fix, details of active attacks, and risk mitigation recommendations
Due to the extraordinary widespread use of the open-source Apache Log4j library, the saga of the Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228) vulnerability is nowhere near finished. As Dr. …
Tor2Mine cryptominer has evolved: Just patching and cleaning the system won’t help
Sophos released new findings on the Tor2Mine cryptominer, that show how the miner evades detection, spreads automatically through a target network and is increasingly harder …
Top 10 ways attackers are increasing pressure on their ransomware victims to pay
Sophos researchers have detailed how ransomware attackers are implementing a wide range of ruthless pressure tactics to persuade victims to pay the ransom. Their research is …
DTEX Systems provides insider threat intelligence and investigation services with DTEX I3 research team
DTEX Systems launched DTEX Insider Intelligence and Investigations (DTEX I3), an expanded investigations and research division focused on delivering insider threat behavioral …
Researchers discover ransomware that encrypts virtual machines hosted on an ESXi hypervisor
Sophos has released details of a new ransomware written in Python that attackers used to compromise and encrypt virtual machines hosted on an ESXi hypervisor. The report …
Aqua Security appoints Christopher Smith as Chief Revenue Officer
Aqua Security appointed Christopher Smith as Chief Revenue Officer. With nearly 30 years of enterprise IT experience and 19 in cybersecurity, Smith will join the executive …
New infosec products of the week: August 13, 2021
Here’s a look at the most interesting product releases from the past week, featuring releases from NETGEAR, McAfee, Sectigo, Arcserve and Threat Stack. NETGEAR Armor offers …
Arcserve appliances protect critical IT infrastructure from data loss, downtime, and ransomware
Arcserve announced Arcserve N Series appliances, which deliver integrated hyperscale backup, recovery, and ransomware protection to enterprise infrastructures. The Arcserve N …
Consumers are increasingly concerned about online security and imminent attacks
According to a new Sophos Home survey, forty-five percent of consumers say they’re more at risk of being hit by an attack now than they were before the pandemic, and 61% …
Sophos acquires Braintrace to provide better security outcomes to their MDR customers
Sophos announced that it has acquired Braintrace, further enhancing Sophos’ Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem with Braintrace’s proprietary Network Detection and Response (NDR) …
Sophos XDR: Threat hunting through the entire security ecosystem
Almost a decade ago, ransomware started becoming a prominent consumer problem, locking computers and threatening users with fines and jail time for supposedly downloading …