August 04, 2020

The realities of ransomware: Why it’s not just a passing fad

Unfortunately, ransomware is here to stay

Threat Research

May 12, 2020

Huge toll of ransomware attacks revealed in Sophos report

To understand the scope of the ransomware threat, Sophos commissioned a study into the state of ransomware 2020.

Naked Security

April 27, 2020

5 common mistakes that lead to ransomware

Here are five simple tips that will help you keep ransomware out and your precious data in

Naked Security

February 13, 2020

IE zero day and heap of RDP flaws fixed in February Patch Tuesday

Microsoft has finally patched the Internet Explorer (IE) zero-day flaw the company said in January was being used in “limited targeted attacks”.

Naked Security

January 15, 2020

Microsoft fixes critical bugs in CryptoAPI, RD Gateway and .NET

Here are the most serious bugs from Microsoft's Patch Tuesday - Including CryptoAPI and RCE flaws in Windows Remote Desktop Gateway.

Naked Security

January 14, 2020

January 2020 Patch Tuesday delivers fixes for 50 bugs

This month’s big security news from Microsoft is the end of support for Windows 7, and a patch of a cryptographic library

SophosLabs UncutThreat Research

December 18, 2019

MyKings botnet spreads headaches, cryptominers, and Forshare malware

All this trouble just for some Monero

SophosLabs UncutThreat Research

December 12, 2019

December Patch Tuesday blunts WizardOpium attack chain

December 2019’s Patch Tuesday updates are out, including a fix for the Windows flaw used in recently discovered WizardOpium attacks.

Naked Security

December 10, 2019

Snatch ransomware pwns security using sneaky ‘safe mode’ reboot

The Sophos Managed Threat Response (MTR) team has warned the industry of a dangerous new ransomware trick.

Naked Security