Why organizations need intelligent EDR

Credit to Author: Alex Gardner| Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 16:18:19 +0000

This is the first of three articles looking at why organizations need EDR in today’s threat landscape, why many find EDR difficult to use, and how Sophos is addressing these challenges.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/OSb4xGv0Ewg” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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The security of machine learning

Credit to Author: Greg Iddon| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2019 08:42:37 +0000

Artificial intelligence and machine learning are persistently in the headlines with rich debate over its next advances. Will cybercriminals further leverage machine learning to craft attacks? Can defenders build a machine learning model capable of detecting all malware? We believe machine learning is an essential and critical piece of cybersecurity, but it must be only [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/z8gcd4bDkho” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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More fantastic test results for Sophos Intercept X!

Credit to Author: Seth Geftic| Date: Mon, 01 Jul 2019 15:26:34 +0000

Sophos Intercept X continues to perform well in third party tests, and we thought we&#8217;d share a few recent results. Those results include a 100% total accuracy rating by SE Labs, a #1 ranking by AV-Comparatives for malware protection, and an Editors&#8217; Choice designation by PC Magazine. Our Mac protection also joins in on the [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/4ncNivQjUE8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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How Intercept X Advanced can help you avoid becoming a ransomware victim

Credit to Author: Sally Adam| Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2019 20:26:06 +0000

Tourists aren’t the only ones looking at Florida this summer. As the Sunshine State ramps up to greet a flock of vacationers, it’s also facing some far less welcome visitors. Over the last few weeks, cybercriminals have targeted Florida with advanced ransomware attacks requesting heavy payments in return for restoring data. In one example, the [&#8230;]<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/sophos/dgdY/~4/aDvMvVeudaQ” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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