SophosLabs Research Finds “Designer” Cyber Threats on the Rise

SophosLabs Research Finds “Designer” Cyber Threats on the Rise

OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 05/03/16 — (LSE: SOPH)(LSE: SOPH), a global leader in , today revealed SophosLabs research that indicates a growing trend among cybercriminals to target and even filter out specific countries when designing ransomware and other malicious cyberattacks. The research includes information from millions of endpoints worldwide and is analyzed by the team at .To lure more victims with their attacks, cybercriminals are now crafting customized spam to carry t

Sophos Appoints Jonathan Schoonmaker as Senior Vice President, Human Resources

Sophos Appoints Jonathan Schoonmaker as Senior Vice President, Human Resources

OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 04/25/16 — Sophos (LSE: SOPH), a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced the appointment of Jonathan Schoonmaker as senior vice president, human resources. Schoonmaker brings more than three decades of experience in developing HR organizations to support global technology companies through periods of high growth and high performance.Schoonmaker joins Sophos from Hewlett Packard, where he served as senior vice president of human

Sophos Email Appliance Adds Next-Generation Sandboxing Technology to Reduce Risk of Phishing, Targeted Scams and Sophisticated Threats

Sophos Email Appliance Adds Next-Generation Sandboxing Technology to Reduce Risk of Phishing, Targeted Scams and Sophisticated Threats

BURLINGTON, MA — (Marketwired) — 03/08/16 — (LSE: SOPH), a global leader in , today announced that its Sophos Email Appliance now includes , an advanced, next-generation sandboxing technology that quickly and accurately detects, blocks and responds to sophisticated, constantly-changing cyber threats.Sophos Sandstorm is an advanced persistent threat (APT) and zero day malware security technology. To combat elusive threats that target email accounts on multiple platforms and mobile devices, c

Sophos Acquires SurfRight to Strengthen and Accelerate Next-Generation Endpoint Protection Leadership

Sophos Acquires SurfRight to Strengthen and Accelerate Next-Generation Endpoint Protection Leadership

OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 12/14/15 — (LSE: SOPH), a global leader in network and endpoint security, today announced the acquisition of , an innovator in signature-less next-generation endpoint threat detection and response (ETDR) and advanced threat prevention.Based in Hengelo, the Netherlands, SurfRight has developed a portfolio of technologies that prevent, detect and remediate zero-day and sophisticated attacks by interrupting malware and advanced persistent threat (APT) v

Sophos First to Bring Synchronized Security to Endpoints and Networks in New Sophos XG Firewall With Security Heartbeat(TM)

Sophos First to Bring Synchronized Security to Endpoints and Networks in New Sophos XG Firewall With Security Heartbeat(TM)

OXFORD, UNITED KINGDOM — (Marketwired) — 11/09/15 — (LSE: SOPH), a global leader in , has introduced the first synchronized security protection against today–s sophisticated threats with the Sophos Security Heartbeat capability of the Sophos XG series of next-generation firewalls and UTMs. This new technology directly links next-generation firewalls and UTMs with next-generation endpoint security to share threat intelligence that enables faster detection of threats, automatic isolation of