Sophos

The #cybersecurity landscape shows no signs of slowing down. Defense against an ever-growing population of cybercriminals will take strategic, expert leadership. We’re thrilled to announce two new leadership appointments at Sophos: - Joe Levy, CEO - Jim Dildine, CFO During his nine-year tenure at Sophos, Levy drove the transformation of Sophos from a product-only vendor into the global cybersecurity giant it is today, including an incident response team and managed security operations services that defend more than 21,000 organizations worldwide. As CEO, Levy plans to expand Sophos’ already strong customer base in the #MidMarket, which includes nearly 600,000 customers worldwide. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4bHspmL

The cost of a #RansomwareAttack increased dramatically over the last three years. As cybercriminals continue to up the ante, how can your team mitigate #CyberThreats? 🔒 Devise a proactive #cybersecurity strategy 🔒 Invest in backup and recovery solutions 🔒 Conduct regular audits 🔒 Establish incident response plans Read the State of Ransomware 2024 report to learn more: https://bit.ly/4aUL1Ql

When your team translates its expertise, passion, and efficiency to a charitable project, it not only betters your community but strengthens your relationships and ability to work together. At our FY25 Latin America Sales Kickoff in Panama, we stepped away from meetings to support Trashforma, a local organization dedicated to environmental conservation. Everyone rolled up their sleeves to clean up a nearby beach and collect debris for recycling and reuse. This part of #SophosLife isn’t just a corporate responsibility; it’s part of our commitment to making a meaningful difference. https://bit.ly/44LIZzz

From the evolution of the cybercrime economy to the increase in encryption within ransomware attacks, recent changes in the #ThreatLandscape accelerate the need for dedicated security operations support for organizations of all sizes. In response, more teams turn to #MDR service providers to supplement and extend their inhouse security operations capabilities. Learn how to select the right provider: https://bit.ly/3QnGBcv

"This accreditation is a real testament to Sophos’ Incident Response work fighting adversaries who are responsible for ransomware, malware, exploits, phishing and a wide range of other sophisticated cyberthreats to rescue organizations in the heat of active attack recover faster,” says Peter Mackenzie, director of incident response at Sophos. Sophos Incident Response service has achieved National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) Cyber Incident Response (CIR) Level 2 status by CREST. This assurance confirms that amid the sophisticated cybersecurity threat landscape, Sophos has the experience and capabilities to support organizations under active attacks. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3UEYoNt

“It takes about the same amount of time to recover [from ransomware], whether you pay the ransom or not,” Chester Wisniewski, global field CTO at Sophos, tells Global News. Last week, a #ransomware attack shut down all London Drugs locations in Canada for several days. As a result, customers were unable to fill their prescriptions. When cybercrime disrupts your business, support from an experienced #cybersecurity partner guides your team through an efficient recovery. Learn more about this attack: https://bit.ly/3yid3qm

How has the #ransomware landscape evolved? Today at #RSAC2024, John Shier, Field CTO of Threat Intelligence at Sophos, shared insights with Security Weekly Productions. He discussed the increasing involvement of insurance providers in ransom payments, the urgent need for organizations to adapt their cybersecurity measures accordingly, and more. Explore our latest report for comprehensive ransomware defense strategies: https://bit.ly/42qdFEx #RSAC

At #RSAC2024, Sophos highlighted our latest partnership with Tenable. Rob Harrison and Eric Kokonas presented on a recent threat case where an active attacker exploiting a high-criticality vulnerability identified by Tenable, was investigated by Sophos Managed Risk, and stopped by Sophos MDR. Missed it? Stop by booth 2444 in Moscone Center South to learn the latest. #cybersecurity #RSAC

A recent survey finds #ransomware recovery costs are 8X higher when backups are compromised. How can your team detect and mitigate threats to your backups? - Execute regular offline backups - Add #MFA to cloud backup accounts - Practice backup recovery Discover which industries are most at risk of backup compromise: https://bit.ly/3vUtQ1X

Sophos is proud to announce that we signed the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Secure by Design pledge at #RSAC2024 today. Ross McKerchar, CISO, Sophos: “We are all part of a tightly connected digital supply chain and trust in the technology vendor ecosystem is critical for our collective security. To build trust, transparency about what we do and how we protect our customers is essential. Transparency has long been a cornerstone of Sophos’s philosophy, so we are pleased to be a part of CISA's initiative and look forward to sharing details on how we are doing our part." https://lnkd.in/e_MzGPbR