May 14, 2024
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6min
Rate of Ransomware Attacks Falls Slightly, But Recovery Costs Hit $2.73 million Apr. 30, 2024 – Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, today released its annual “State of Ransomware 2024” survey report, which found that the average ransom payment has increased 500% in the last year. Organizations that paid the […]

December 21, 2022
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6min
      In a world dominated by technology, we have seen rise in cyberattacks, both in terms of volume as well as complexity. The Sophos State of Ransomware 2022 revealed alarming findings that showed that 78% of surveyed organisations in India were hit by ransomware. In addition, more than 90% of Indian organisations that […]

April 18, 2022
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10min
        Understanding the entire length of the attack chain and how vulnerabilities in each of its links can compromise the security of your network. By Rajesh Maurya, Regional Vice President, India & SAARC, Fortinet. Effectively defending against cyberattacks today requires security teams to work smarter rather than harder. Cybercriminal strategies target every […]

March 8, 2022
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17min
By Christopher Budd The current Russia-Ukraine crisis is unprecedented. One aspect of the current crisis is the very real concern around increased cyberattacks on an unprecedented scale. The concern is reasonable: there’s simply no way to know what’s going to happen next. And the concern stems not just from nation-state actors and their proxies: cybercriminals, […]

April 5, 2021
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6min
      Sophos study of 900 business decision makers indicates COVID-19 accelerated period of digitisation and was a catalyst for improving cybersecurity Sri Lanka – 02 April, 2021 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today announced the findings of the second edition of its survey report, The Future of Cybersecurity in Asia […]


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