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December 21, 2022

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 […]

December 6, 2022

Sophos 2023 Threat Report highlights Ransomware Remains One of the Greatest Cybercrime Threats to Organizations Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering next-generation cybersecurity as a service, today published its 2023 Threat Report. The report details how the cyberthreat landscape has reached a new level of commercialization and convenience for […]

November 18, 2022

Of the Organizations Surveyed That Paid the Ransom, the Average Cost Was $2,036,189—More Than Double the Cross-Sector Average of $812,360 Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today published a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Manufacturing and Production,” which found that the sector […]

September 9, 2022

Microsoft’s publication of the second edition of Cyber Signals, a quarterly cyber threat intelligence brief based on the latest Microsoft threat data and research, focused on the evolution of the ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) business model. This edition of Cyber Signals identifies the rise of RaaS and the fueling of ransomware attacks as part […]

June 15, 2022

June 13, 2022: Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2022.” The findings reveal a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organizations surveyed in this sector. In 2021, 66% of healthcare organizations were hit; 34% were hit […]

May 25, 2022

Survey Reveals the Average Ransom Paid Increased Nearly Fivefold to $812,360 46% of Organizations that had Data Encrypted in a Ransomware Attack Paid the Ransom Colombo, Sri Lanka – May 20, 2022 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today released its annual survey and review of real-world ransomware experiences in the […]

March 24, 2022

Sophistication, Speed, and Diversity of Attack Techniques Demonstrates Importance of Strengthening Entire Cyber Kill Chain Fortinet, a global leader in broad, integrated, and automated cybersecurity solutions, recently announced the latest semiannual FortiGuard Labs Global Threat Landscape Report. This latest Global Threat Landscape Report is a view representing the collective intelligence of […]

January 4, 2022

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today released new research about AvosLocker ransomware in the article,“AvosLocker Remotely Accesses Boxes, Even Running in Safe Mode.” Sophos’ research explains how attackers attempt to bypass security controls by using a combination of Windows Safe Mode and the AnyDesk remote administration tool. Windows Safe Mode is an […]

May 31, 2020

Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has detected a new ransomware attack method which takes defense evasion to a new level—deploying as a full virtual machine on each targeted device to hide the ransomware from view. In a recently detected attack, Ragnar Locker ransomware was deployed inside an Oracle VirtualBox Windows XP virtual machine. […]

Cybersecurity Trends To Watch Out For In 2023

Criminals “Follow the Money” by Commercializing Cybercrime: Sophos

Manufacturing Reports the Highest Average Ransomware Payment Across All Sectors: Sophos

Microsoft Cyber Signals: Tracking and defending against the new ransomware landscape

Ransomware Attacks on Healthcare Organizations Increased 94% in 2021: Sophos

Ransomware Hit 66% of Organizations Surveyed for Sophos’ Annual “State of Ransomware 2022”

FortiGuard Labs Reports Ransomware Not Slowing; Continues to be Relentless and More Destructive

AvosLocker Ransomware Uses AnyDesk in Safe Mode to Launch Attacks: Sophos

Ragnar Locker ransomware deploys virtual machine to dodge security: Sophos