November 18, 2022
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      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 12, 2022
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      Colombo, Sri Lanka –  September 12, 2022 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today released additional findings from its survey report, The Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan, in collaboration with Tech Research Asia (TRA), revealing businesses are increasingly prioritising budget for cybersecurity. In 2022, 11 per cent […]

May 25, 2022
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        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 […]

January 4, 2022
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  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 […]

November 29, 2021
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      Colombo, Sri Lanka – Nov. 29, 2021 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, announced the appointment of South Asian Technologies (Pvt) Ltd (SAT), as its new distributor in Sri Lanka and the Maldives. SAT is a leading master distributor of highly rated ICT products and a leading global value-added supplier of network […]

November 23, 2021
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      In-depth report identifies trends in ransomware services, commodity malware, attack tools, cryptominers, and more, that are impacting IT security COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Nov. 15, 2021 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, published the Sophos 2022 Threat Report, which shows how the gravitational force of ransomware’s black hole is pulling in […]


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