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Chain of Fools and Curveball. Microsoft update CVE-2020-0601 Q&A

by unitedimaging on January 22, 2020

This past Tuesday, Microsoft released its normal, monthly updates to Windows and other Microsoft products. Among the fixes included in this month’s release was one that resolves a security vulnerability […]

Don’t let imposters into your inbox

by unitedimaging on January 17, 2020

Phishing emails impersonating well-known brands and VIPs within an organization are a big problem for security teams to deal with. So, we’re excited to announce that you’ll now be able […]

MyKings botnet spreads headaches, cryptominers, and Forshare malware

by unitedimaging on December 18, 2019

There’s a pretty good chance everyone who reads this story will have had some degree of interaction with a botnet we call MyKings (and others call DarkCloud or Smominru), whether […]

A Lighter-than-normal Patch Tuesday for December, 2019

by unitedimaging on December 10, 2019

In this month’s security updates, Microsoft is fixing 36 vulnerabilities: 7 of them are considered critical, 27 important, and 1 moderate. One of them is not categorized but, based on […]

Three-peat: Intercept X wins Best Endpoint Security again

by unitedimaging on December 10, 2019

Famous “three-peats”:– 1962-1964 Toronto Maple Leafs– 1972-1974 Oakland A’s– 1996-1998 Chicago Bulls– 1998-2000 Yankees– 2000-2002 LA Lakers– 2007-2009 Manchester United– 2017-2019 Sophos Intercept X In November, CRN®, a brand of […]

Ransomware: the cyberthreat that just won’t die

by unitedimaging on December 9, 2019

Thirty years on from the world’s first attack, ransomware is stronger than ever. Cybercriminals continue to evolve their tactics and techniques, taking advantage of changes in technology and society to […]

Webcast: XG Firewall v18 innovations live

by unitedimaging on November 7, 2019

With the XG Firewall v18 early access program now underway, we would love it if you could join us for a special community webcast happening on Thursday, November 14. We […]

Sophos EDR gets enhanced with prioritized lists of suspicious items

by unitedimaging on November 1, 2019

‘Where do I start?’ is one of the most common questions we get asked about endpoint detection and response (EDR). The newly introduced Threat Indicators feature for Sophos EDR answers […]

Switching from Symantec to Sophos just got even easier

by unitedimaging on October 28, 2019

If you’re planning a migration from Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP), or at least thinking about it, you’re not alone. More and more organizations are making the switch from Symantec to […]

Firewall group management just got easier

by unitedimaging on October 24, 2019

Since XG Firewall joined Sophos Central earlier this year, we’ve been steadily adding features to make day-to-day management of your firewalls even easier. And today, the team is pleased to […]

Enhanced protection comes to Intercept X

by unitedimaging on October 22, 2019

Intercept X has launched a new early access program (EAP) that brings protection enhancements including Anti-Malware Scanning Interface Protection (AMSI) and Malicious Network Traffic Protection. AMSI is a Microsoft interface […]

Beware the square: how to spot malicious QR codes

by unitedimaging on October 17, 2019

Have you ever wondered about those little digi-squares staring back at you from the corners of posters, magazine articles, cereal boxes and countless other products? They’re called QR codes – […]

XG Firewall v18 early access is now available

by unitedimaging on October 11, 2019

We are excited to open the Early Access Program (EAP) of XG Firewall v18 to all Sophos customers and partners. This release offers a ton of great new features and […]

Sophos wins multiple channel leadership awards

by unitedimaging on August 8, 2019

Channel Best is one of our Sophos values, and we’re proud to work with more than 47,000 expert partners and managed service providers across the globe. In recognition of our […]

Baldr vs The World: A SophosLabs report

by unitedimaging on August 6, 2019

(This blog post is a condensed summary of the report Baldr vs The World. – ed.) The videos touting cheat utilities for games like Apex Legends and Counter Strike: Go […]

A new Equation Editor exploit goes commercial, as maldoc attacks using it spike

by unitedimaging on July 18, 2019

There is a distinct point of maturation in the life cycle of an Office exploit: the point where it becomes generally available for the crimeware groups. Before that point the […]