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Malwarebytes states that Ransomware and Cryptomining spiked in 2017!
According to a report released by Malwarebytes, Ransomware and Cryptomining attacks are said to have spiked in 2017. The security firm discovered that threat has increased to an alarming scale specifically in the Asia Pacific region with a report revealing a 1000 percent increase in detections in 2017 and with no signs of mellowing down […]
SophosLabs 2018 Malware report says that no OS Platform is safe from Ransomware attacks
UK based Cyber Security firm SophosLabs has released a malware forecast report which says that no OS platform is safe from ransomware related cyber attacks. Here, readers of Cybersecurity Insiders have to notify a fact that the SophosLabs 2018 Malware Forecast report was compiled based on the data collected from Sophos customers located worldwide during […]
Sophos allows its business partners to become Cloud Security providers
Sophos, a UK based security Software, and Hardware Company have announced that it is expanding its partner’s program to offer training, certification and monetary help to channel partners who are interested in using or migrating to the public cloud. This will help the channel partners of the security firm to better recommend their respective customers […]
Cyber Attack with Ransomware hidden inside PDF Documents
England-based Security Software Company Sophos Labs has discovered that a new spam campaign is on the prowl where victims are cyber attacked with ransomware hidden inside PDF documents. And as per the researchers of Sophos Labs, the ransomware gets downloaded and is run by a macro hidden inside a Word Document that is deeply nested […]
Sophos to end ransomware threat with Intercept X
Sophos Group which offers security software and hardware to enterprise networks has announced that it is going to end ransomware threat on a permanent note with its newly developed ‘Intercept X’. The IT security vendor has assured that its new product will protect files from the malicious spontaneous encryption processes which favor ransomware propelled by […]
Sophos Mobile Security wins AV-Test Best Android Security Award
Sophos Mobile Security has won Best Android Security Award from AV-Test for the second consecutive time. To put this into clear perspective, the said firm has succeeded in detecting and blocking every single malware that was thrown at it by AV-Test since September 2014. The test which was conducted in November 2016 evaluated 26 mobile […]
Mobile Security turns into a booming business vertical for Companies!
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) culture of the Corporate World is making businesses see mobile security as a highly productive business vertical these days. As hackers are getting busy in breaking mobile wallets, firms catering to cyber security needs are trying their best to capture this trend to make profits. Gartner has labeled this market […]
