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Senior Threat Manager Jordon Carpenter examines the foundations of the great working culture within the Sophos MDR team.

Give your social media presence a good spring scrubbing, audit your passwords and other easy ways to bring order to your digital chaos
The post Cleaning up your social media and passwords: What to trash and what to treasure appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Sophos is the only vendor rated a Leader across all five cybersecurity categories in G2’s Spring 2023 reports (March 2023)

Do you know how many devices are connected to your home network? You don’t? This is precisely why it’s time for a network audit.
The post Why you should spring clean your home network and audit your backups appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Slowed by multiple headwinds, defenders are falling behind while adversaries continue to accelerate. Organizations need to speed up the defender flywheel to enable them to pull ahead.

Spring is in the air and as the leaves start growing again, why not breathe some new life into the devices you depend on so badly?
The post Spring into action and tidy up your digital life like a pro appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Around the clock and around the globe, Sophos keeps retail organizations secure from a wide range of cyberattacks.

Today is World Backup Day, but maybe we also need a “did you test your backups” day?
The post Avoiding data backup failures – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail. Make sure you’re able to bounce back if, or when, a data disaster strikes.
The post World Backup Day: Avoiding a data disaster is a forever topic  appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET experts share their insights on the cyber-elements of the first year of the war in Ukraine and how a growing number of destructive malware variants tried to rip through critical Ukrainian systems
The post ESET Research Podcast: A year of fighting rockets, soldiers, and wipers in Ukraine appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Overview Sophos X-Ops is tracking an attack against the 3CX Desktop application, possibly undertaken by a nation-state-related group. The affected software is 3CX – a legitimate software-based PBX phone system available on Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS. The application has been abused by the threat actor to add an installer that communicates with various command-and-control

A Trojanized version of the popular VOIP/PBX software is in the news; here’s what hunters and defenders are doing

How fraudsters groom their marks and move in for the kill using tricks from the playbooks of romance and investment scammers
The post Pig butchering scams: The anatomy of a fast‑growing threat appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

How content creators and subscribers can embrace the social media platform without (overly) exposing themselves to the potentially toxic brew of NSFW content and privacy threats
The post Staying safe on OnlyFans: The naked truth appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Here are some of the key moments from the five hours of Shou Zi Chew’s testimony and other interesting news on the data privacy front
The post Highlights from TikTok CEO’s Congress grilling – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

As TikTok CEO attempts to placate U.S. lawmakers, it’s time for us all to think about the wealth of personal information that TikTok and other social media giants collect about us
The post What TikTok knows about you – and what you should know about TikTok appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Why your organization should consider an MDR solution and five key things to look for in a service offering
The post Understanding Managed Detection and Response and what to look for in an MDR solution appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Providing Small and Medium Enterprises with streamlined access to cyber insurance coverage and facilitating optimal insurance provision for Sophos customers in the U.S. through the opt-in sharing of endpoint health security data.

Twitter’s ditching of free text-message authentication doesn’t mean that you should forgo using 2FA. Instead, switch to another – and, indeed, better – 2FA option.
The post Twitter ends free SMS 2FA: Here’s how you can protect your account now appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Scammers are looking to cash in on the chaos that has set in following the startling meltdowns of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and the crisis at Credit Suisse
The post Banking turmoil opens opportunities for fraud – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

How cybercriminals can exploit Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall for their own ends – and at your expense
The post SVB’s collapse is a scammer’s dream: Don’t get caught out appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET researchers analyzed Android and Windows clippers that can tamper with instant messages and use OCR to steal cryptocurrency funds
The post Not‑so‑private messaging: Trojanized WhatsApp and Telegram apps go after cryptocurrency wallets appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

While your Sophos Firewall is a security product, it also needs to be secured. Follow these best practices to optimize the security of your network.

Three SophosAI projects harness the model behind ChatGPT for better detection of malicious activity.

ProxyNotShell continues to make waves as November 2022 fixes fail to contain SSRF tactic

Sophos helps educational institutions quickly identify and respond to advanced threats, 24x7x365

Even MacOS, iOS, and Android get a piece of the pie in March

ESET Research uncovered a campaign by APT group Tick against a data-loss prevention company in East Asia and found a previously unreported tool used by the group
The post The slow Tick‑ing time bomb: Tick APT group compromise of a DLP software developer in East Asia appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Here’s how to know you have fallen victim to a scam – and what to do in order to undo or mitigate the damage.
The post 5 signs you’ve fallen for a scam – and what to do next appeared first on WeLiveSecurity