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ESET researchers have discovered Hodur, a previously undocumented Korplug variant spread by Mustang Panda, that uses phishing lures referencing current events in Europe, including the invasion of Ukraine
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The U.S. President releases a statement that Russia’s cyber focus may be shifting towards cyber-offensive action against Western organizations and infrastructure

As the war rages, the APT group with a long résumé of disruptive cyberattacks enters the spotlight again
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From standards to apps, there’s something for everyone

The Russian war against Ukraine began on February 24, 2022. This article tracks some of the related cyberattack developments as they unfold. The article is updated regularly and the most recent update was on March 24

ESET Research finds another data wiper in Ukraine – Securing data centers against threats – A cultural divide between the military and Silicon Valley
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Cyberattacks against data centers may ultimately be everyone’s problem – how prepared are their operators for the heightened risk of cyber-assaults?
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Sophos Firewall OS v19 includes several new innovations. In this blog series leading up to the general release of v19 in April, we will explore some of these great new features in more detail. Xstream SD-WAN is a collection of powerful new capabilities in SFOS v19, that along with features in Sophos Central and our

A collection of Sophos threat research articles and security operations reports related to new or prevalent ransomware groups from 2018 to the present. The content will be updated as new research is published

Crossing the chasm of uncertainty to build the case for obtaining insurance coverage

Abuse of iOS TestFlight and WebClips—along with social engineering and lookalike web pages—lead to double- and triple-dipping by criminals into victims’ pockets.

The US military knows it needs to speed up technology adoption through optimization, something at the heart of Silicon Valley culture
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A team from Sophos France recently took part in the Lions Club of Rueil-Malmaison 10k and half marathon in Paris.

Digital disruption and economic sanctions could reduce or power up Russia’s contribution to global cybercrime

We’re delighted to announce that our newest Sophos Central data center has gone live in Mumbai, India. Sophos Central is the cloud-based management platform that supports our portfolio of advanced, next-gen security products. The India data center joins our longtime data centers in the U.S., Germany, and Ireland, as well as the new data centers

This is the third time in as many weeks that ESET researchers have spotted previously unknown data wiping malware taking aim at Ukrainian organizations
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An overview of some of the most popular open-source tools for threat intelligence and threat hunting
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Gray zone conflicts in cyberspace – Can you identify fake news? – Top cybersecurity threats for the healthcare sector
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Ukraine has been under cyber-fire for years now – here’s what you should know about various disruptive cyberattacks that have hit the country since 2014
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How can you tell fact from fiction and avoid falling for and spreading falsehoods about the war in Ukraine?
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The heavily distributed botnet delivers a wide variety of payloads – and scans your network for weaknesses

Sophos Endpoint is chosen by customers as a top security product

Prevent, detect, respond: The three-legged stool to protecting your organization effectively

No sector or organization is immune to rapidly escalating threats, but when it comes to healthcare, the stakes couldn’t be higher
The post Securing healthcare: An IT health check on the state of the sector appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Just two Critical-class vulnerabilities, but Windows Update doesn’t handle every package this month

Organizations worldwide should remain on high alert for cyberattacks as the risk of major cyber-spillover from the crisis in Ukraine continues to loom large
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Hear from 19 cybersecurity pros worldwide about women in tech

The leak of Conti ransomware’s internal chat logs revealed the attackers tried to buy security software so they could figure out how to bypass it and avoid detection

New malware targeting organizations in Ukraine – How organizations can improve their cyber-resiliency – Scammers taking advantage of the crisis
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Here are a few tips that will help you get your ‘go bag’ ready if you have to leave at a moment’s notice and need your communications and data to survive
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