Press Releases

Sophos endpoint security advances aim to improve cyberthreat defences, streamline management

Oxford, U.K. 9 March 2023 – Sophos, a global provider of cybersecurity as a service, has introduced advances in its portfolio of endpoint security offerings. New adaptive active adversary protection; Linux malware protection enhancements; account health check capabilities; an integrated zero trust network access (ZTNA) agent for Windows and macOS devices; and more improve frontline defences against advanced cyberthreats and streamline endpoint security management. (more…)

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March 10, 2023

Posted by: Shriya Raban

New report shows which data is most at risk to (and prized by) ransomware attackers

Ransomware is one of the most pressing and diabolical threats faced by cybersecurity teams today. Gaining access to a network and holding that data for ransom has caused billions in losses across nearly every industry and around the world. It has stopped critical infrastructure like healthcare services in its tracks, putting the lives and livelihoods of many at risk, says Erick Galinkin, principal AI researcher at Rapid7. (more…)

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June 21, 2022

Posted by: Shriya Raban

Cohesity Helios integrates with Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR to help AI-powered ransomware detection and recovery

London, United Kingdom. 18 May, 2022 Cohesity, a next gen data management, announced it has joined forces with Palo Alto Networks to integrate its Cohesity Helios next gen data management platform with Palo Alto Networks’ CortexTM XSOAR security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR) platform for improved ransomware detection and recovery.  (more…)

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May 19, 2022

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Nebulon adds rapid ransomware recovery to Lenovo ThinkSystem rack servers and 2-node distributed edge deployments

London, United Kingdom. 12th May 2022 – Nebulon Inc., smartInfrastructure, an infrastructure operations SaaS that transforms an on premises server estate into a cloud operating platform, announced 4 minute ransomware recovery on Lenovo ThinkSystem rack server edge deployments. (more…)

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May 13, 2022

Posted by: Janmesh Chintankar

Oceanscan navigates ransomware event with iland secure DRaaS

London. 9 Dec 2021 – iland, a VMware-based provider for application hosting, data protection and disaster recovery services delivered on the iland Secure Cloud Platform,  announced that Oceanscan is using iland Secure DRaaS to keep its business up and running in the wake of a recent ransomware attack. (more…)

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December 15, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Ransomware attacks are rising 70% every month and millions of SMEs are still vulnerable

The global cyber security and GDPR compliance platform, Naq Cyber, warns businesses that new data shows ransomware attacks are increasing by 70% every month. Millions of businesses have moved their proposition online and shifted to remote working since the pandemic started but many still have little or no online protection in place and are therefore still vulnerable to these attacks. (more…)

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November 30, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

StorONE unveils S1: backup, backup storage target to eliminate vulnerabilities to ransomware

New York, New York. 16 November 2021 – Backup data is a primary target of ransomware, and legacy backup storage systems expose their customer’s last line of defense to the attack. StorONE‘s new S1:Backup works with Veeam, Rubrik, HYCU, Commvault, and others to ensure backup data is immutable to ransomware attacks and extends the value to backup infrastructures while lowering the total cost of backup storage ownership. (more…)

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November 17, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

The early indications of a breach: Cyber kill chain analysis

There has been a significant uptake of notifiable ransomware events, the majority of which presented in the media have been high-profile attacks. This is not new news, says Eleanor Barlow, content manager at SecurityHQ. (more…)

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March 24, 2021

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

Healthcare IT solutions company, Comport, discusses ways to protect hospitals from ransomware attacks

In response to the rising threat of ransomware in the healthcare industry, Comport, a cloud computing and Healthcare IT Solutions Company, held discussions with top healthcare CIO’s discussing ransomware protections that they may want to consider. (more…)

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December 21, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello

No more ‘heads in the sand’ as security firms urge customers to patrol enlarged attack surface

Security never seems to get any easier, does it? Ransomware, say the experts, shows no signs of diminishing as a threat to consumers and enterprises. So if they can’t nullify the threat, how can enterprises and consumers reduce their vulnerability? Security specialists advise Jeremy Cowan on the next steps to take.

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October 15, 2018

Posted by: Anasia D'mello