Below you will find reports with the source of “Sophos” Cybersecurity: The Human Challenge This study provides new insights into the state of cybersecurity skills and resources across the globe. Added: October 14, 2020 The State of Cloud Security 2020 A survey of over 3,500 IT managers with data and workloads in the public cloud. Added: July 9, 2020 An Insider View to the Increasingly Complex Kingminer Botnet A detailed technical analysis of the Kingminer botnet malware, including the C&C network, infection vectors, payload, and auxiliary components. Added: June 9, 2020 The State of Ransomware 2020 A survey, conducted by Vanson Bourne, of 5,000 IT managers on their experiences with ransomware. Discusses prevalence, spread, techniques, and impact. (more available) Added: May 22, 2020 Sophos 2020 Threat Report Sophos covers changes to data security threats going into 2020. It covers Mobile Malware trends, Added: February 9, 2020 How Ransomware Attacks Most blogs or papers about crypto-ransomware typically focus on the threat’s delivery, encryption algorithms and communication, with associated indicators of compromise (IOCs). (more available) Added: November 25, 2019 Exposed: Cyberattacks On Cloud Honeypots Contrary to popular belief, every device is worth hacking when the process is automated. It doesn’t matter who or where you are, if you own a company big or small, or have technology in the home – every device can be monetized by an enterprising criminal. (more available) Added: April 19, 2019 SophosLabs 2019 Threat Report From the report, “As the report that follows describes, SophosLabs has been observing a small but growing number of criminals forced to resort to a variety of manual hacking techniques – previously the purview of esoteric, targeted attackers – just to maintain their dishonorable income streams. (more available) Added: January 15, 2019 "Super Clean Plus" Is Anything But: Popular Cleanup App Hides Malicious Intent This paper analyzes a cleanup app that is actually malicious. Added: October 26, 2018 CoinMiner And Other Malicious Cryptominers Targeting Android SophosLabs takes a specific look at threats being downloaded on GooglePlay that mine a mobile phone’s resources while searching for cryptocurrency. (more available) Added: October 26, 2018 BTCWare Ransomware This paper takes a look at a smaller Ransomware family that has not received as much press as the other bigger ransomware families. (more available) Added: October 25, 2018 Super Antivirus 2018: A Shady App Many Are Downloading On Google Play This report provides an inside look at a threat being downloaded on Google Play. Added: October 25, 2018 Standing Up To Cryptojacking: Best Practices For Fighting Back In this paper, they explore the differences between legitimate mining and cryptojacking; how cryptojacking works; the costs of cryptojacking to today’s organizations; and practical steps you can take to avoid being a victim of cryptojacking. (more available) Added: October 24, 2018 Will 2018 Be Another Year Of Bankbots? This paper set out to study the inner workings of a bankbot because they predict we will see more bankbots in the future. (more available) Added: October 24, 2018 2017 Ransomware Defense Survey Some statistics that jump out from this report, 76% of respondents see ransomware as significant business threat, 52% rate their organizations at above average or superior when it comes to detecting or blocking ransomware before it locks or encrypts data in their systems, 57% say they are more likely to be a ransomware target in 2017. (more available) Added: October 23, 2018 SamSam Ransomware Chooses Its Targets Carefully This report takes a look at the SamSam ransomware. A ransomware that unlike most ransomware, goes after specific organizations. Added: October 22, 2018 Rogueware Reborn: A Business Analysis Of A Growing Fraud In Android Rogueware has been reborn in the Android ecosystem, particularly on Google Play. This research paper reveals that hundreds of antivirus and optimization tool apps on Google Play mislead users into believing that they have a virus or performance problems on their devices to manipulate them to install other fake tools. (more available) Added: October 21, 2018 Ransomware As A Service (RaaS): Deconstructing Philadelphia This report provides a thorough analysis of Philadelphia, a a chilling example of ransomware as a service. Added: October 20, 2018 Machine Learning: How To Build A Better Threat Detection Model This is a very good guide to building a good threat detection model for machine learning. Added: October 19, 2018 2018 Malware Forecast In this report, they review malicious activity that SophosLabs analyzed and protected their clients from in 2017. They take that data and project what can be expected from 2018. (more available) Added: October 18, 2018 Looking ahead: SophosLabs 2017 malware forecast In this report, they review malicious activity SophosLabs analyzed and protected customers against last year and use the findings to paint a picture for 2017. (more available) Added: October 17, 2018 «« « 1 2 » »»
Cybersecurity: The Human Challenge This study provides new insights into the state of cybersecurity skills and resources across the globe. Added: October 14, 2020
The State of Cloud Security 2020 A survey of over 3,500 IT managers with data and workloads in the public cloud. Added: July 9, 2020
An Insider View to the Increasingly Complex Kingminer Botnet A detailed technical analysis of the Kingminer botnet malware, including the C&C network, infection vectors, payload, and auxiliary components. Added: June 9, 2020
The State of Ransomware 2020 A survey, conducted by Vanson Bourne, of 5,000 IT managers on their experiences with ransomware. Discusses prevalence, spread, techniques, and impact. (more available) Added: May 22, 2020
Sophos 2020 Threat Report Sophos covers changes to data security threats going into 2020. It covers Mobile Malware trends, Added: February 9, 2020
How Ransomware Attacks Most blogs or papers about crypto-ransomware typically focus on the threat’s delivery, encryption algorithms and communication, with associated indicators of compromise (IOCs). (more available) Added: November 25, 2019
Exposed: Cyberattacks On Cloud Honeypots Contrary to popular belief, every device is worth hacking when the process is automated. It doesn’t matter who or where you are, if you own a company big or small, or have technology in the home – every device can be monetized by an enterprising criminal. (more available) Added: April 19, 2019
SophosLabs 2019 Threat Report From the report, “As the report that follows describes, SophosLabs has been observing a small but growing number of criminals forced to resort to a variety of manual hacking techniques – previously the purview of esoteric, targeted attackers – just to maintain their dishonorable income streams. (more available) Added: January 15, 2019
"Super Clean Plus" Is Anything But: Popular Cleanup App Hides Malicious Intent This paper analyzes a cleanup app that is actually malicious. Added: October 26, 2018
CoinMiner And Other Malicious Cryptominers Targeting Android SophosLabs takes a specific look at threats being downloaded on GooglePlay that mine a mobile phone’s resources while searching for cryptocurrency. (more available) Added: October 26, 2018
BTCWare Ransomware This paper takes a look at a smaller Ransomware family that has not received as much press as the other bigger ransomware families. (more available) Added: October 25, 2018
Super Antivirus 2018: A Shady App Many Are Downloading On Google Play This report provides an inside look at a threat being downloaded on Google Play. Added: October 25, 2018
Standing Up To Cryptojacking: Best Practices For Fighting Back In this paper, they explore the differences between legitimate mining and cryptojacking; how cryptojacking works; the costs of cryptojacking to today’s organizations; and practical steps you can take to avoid being a victim of cryptojacking. (more available) Added: October 24, 2018
Will 2018 Be Another Year Of Bankbots? This paper set out to study the inner workings of a bankbot because they predict we will see more bankbots in the future. (more available) Added: October 24, 2018
2017 Ransomware Defense Survey Some statistics that jump out from this report, 76% of respondents see ransomware as significant business threat, 52% rate their organizations at above average or superior when it comes to detecting or blocking ransomware before it locks or encrypts data in their systems, 57% say they are more likely to be a ransomware target in 2017. (more available) Added: October 23, 2018
SamSam Ransomware Chooses Its Targets Carefully This report takes a look at the SamSam ransomware. A ransomware that unlike most ransomware, goes after specific organizations. Added: October 22, 2018
Rogueware Reborn: A Business Analysis Of A Growing Fraud In Android Rogueware has been reborn in the Android ecosystem, particularly on Google Play. This research paper reveals that hundreds of antivirus and optimization tool apps on Google Play mislead users into believing that they have a virus or performance problems on their devices to manipulate them to install other fake tools. (more available) Added: October 21, 2018
Ransomware As A Service (RaaS): Deconstructing Philadelphia This report provides a thorough analysis of Philadelphia, a a chilling example of ransomware as a service. Added: October 20, 2018
Machine Learning: How To Build A Better Threat Detection Model This is a very good guide to building a good threat detection model for machine learning. Added: October 19, 2018
2018 Malware Forecast In this report, they review malicious activity that SophosLabs analyzed and protected their clients from in 2017. They take that data and project what can be expected from 2018. (more available) Added: October 18, 2018
Looking ahead: SophosLabs 2017 malware forecast In this report, they review malicious activity SophosLabs analyzed and protected customers against last year and use the findings to paint a picture for 2017. (more available) Added: October 17, 2018