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.

This report takes a look at the SamSam ransomware. A ransomware that unlike most ransomware, goes after specific organizations.

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.

This report provides a thorough analysis of Philadelphia, a a chilling example of ransomware as a service.

This is a very good guide to building a good threat detection model for machine learning.

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.

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.

This report takes a look at some of the problems in AI, and machine based cyber security, and seeks to show how they can be overcome.

This report provides a technical investigation of the malicious components involved in the attack that infected over 500,000 routers and network storage devices.

This report takes a look at a threat that specifically attacks Android users.

This paper discusses how the GDPR will affect you as a non-European company and provides insights into what you should do to prepare.

This paper delivers insights into the prevalent cybersecurity issues facing organizations today: from ransomware to exploits and machine learning, it shares the experiences and future plans of IT managers across the globe. It’s an illuminating read, providing insight into where the field stands on these issues.

Recent ransomware attacks like Wanna and Petya have spread largely unchecked through corporate networks in recent months, extorting money to restore your data and regain control of your computers. Modern firewalls are purpose-built to defend against these kinds of attacks, but they need to be given an opportunity to do their job. In this whitepaper we’ll discuss how these attacks work, how they can be stopped, and best practices for configuring your firewall and network to give you the best protection possible.

This whitepaper discusses what the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will mean to organizations globally.

In this paper, we’ll dive into the evolution of phishing in recent years, how it works, and what it looks like. And as cybercriminals continue to prey on employees through their technology, we’ll make an argument for the importance of a multi-layered defense against phishing attacks: combining advanced security technologies with educated, phishing-aware employees.

In late 2017, Sophos sponsored an independent research study into the state of network security in mid-sized organizations across the globe. This research program explored the experiences, concerns, and future needs of IT managers, with particular focus on firewalls and network defenses.