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Australia Grapples with Rising Cybercrime and Lack of Skilled Personnel Pushing IT Teams to the Limit. 80% of Organisations Hit with Ransomware in 2021.

By Aaron Bugal • 4 min read • Thu, 27th Oct 2022

Malware

Cyber insurance. A changing of the guard.

The threat of cyberattacks on Australian businesses is increasing as cybercriminals outsmart security defences.

By John Donovan • 4 min read • Thu, 15th Sep 2022

Malware

80% of Australian organisations hit with ransomware in 2021

80% of Australian organizations were hit with ransomware in 2021, up from 45% in 2020, according to a new survey by Sophos.

By Shannon Williams • 5 min read • Wed, 4th May 2022

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Firewalls

A dangerous game of hide and seek

A recent report by Sophos shows that cybercrooks are hiding (or dwelling) in the networks of smaller businesses for much longer than their larger counterparts.

By John Donovan • 4 min read • Mon, 31st Oct 2022

Firewalls

Sophos uncovers rampant rise of ransomware in manufacturing

Sophos' new survey report on ransomware in manufacturing and production found that the sector had the highest average ransom payment across all sectors.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 27th Oct 2022

Malware

Ransomware ravages retail sector, with 75% increase in attacks

Globally, 77% of retail organisations surveyed experienced a 75% increase from 2020. This is also 11% more than the cross-sector average attack rate of 66%.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Thu, 8th Sep 2022

Firewalls

Enterprises increasingly prioritising budget for cybersecurity

Sophos has released additional findings from its report, The Future of Cybersecurity in APJ, revealing businesses are increasingly prioritising cybersecurity.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Fri, 26th Aug 2022

Malware

Sophos reveals latest ransomware trend impacting orgs

Sophos has announced in a new whitepaper that Hive, LockBit and BlackCat, three prominent ransomware gangs, consecutively attacked the same network.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 15th Aug 2022

Malware

Hive, LockBit, BlackCat ransomware gangs attack same network

Each ransomware gang left its own ransom demand, and some of the files were triple encrypted, according to a new report from Sophos.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Wed, 10th Aug 2022

Firewalls

Sophos links three expert security teams together with X-Ops

Sophos X-Ops leverages the predictive, real-time, real-world and researched threat intelligence from each group.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Mon, 25th Jul 2022

Malware

Education institutions hit hard by ransomware - study

The findings reveal that education institutions are increasingly being hit with ransomware, with 60% suffering attacks in 2021 compared to 44% in 2020.

By Catherine Knowles • 4 min read • Thu, 21st Jul 2022

Malware

Sophos reveals latest tactics of BlackCat ransomware group

Sophos has revealed that the ransomware gang BlackCat has added Brute Ratel, a pentesting tool, to its arsenal of attack tools.

By Catherine Knowles • 3 min read • Tue, 19th Jul 2022

Malware

Ransomware attacks on education institutions increase

Education institutions are increasingly being hit with ransomware, with 60% suffering attacks in 2021 compared to 44% in 2020.

By Shannon Williams • 4 min read • Thu, 14th Jul 2022

Firewalls

Sophos uncovers latest cyber attack trends in Playbook report

Research finds that there has been a 36% increase in cyber attack dwell time, with a median intruder dwell time of 15 days in 2021 versus 11 days in 2020.

By Catherine Knowles • 5 min read • Thu, 9th Jun 2022

Malware

Ransomware attacks on healthcare increased 94% in 2021

New research has revealed a 94% increase in ransomware attacks on the organisations within the healthcare sector during 2021.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 3rd Jun 2022

Firewalls

Somerville wins 2022 Sophos ANZ Partner of the Year Award

Sophos has announced the winners of its Australia and New Zealand Partner Awards for 2022, including Somerville as its Partner of the Year.

By Zach Thompson • 3 min read • Mon, 30th May 2022

Malware

Ransomware hits 65% of organisations in Singapore

Next-generation cybersecurity firm Sophos has released its annual survey and review of real-world ransomware experiences in the State of Ransomware 2022.

By Shannon Williams • 3 min read • Fri, 20th May 2022