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Congratulations to our very own Regina Vignone for being named CRN’s 2024 Sales Executive of the Year at the 2nd annual Women of the Year Awards 🥳 Regina's success is a testament to the value of customer relationships. Her unique ability to foster a supportive, human connection to each of her clients leads her team to win deals and strengthen our commitment to cybersecurity excellence. See the full list of winners: https://bit.ly/4gfFDKg

The Sophos Support team is committed to providing a seamless customer experience. Our dedicated team is ready to assist you with your queries in real-time via live chat. No more long wait times—get instant, knowledgeable support. Log in to support.sophos.com to connect with one of our chat specialists. Read more about it here: https://soph.so/gq86it

Celebrating a Milestone: 1000+ Customers on #SophosNDR!   Sophos Network Detection and Response (NDR) is now trusted by over 1,000 organizations worldwide! This reflects our shared mission to empower organizations with proactive, #AI-powered threat detection and response that stops cyber threats before they escalate. Thank you for your support and collaboration in bringing cutting-edge #cybersecurity solutions to our customers. Find out more about why organizations are increasingly choosing #Sophos to defend against hidden threats on the network: https://lnkd.in/etYpRP8e

Key advancements push our commitment to security even further. Updates include: 🔍 AI tools in XDR for detection insights 🛡️ A streamlined #firewall with new XGS appliances boosting performance and efficiency 📈 NDR 1.7 with deep network visibility and enhanced analytics 🖥️ Customizable dashboards for better workflows with Sophos Central. Top-tier protection is at the core of every update, so you can combat emerging #CyberThreats. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3Omot0Y

"There is an under-appreciation and an under-servicing of really good, innovative cybersecurity technology and services for the mid-market and for the SMB," our CEO Joe Levy states. We're committed to SMB and mid-market cybersecurity enablement. Our Partner Care offering and channel growth initiatives are key drivers in delivering superior cybersecurity solutions. Learn more from Kelsey Rees in CRN UK: https://bit.ly/3YXcADz

One upgrade, significant security boost. Sophos #Firewall v21 includes advancements like Active Threat Response and third-party threat feeds to bolster your defense. Learn how to experience enhanced scalability and streamlined management: https://bit.ly/3Z1aBiO

Sophos lifts the lid off a vast Chinese cyberespionage operation. Today, we’ve unveiled a defensive and counter-offensive operation with multiple interlinked nation-state adversaries based in China. In our research named “Pacific Rim,” we disclose how the attackers used a series of campaigns with novel exploits and customized malware to conduct surveillance, sabotage and cyberespionage. Sophos also found overlapping tactics, tools and procedures (TTPs) with well-known Chinese nation-state groups, including Volt Typhoon, APT31 and APT41. The adversaries targeted both small and large critical infrastructure and government targets, primarily located in South and South-East Asia, including nuclear energy suppliers, a national capital’s airport, a military hospital, state security apparatus, and central government ministries. Throughout Pacific Rim, Sophos X-Ops, our cybersecurity and threat intelligence unit, worked to neutralize the adversaries’ moves and continuously evolved defenses and counter-offensives. After Sophos successfully responded to the initial attacks, the adversaries escalated their efforts and brought in more experienced operators. Sophos subsequently uncovered a vast adversarial ecosystem. Ross McKerchar, CISO at Sophos, warns that critical infrastructure and #SMBs in the supply chain remain key targets. “Collaboration across sectors is vital to disrupt these long-term, complex attacks.” For years, nation states have known that network devices are privileged, powerful and unmonitored places to hide, which is why radical transparency about vulnerabilities and patches and migrating End of Life (EOL) devices to modern technology is essential. The security industry needs to come together to create the changes necessary to stop fueling nation-state cyberattacks. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/48sFFew

Today, Sophos released “Pacific Rim: Inside the Counter-Offensive—The TTPs Used to Neutralize China-Based Threats,” which documents our multi-year battle with Chinese nation-state threat actors who were making every effort to exploit now long-resolved defects in our firewall software in an effort to victimize Sophos, our customers, and uninvolved third parties. The accompanying timeline and technical details document the series of decisions, investments, improvements, and innovations that emerged from the engagement.    I have personally released a piece to accompany this, named “Digital Detritus,” which provides my perspective on the investigation and my thoughts on how to specifically address what I believe are the obligations of cybersecurity vendors, the importance of transparency, and how we should lead by example.     Digital Detritus is a term I use to describe the accumulation of data and devices that result from living in a digital world – a digital equivalent of the ocean's own Great Pacific Trash Vortex, an immense but nearly invisible mass of deteriorating material – in this case, obsolete and/or unpatched hardware and software.    I open this article with a brief summary of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency's work because I believe these efforts have been a crucial missing ingredient to the improvement of the state of cybersecurity. It is no exaggeration to say that improvement is a matter of great importance to our economy, our national security, and the welfare of citizens worldwide.     Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gC_BW3k8

Sophos lifts the lid off a vast Chinese cyberespionage operation. Today, we’ve unveiled a defensive and counter-offensive operation with multiple interlinked nation-state adversaries based in China. In our research named “Pacific Rim,” we disclose how the attackers used a series of campaigns with novel exploits and customized malware to conduct surveillance, sabotage and cyberespionage. Sophos also found overlapping tactics, tools and procedures (TTPs) with well-known Chinese nation-state groups, including Volt Typhoon, APT31 and APT41. The adversaries targeted both small and large critical infrastructure and government targets, primarily located in South and South-East Asia, including nuclear energy suppliers, a national capital’s airport, a military hospital, state security apparatus, and central government ministries. Throughout Pacific Rim, Sophos X-Ops, our cybersecurity and threat intelligence unit, worked to neutralize the adversaries’ moves and continuously evolved defenses and counter-offensives. After Sophos successfully responded to the initial attacks, the adversaries escalated their efforts and brought in more experienced operators. Sophos subsequently uncovered a vast adversarial ecosystem. Ross McKerchar, CISO at Sophos, warns that critical infrastructure and #SMBs in the supply chain remain key targets. “Collaboration across sectors is vital to disrupt these long-term, complex attacks.” For years, nation states have known that network devices are privileged, powerful and unmonitored places to hide, which is why radical transparency about vulnerabilities and patches and migrating End of Life (EOL) devices to modern technology is essential. The security industry needs to come together to create the changes necessary to stop fueling nation-state cyberattacks. Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/48sFFew

As threats grow increasingly sophisticated, our recent acquisition of Secureworks reinforces Sophos’ commitment to enhancing security for #SMBs and midmarket customers. By joining forces with Secureworks, we are accelerating the delivery of advanced cybersecurity services and technology for organizations of all sizes. This empowers partners to better address the specific security challenges faced by SMBs, driving customer satisfaction in a competitive market. Learn more from Kyle Alspach in CRN: https://bit.ly/4dZHzV0