Sophos Blogs https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog Latest blog posts and insights from Sophos en-gb The Cybersecurity Poverty Line: Why it exists and why Sophos exists to erase it https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/sophos-cybersecurity-poverty-line Erase is an ambitious word. We chose it because the agentic era of AI creates a genuine opportunity to change the equation.

]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT blta6ab5436e41c12c0 You do surprise me.exe: An unexpected executable in Hola Browser https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/you-do-surprise-me-exe-an-unexpected-executable-in-hola-browser Following a certification test, Sophos X-Ops found an unexpected guest had hitched a ride

]]> Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt539c771ac6e2db29 Pointing a Cursor at evading detection https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/pointing-a-cursor-at-evading-detection AI accelerated tool development and testing, but humans drove the workflow

]]> Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt7a4ed115f97d7247 Canvas attack aftermath: What risks come next? https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/canvas-attack-aftermath-what-risks-come-next The compromise of student data turned a cyber mom into a cyber mama bear

]]> Thu, 28 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT bltca5c5fa0586cee8f Sophos named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Endpoint Protection for the 17th consecutive report https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/gartner-epp-mq-17 Strong endpoint protection remains critical. But in today’s AI-driven threat environment, it's most powerful when it's part of a broader, coordinated defense.

]]> Wed, 27 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT blte28252180c66f990 GitHub internal repositories breached. https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/github-internal-repositories-breached A malicious VS Code extension led to cloned private repositories, reportedly offered for sale on a criminal forum

]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT bltc8cf1ffe60f1855f WantToCry ransomware remotely encrypts files https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/wanttocry-ransomware-remotely-encrypts-files Brute-force attempts against SMB services can be early signs of an attack

]]> Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt78df6d941d0773e8 Why AMOS matters: The macOS malware stealing data at scale https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/why-amos-matters-the-macos-malware-stealing-data-at-scale Sophos X-Ops looks at the Atomic macOS Stealer and its capabilities

]]> Thu, 14 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT bltf260fd93fc94562b May’s Patch Tuesday hauls out 132 CVEs https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/may-patch-tuesday-hauls-out-132-cves With advisories, this month’s count approaches 300 – though many are already in place

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