Sophos Blogs https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog Latest blog posts and insights from Sophos en-gb QEMU abused to evade detection and enable ransomware delivery https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/qemu-abused-to-evade-detection-and-enable-ransomware-delivery The use of hidden virtual machines (VMs) enables long-term access, credential harvesting, data exfiltration, and PayoutsKing ransomware deployment

Categories: Threat Research

Tags: virtual machine, QEMU, PayoutsKing, GOLD ENCOUNTER, CitrixBleed2

]]> Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt0e1e2d411d4d672c We let OpenClaw loose on an internal network. Here’s what it found https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/we-let-openclaw-loose-on-an-internal-network-heres-what-it-found Following our article on the challenges posed by agentic AI, we gave OpenClaw access to one of our legacy networks

Categories: Threat Research

Tags: OpenClaw, LLM, AI, penetration testing, Red Team, CISO, Sophos X-Ops

]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT bltb7fb3b55650cde52 The vulnerability flood is here. Here’s what it means – and how to prepare https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/vulnerability-flood-is-here We can't control the pace of AI-driven vulnerability discovery, but we can control how fast we respond.

Categories: Sophos Insights

Tags: LLM, AI, Exploit, vulnerability, Active Adversary, Pacific Rim

]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT bltb2f3596f1b625ce7 Is compliance complexity outpacing IT capacity? https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/is-compliance-complexity-outpacing-it-capacity No matter the country, industry, or company size, IT and cybersecurity teams report a heavy regulatory load and worry about staying aligned with requirements

Categories: Products & Services

Tags: CISO, Compliance

]]> Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt0609c49a56770a57 Sophos named a 2026 Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers' Choice for Managed Detection and Response https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/sophos-gartner-peer-insights-mdr Third consecutive time being named a Customers’ Choice for MDR

Categories: Products & Services

Tags: Gartner, Gartner Peer Insights, MDR, Sophos MDR, Third-Party Reviews

]]> Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt04b582b253776e2c The Cybersecurity Trust Reality in 2026 https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/the-cybersecurity-trust-reality-in-2026 New Sophos survey reveals only 5% of IT leaders say they fully trust their cybersecurity vendors

Categories: Products & Services, Sophos Insights

Tags: Trust, Privacy, Trust Center

]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt2f3b396017dc65a4 The High Cost of Low Trust: Our Commitment to Radical Transparency https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/the-high-cost-of-low-trust-our-commitment-to-radical-transparency Only 5% of organizations fully trust their cybersecurity providers. Let’s do better.

Categories: Products & Services, Sophos Insights

Tags: Trust, Trust Center, Privacy

]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt002d9e8cc55cce35 Incident responders, s'il vous plait: Invites lead to odd malware events https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/incident-responders-s-il-vous-plait A phishing campaign targeting multiple organizations led to RMM installations – but not much else (yet). A threat actor experimenting, or an access-as-a-service attack underway?

Categories: Threat Research

Tags: STAC6405, infostealer, RMM, Phishing

]]> Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT blte3e0ca88a091185d The global CISO landscape: A leadership gap too large to ignore https://www.sophos.com/en-gb/blog/2026-ciso-report Why the world needs scalable security leadership — and MSPs and MSSPs are key to delivery

Categories: Products & Services

Tags: Featured, CISO, Survey

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