Sophos Blogs https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog Latest blog posts and insights from Sophos en-us Sophos Ranked #1 Overall in Endpoint, XDR, MDR, and Firewall in the G2 Fall 2026 Reports https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/sophos-g2-fall-2026-reports Sophos is the only vendor recognized as a Leader across all five of these core cybersecurity markets.

]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt4631a0b2e1ec49af Fake AI, real malware: Attackers impersonating AI brands https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/fake-ai-real-malware-attackers-impersonating-ai-brands A year of MDR casework shows attackers repeatedly exploiting demand for AI tools

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt05c348140e44d03e A heap of overflow in August’s Patch Tuesday haul https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/2608-patch-tuesday 421 CVEs, a relatively small set of Edge patches, and two spicy stragglers

]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt1e27c2b7d9d50537 Hunting the Undead: Accelerating NetNTLMv1 Lookups Without GPUs https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/accelerating-netntlmv1-lookups-without-gpus Outdated protocols, forgotten configurations, and legacy dependencies continue to create opportunities for attackers in modern environments. This research explores how NetNTLMv1 can still be leveraged today and how improvements in attack tooling are reducing the cost and complexity of exploiting it.

]]> Mon, 17 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT blte2fc72fa15ef2414 Abuse of alternative runtime environments Deno-tes defender headaches https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/deno-case-studies Attack TTPs combine fileless execution, wide LOLBin use

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt777603eae91a8bbe ClickFix campaign abuses Deno runtime for infostealer delivery https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/clickfix-campaign-abuses-deno-runtime-for-infostealer-delivery Lures on compromised WordPress sites led to installation of Deno and a Python-based infostealer

]]> Tue, 11 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt6bbf200055e6738b Sophos Working with OpenAI on security from AI, with AI, and for AI https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/sophos-working-with-openai Sophos to bring OpenAI’s frontier models to the channel and managed service providers in newly announced partnership

]]> Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt2ab81455454539cf Sophos DNS Protection update for GenAI https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/sophos-dns-genai New Generative AI category is now available in DNS filtering policy and reporting.

]]> Wed, 05 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt04c30d540ec8877a Interlock ransomware gang creates volatile situation https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/2608-volatility-interlock Multiple legitimate DFIR tools abused by GOLD EMBRACE double-extortion specialists

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