Sophos Blogs https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog Latest blog posts and insights from Sophos en-us Sophos Firewall and Synchronized Security https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/sophos-firewall-and-synchronized-security Synchronized Security is a unique capability you won’t get anywhere else.

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Tags: network, Firewall, Synchronized Security

]]> Wed, 20 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt8dae6da7402c5983 GitHub internal repositories breached https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/github-internal-repositories-breached A malicious VS Code extension led to cloned private repositories, reportedly offered for sale on a criminal forum

Categories: Threat Research

Tags: GitHub, Supply chain

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

Categories: Threat Research

Tags: Ransomware, WantToCry, SMB

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

Categories: Threat Research

Tags: MacOS, AMOS, infostealer

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

Categories: Threat Research, X-ops

Tags: Patch Tuesday, MICROSOFT PATCH TUESDAY

]]> Wed, 13 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT blt08c63fc5c3e0adaf Sophos Endpoint in action: Blocking a novel supply chain attack https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/sophos-supply-chain-attack How the unique anti-exploitation capabilities included with Sophos Endpoint blocked a supply chain attack.

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Tags: Endpoint, Sophos Endpoint, Exploits

]]> Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT bltfd69315690bcd7f1 Operating inside the lethal trifecta: Blast radius reduction in AI agent deployments https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/inside-the-lethal-trifecta-blast-radius-reduction-in-ai-agent-deployments Seven things security teams can start doing today to reduce risk

Categories: Threat Research

Tags: AI, CISO, risk

]]> Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT bltda6a502beadeb30f The State of Identity Security 2026: Identity is the new perimeter https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/sophos-state-of-identity-security-2026 Discover the causes and consequences of identity threats based on a survey of 5,000 organizations across 17 countries.

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Tags: identity, Identity Security, Ransomware

]]> Tue, 12 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT bltbc9ce83087a12b34 Ransomware: AI changes the writer. It doesn't change the math. https://www.sophos.com/en-us/blog/sophos-ransomware-ai Why most endpoint protection still treats ransomware as just another piece of malware, and what changes when you watch the data instead of the attacker.

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Tags: Ransomware, Endpoint, Sophos Endpoint, EDR, AI, artificial intelligence

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