Latest news with #Sophos
Zawya
2 days ago
- Business
- Zawya
Liquid C2 achieves Sophos Platinum Partner status, elevating cloud and cyber managed services across Africa
Liquid C2 ( a business of Cassava Technologies, a global technology leader of African heritage, is proud to announce that it has attained Platinum Partner status with global cyber security leader Sophos, the highest level in Sophos' partner programme. As a Managed Service Provider Partner across Africa, we can deliver flexible, subscription-based solutions and services across the continent. This milestone, which applies to all its operations across the continent, highlights Liquid C2's proven capabilities in delivering cutting-edge cyber security services. Additionally, our customers will now be able to access cutting-edge protection through a monthly billing model—eliminating the need for large upfront investments and making enterprise-grade security more accessible and scalable. 'As African businesses grow and evolve, they are exposed to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Being awarded Sophos Platinum Partner status reflects our determination to protect and empower these organisations as they navigate Africa's digital future, through world-class technology and an experienced team of cyber security professionals. Together, we're empowering organisations to build secure, resilient digital operations as they scale in the digital economy,' said Oswald Jumira, Chief Executive Officer of Liquid C2. With losses attributed to cybercrime ( in Africa exceeding $4 billion annually, it also reaffirms Liquid C2's commitment to protecting African businesses with world-class solutions and services tailored to the continent's evolving threat landscape. 'Platinum Partner status recognises an organisation's deep expertise and commitment to cyber security solutions and services tailored to African enterprises. We are pleased to partner with Liquid as they empower organisations to flourish in a digital era,' said Pieter Nel, Sales Director for SADC&IOC at Sophos. As a Sophos Platinum Partner, Liquid C2 delivers exceptional value through a robust suite of cyber security solutions and services. These include 24x7x365 managed detection and response (MDR) via our Security Operation Centre's (SOCs); expert consulting and implementation aligned with international standards; and ongoing support and/or managed security services. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Liquid Intelligent Technologies. About Liquid C2: Liquid C2, a subsidiary of Liquid Intelligent Technologies, delivers cutting-edge cloud and cybersecurity services and solutions. Committed to facilitating digital transformation, Liquid C2 is positioned to provide comprehensive solutions tailored to meet the evolving demands of the digital era by empowering businesses to navigate the complexities of the modern digital landscape securely. The company's offerings span cloud solutions that enhance accessibility and scalability, and robust cybersecurity services to safeguard sensitive data and elevate security and compliance posture to ensure businesses remain seamlessly connected and protected. About Sophos:
Al Bawaba
10-06-2025
- Business
- Al Bawaba
Sophos Updates Its Sophos Firewall Software to Enhance Protection and Incident Response Capabilities
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks,, announces an update to its Sophos Firewall, now including Sophos NDR Essential, which is free for all customers with an XStream Protection license for Sophos this integration, Sophos Firewall leverages two dedicated artificial intelligence engines to detect malware communications and communications using algorithmically generated domain names. This new feature, stemming from the Sophos Network Detection and Response probe, aims to identify malware communications even when they are previously unknown or not yet indexed. It complements the Active Threat Response capabilities already implemented in Sophos to Chris McCormack, Senior Product Marketing Manager at Sophos, 'NDR traffic analysis requires substantial processing power. That's why we've adopted a new approach by deploying an NDR solution in Sophos Cloud to offload the heaviest tasks from the firewall.'Sophos Connect now integrates EntraID for SSOThis new feature of the VPN client bundled with Sophos Firewall enhances both security and user experience for SSL and IPSEC VPN connections. It is now possible to use EntraID (Azure AD) to authenticate users and implement multi-factor authentication for Sophos Connect and access to the user portal hosted by the VPN-related improvements include:• Improved user interface and usability: Connection types have been renamed from 'site-to-site' to 'policy-based', and tunnel interfaces have been renamed 'route-based' to make them more intuitive.• Dynamic validation of the IP address pool allocated to VPN connections (SSL VPN, IPsec, L2TP, and PPTP) to better resolve potential IP address conflicts.• Strict profile enforcement: In IPsec profiles, default values are now excluded to ensure algorithm synchronization, thereby eliminating possible fragmentation of session negotiation packets that could otherwise prevent site-to-site VPN tunnels from being established.• Route-based VPN and SD-RED scalability: The system now supports up to 3,000 simultaneously established tunnels. Sophos Firewall solutions can now handle up to 1,000 SD-RED site-to-site tunnels and up to 650 concurrent SD-RED management improvements include:• More flexible DHCP Prefix Delegation (IPv6 DHCP-PD): Now supports /48 to /64 prefixes, improving compatibility with certain internet service providers.• Router Advertisement (RA) and DHCPv6 server: Now enabled by default.• Resizable table columns: The web admin interface continues to adapt to ultra-wide screens, and many configuration pages now allow column resizing as needed.• Enhanced object search functionality: The search field in the SD-WAN routing configuration screen now supports more criteria (route name, ID, objects, object values such as IP addresses and domains, among others). Local ACL rules now also support object name and value searches, including content-based searches.• Default configuration changes: Default firewall rules and rule groups previously created during new firewall setups have been removed. Only the default network rule and MTA rules are now provided in the initial configuration. The default firewall rule group and the default gateway probe for custom gateways are both now set to 'None' by by DesignSophos continues to enhance the intrinsic design of its firewalls. The secure-by-design approach includes containerization of specific features and integrity checks on critical operating system files using mathematical checksums. Any checksum mismatch triggers a potential compromise alert, allowing monitoring teams to proactively identify possible security incidents affecting the firewall OS integrity. Incident response and development teams are then able to react swiftly to critical Customers can now manually download and deploy this update on any Sophos Firewall equipped with a valid license.
Axios
27-05-2025
- Business
- Axios
AI is perfecting scam emails, making phishing hard to catch
AI chatbots have made scam emails harder to spot and the tells we've all been trained to look for — clunky grammar, weird phrasing — utterly useless. Why it matters: Scammers are raking in more than ever from basic email and impersonation schemes. Last year, the FBI estimates, they made off with a whopping $16.6 billion. Thwarting AI-written scams will require a new playbook that leans more on users verifying messages and companies detecting scams before they hit inboxes, experts say. The big picture: ChatGPT and other chatbots are helping non-English-speaking scammers write typo-free messages that closely mimic trusted senders. Before, scammers relied on clunky tools like Google Translate, which often were too literal in their translations and couldn't capture grammar and tone. Now, AI can write fluently in most languages, making malicious messages far harder to flag. What they're saying:"The idea that you're going to train people to not open [emails] that look fishy isn't going to work for anything anymore," Chester Wisniewski, global field CISO at Sophos, told Axios. "Real messages have some grammatical errors because people are bad at writing," he added. "ChatGPT never gets it wrong." The big picture: Scammers are now training AI tools on real marketing emails from banks, retailers and service providers, Rachel Tobac, an ethical hacker and CEO of SocialProof Security, told Axios. "They even sound like they are in the voice of who you're used to working with," Tobac said. Tobac said one Icelandic client who had never before worried about employees falling for phishing emails was now concerned. "Previously, they've been so safe because only 350,000 people comfortably speak Icelandic," she said. "Now, it's a totally new paradigm for everybody." Threat level: Beyond grammar, the real danger lies in how these tools scale precision and speed, Mike Britton, CISO at Abnormal Security, told Axios. Within minutes, scammers can use chatbots to create dossiers about the sales teams at every Fortune 500 company and then use those findings to write customized, believable emails, Britton said. Attackers now also embed themselves into existing email threads using lookalike domains, making their messages nearly indistinguishable from legitimate ones, he added. "Our brain plays tricks on us," Britton said. "If the domain has a W in it, and I'm a bad guy, and I set up a domain with two Vs, your brain is going to autocorrect." Yes, but: Spotting scam emails isn't impossible. In Tobac's red team work, she typically gets caught when: Someone practices what she calls polite paranoia, or when they text or call the organization or person being impersonated to confirm if they sent a suspicious message. A target uses a password manager and has complex, long passwords. They have multifactor authentication enabled. What to watch: Britton warned that low-cost generative AI tools for deepfakes and voice clones could soon take phishing to new extremes. "It's going to get to the point where we all have to have safe words, and you and I get on a Zoom and we have to have our secret pre-shared key," Britton said. "It's going to be here before you know it."
Zawya
21-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Sophos announces intent to expand Middle East operations with new data center in the UAE
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced plans to launch a new data center in the UAE by year end. The expansion is part of Sophos' broader regional investment strategy and reinforce its commitment to supporting the UAE's vision of becoming a global digital hub, while enabling local organizations to benefit from enhanced performance, data sovereignty, and regulatory compliance. Hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure within the UAE, the data center will power Sophos' advanced, cloud native security solutions - bringing improved performance, regulatory compliance, and data sovereignty to organizations across the region. 'This launch reflects our mission to defend organizations of all sizes against inevitable cyberattacks with unmatched expertise and adaptive defenses,' said Gerard Allison, senior vice president EMEA Sales at Sophos. 'By bringing local infrastructure to the UAE, we're delivering on our vision of enabling every organization to achieve superior cybersecurity outcomes. This expansion supports our strategy of democratizing, leveraging AI and automation, and empowering our partners to scale securely.' Key Benefits for Local Customers: • Enhanced Data Sovereignty: Local hosting ensures adherence to national and sector - specific regulations – critical for industries like government, healthcare, and finance. • Improved Performance: Reduces latency for faster responsiveness for cloud – based services, including Sophos Central. • Enterprise and Public Sector Readiness: Built to meet the high standards of mission – critical environments with advanced security and operational resilience. Enabling Regional Partners The new data center enables Sophos' regional partners to deliver in-region data hosting to their customers, enabling them to meet local compliance demands while improving service delivery. It also reflects Sophos' ongoing commitment to empowering partners with the tools, performance, and innovation needed to succeed in an evolving threat landscape. Sophos in the Middle East: A Proven Legacy • 15+ Years of Local Presence: Trusted by thousands of organizations across the region, from SMBs to national infrastructure. • Dedicated Regional Team: Backed by cybersecurity experts and 24/7 threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops. • Cloud-First, AI-Driven Innovation: Delivering advanced protection with local infrastructure to match evolving digital needs. About Sophos Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions for defeating cyberattacks. The company acquired Secureworks in February 2025, bringing together two pioneers that have redefined the cybersecurity industry with their innovative, native AI-optimized services, technologies and products. Sophos is now the largest pure-play Managed Detection and Response (MDR) provider, supporting more than 28,000 organizations. In addition to MDR and other services, Sophos' complete portfolio includes industry-leading endpoint, network, email, and cloud security that interoperate and adapt to defend through the Sophos Central platform. Secureworks provides the innovative, market-leading Taegis XDR/MDR, identity threat detection and response (ITDR), next-gen SIEM capabilities, managed risk, and a comprehensive set of advisory services. Sophos sells all these solutions through reseller partners, Managed Service Providers (MSPs) and Managed Security Service Providers (MSSPs) worldwide, defending more than 600,000 organizations worldwide from phishing, ransomware, data theft, other every day and state-sponsored cybercrimes. The solutions are powered by historical and real-time threat intelligence from Sophos X-Ops and the newly added Counter Threat Unit (CTU). Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K.
Khaleej Times
21-05-2025
- Business
- Khaleej Times
Sophos announces intent to expand Middle East operations with new data centre in the UAE
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, has announced plans to launch a new data center in the UAE by year end. The expansion is part of Sophos' broader regional investment strategy and reinforce its commitment to supporting the UAE's vision of becoming a global digital hub, while enabling local organisations to benefit from enhanced performance, data sovereignty, and regulatory compliance. Hosted on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure within the UAE, the data center will power Sophos' advanced, cloud native security solutions - bringing improved performance, regulatory compliance, and data sovereignty to organisations across the region. "This launch reflects our mission to defend organisations of all sizes against inevitable cyberattacks with unmatched expertise and adaptive defenses," said Gerard Allison, senior vice president EMEA Sales at Sophos. "By bringing local infrastructure to the UAE, we're delivering on our vision of enabling every organisation to achieve superior cybersecurity outcomes. This expansion supports our strategy of democratising, leveraging AI and automation, and empowering our partners to scale securely." Key benefits for local customers: Enhanced Data Sovereignty: Local hosting ensures adherence to national and sector - specific regulations – critical for industries like government, healthcare, and finance. Improved Performance: Reduces latency for faster responsiveness for cloud – based services, including Sophos Central. Enterprise and Public Sector Readiness: Built to meet the high standards of mission – critical environments with advanced security and operational resilience. The new data center enables Sophos' regional partners to deliver in-region data hosting to their customers, enabling them to meet local compliance demands while improving service delivery. It also reflects Sophos' ongoing commitment to empowering partners with the tools, performance, and innovation needed to succeed in an evolving threat landscape. For more information, visit: .
