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AI is moving beyond experimentation in cyberattacks.
Sophos Counter Threat Unit researchers found GOLD OGRE using AI to support Aur0ra ransomware operations, from network discovery to command execution and lateral movement.
Read the full analysis: sophos.com/en-us/blog/ai-use…
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How is AI changing network security?
Join @chiesennegs, Dan Cole and Eric Hanselman to explore why the network is becoming the new frontline of cyber defense in the AI era.
📅 Nov. 17
Register today: events.sophos.com/network-la…
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Alert received. Investigation complete. Threat remediated.
Sophos MDR helps Coleg Cambria investigate and respond to threats 24/7, reducing manual security work and giving its IT team more time to focus on students, staff and strategic priorities.
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44% of financial services ransomware victims blamed a security gap they already knew about but hadn’t closed, the highest rate of any sector surveyed.
As attackers find vulnerabilities faster, closing known gaps matters more than ever.
Read the report: sophos.com/en-us/blog/the-st…
You tick a box to prove you’re human. A month later, Qilin ransom notes appear.
The surprise: the fake check never installed the ransomware.
The latest X-Ops Brief breaks down ClickFix, how the attack unfolded, and how to defend against it.
▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=MquM0ZGG…
The AI era demands more from your network.
The new Sophos XGS Series 1U appliances deliver the performance and resilience you need, while Sophos Fusion connects your defenses so you can see more and respond faster.
Built for the AI-era network.
🔗 sophos.com/en-us/blog/sophos…
The network has to perform and defend at the same time.
New from Sophos:
🔹 Firewall v23 with AI controls + AI Assistant
🔹 New XGS 1U appliances
🔹 Standalone NDR with Active Inline mode
Engineered for performance. Connected for defense.
Learn more: sophos.com/en-us/blog/securi…
Hackers remotely heated supermarket fridges across Europe, forcing retailers to discard food.
Sophos’ Rafe Pilling tells @CNBC that AI is likely to play a growing role in attacks like these: “It will become the norm and not an outlier.”
Read more: cnbc.com/2026/11/03/supermar…
What if the “breachpocalypse” is already here, and we’re just bad at measuring it?
After 7 incidents in 7 days, Sophos CISO Ross McKerchar looks at the signals breach data may be missing, AI’s impact on attacker scale, and what defenders should do now.
sophos.com/en-us/blog/the-br…
38 minutes → 89 seconds.
That’s the change in average threat response time Sophos MDR has seen using OpenAI models.
Sophos CTO John Peterson joins Wana Tun from OpenAI to unpack AI in real-world security operations.
📅 October 28–29
👉 Register: events.sophos.com/sophos-ope…
How do you cut security noise by 96% without adding complexity?
@INEOS went from 3,000+ security events a month needing attention to around 120 in a bad month with Sophos MDR and Sophos Endpoint.
See how they did it: youtube.com/watch?v=fBEDrWR3…
Scale AI adoption without giving up visibility or control.
Unapproved AI tools and agents are already in use. Sophos AI Defense finds that activity, identifies what introduces risk, and enforces policy in real time.
See how Sophos AI Defense works: sophos.com/en-us/products/ai…
Roughly 1 in 10,000 organizations has a dedicated CISO. Most manage cyber risk without one.
Matt Helling, Product Director of CISO Advantage at Sophos, explains how to build a structured cybersecurity program without a security leader.
Learn more: sophos.com/en-us/blog/ciso-a…
Sophos MDR analysts have a new partner in the SOC: OpenAI.
The result is faster threat response across real-world investigations.
On October 29, join Sophos CTO John Peterson and Wana Tun of OpenAI for “The New Speed of Cybersecurity.”
Register: events.sophos.com/sophos-ope…
Two critical PHP vulnerabilities (CVSS 9.2, RCE) are being patched today. A PoC exploit is already circulating. Find where PHP runs in your environment and be ready to upgrade.
Full Counter Threat Unit guidance: sophos.com/en-us/blog/proof-…
Northern Leaders Trust needed stronger endpoint protection with simpler management. Sophos Endpoint gave its IT team clearer visibility across devices.
Watch their story: youtube.com/watch?v=aAtoglkN…
Mythos built 8 working exploits from Firefox fixes, one in under an hour. The patch took 18 days to ship.
AI is shrinking the exploit window. Patching can’t always keep up.
See why universal exploit prevention matters: sophos.com/en-us/resources/w…
Say yes to AI, without losing control. 🔒
Sophos AI Defense helps you discover AI tools, enforce policy, and secure AI activity across your environment, all through the Sophos controls and workflows you already use.
Learn more: sophos.com/en-us/products/ai…
82% of organizations found shadow AI agents in their environments last year.
Sophos AI Defense, now generally available in Sophos Fusion, finds approved and unapproved AI tools and enforces policy across devices, networks, sign-ins, and browsers.
🔗 sophos.com/en-us/products/ai…