Category: Cyber Security

Microsoft Corp. today pushed software updates to plug more than 70 security holes in its Windows operating systems and related products, including two zero-day vulnerabilities that are already being exploited in active attacks. Top of the heap on this Fat Patch Tuesday is CVE-2024-21412, a “security feature bypass” in the way Windows handles Internet Shortcut […]

Video Artificial intelligence is on everybody’s lips these days, but there are also many misconceptions about what AI actually is and isn’t. We unpack the basics and examine AI’s broader implications. 15 Feb 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) is clearly the topic du jour as technologies that fall under the umbrella term of AI become increasingly […]

A passphrase functions as a password, granting you access to a system or application, but instead of a string of random characters, it’s a combination of words, numbers and symbols. Passphrases are typically longer than passwords and easier to remember since they can be composed of a series of words or a meaningful phrase. And […]

Two massive data breaches in France have impacted roughly half the nation’s population. The data of an estimated 33 million people has been compromised, making this the country’s largest-ever data breach.  Attackers targeted two French healthcare payment service providers, Viamedis and Almerys. Both companies manage third-party payments for health insurance in France. According to the […]

Since the European Union (EU) signed the second version of the Network and Information Security (NIS2) Directive in December 2022, there has been a real frenzy all around Europe about it. NIS2 is now on top of the priority lists of most European Chief Information Security Officers (CISO). But do you know what it is? […]

‘Cyber insecurity’ is among the most pressing issues facing organizations globally in 2024, according to new research from the World Economic Forum (WEF). In its Global Cybersecurity Outlook 2024 report, the WEF found that more than eight in ten organizations surveyed feel more or as exposed to cyber crime than last year. How can businesses implement […]

We are proud to announce that Sophos has achieved our inaugural ISO 27001:2022 certification! ISO 27001:2022 is the premier international standard for information security and our certification provides customers and partners with the assurance that Sophos takes information security seriously. What is ISO 27001:2022? Who is it designed for? ISO 27001:2022 is the globally accepted […]