Protecting Your Digital Future

Mar 14, 2025Ravie LakshmananCybercrime / Ransomware A 51-year-old dual Russian and Israeli national who is alleged to be a developer of the LockBit ransomware group has been extradited to the United States, nearly three months after he was formally charged in connection with the e-crime scheme. Rostislav Panev was previously arrested in Israel in August […]

New web targets for the discerning hacker Belgium became a haven for ethical hackers following the adoption of a nationwide safe harbor agreement last month. The framework means that well-intentioned security researchers are free from legal jeopardy when they come to report computer security vulnerabilities in any system located in the European country – providing […]

Small water and wastewater utilities would get a boost to their cybersecurity defenses under a bipartisan Senate bill that a pair of lawmakers re-introduced Thursday. Sens. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nev., and Mike Rounds, R-S.D., are taking another swing at the Cybersecurity for Rural Water Systems Act after the legislation stalled out in the 118th Congress. […]

Over the past decade, encrypted communication has become the norm for billions of people. Every day, Signal, iMessage, and WhatsApp keep billions of messages, photos, videos, and calls private by using end-to-end encryption by default—while Zoom, Discord, and various other services all have options to enable the protection. But despite the technology’s mainstream rise, long-standing […]

In a world where economies are increasingly protectionist and nation-states emphasize the own sovereignty, cybersecurity organizations must strengthen their collaboration, according to Sir Jeremy Fleming, former director of the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ). Speaking at Palo Alto Networks’ Ignite event in London on March 13, Fleming said that the impact of geopolitics on the […]

Cisco IOS XR flaw allows attackers to crash BGP process on routers Pierluigi Paganini March 15, 2025 Cisco addressed a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) process on IOS XR routers. Cisco has addressed a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-20115, that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker […]

A critical aspect of manufacturing, energy, and transportation is Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technologies (OT). The rapid pace of digital growth makes these systems susceptible to cyberattacks. OT and ICS system security is important, making penetration testing an essential activity. This tactic makes it possible to mitigate weaknesses so they are no longer […]

In September 2023, KrebsOnSecurity published findings from security researchers who concluded that a series of six-figure cyberheists across dozens of victims resulted from thieves cracking master passwords stolen from the password manager service LastPass in 2022. In a court filing this week, U.S. federal agents investigating a spectacular $150 million cryptocurrency heist said they had […]

Sophos DNS Protection is now available for Sophos Firewall customers with Sophos Central accounts outside of the standard US and EU regions, adding five new management regions: Australia, Brazil, India, Japan, and Canada. This matches similar regional expansions for other Sophos Central managed products including ZTNA, Sophos Switch, and our AP6 Wireless line. For a […]

At Sophos, we join the global community in celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD). We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse culture, recognizing the importance of gender equality, and honoring the inspiring contributions of women, both in the tech industry and beyond. To support these values, the Sophos Women in Technology (SWiT) Network has […]