Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 12:52:20 +0000
The BSides security conference has gone global since 2009, when it first began in Las Vegas as a place for talks that weren’t accepted by Black Hat or Defcon. The movement has now reached Budapest and, with help from two of our own, the first event was a success. More than 400 people attended BSides […]
Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 19:32:23 +0000
It’s day 4 of RSA Conference 2017 as I write this. For me, the event ends with a flight home in a few hours. Before doing so, a review of the week is in order. Journalists often write preview stories for RSA, and we’re no exception. My preview appeared on Naked Security last week, and now it’s time […]
Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 18:12:34 +0000
In the latest installment of live videos beaming directly from San Fransisco Sophos security scribe Bill Brenner chats to Mark Loman, director of engineering for next-generation tech at Sophos, about how nation-state attackers meticulously craft their attack code to evade the most advanced security products. (If you haven’t read our pre-RSA Conference Q&A with Mark, why not catch […]
Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 16:14:54 +0000
Couldn’t get to RSA? We’ve got you covered on all the juiciest presentations. In this Facebook Live presentation, Sophos principal research scientist Chester Wisniewski and channel SE John Shier use the food pyramid to show what they see as the proper balance of tools in the fight against online attackers. If you haven’t caught […]
Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 17:34:22 +0000
If you’re across the Atlantic or couldn’t get to RSA, we’re bringing RSA to you via Facebook Live. In his presentation, Sophos product management director Russell Humphries talks about how machine learning will change the battle against malware. And, find out how we are bringing machine learning into the fold with our plans to acquire […]
Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:32:41 +0000
Greetings from RSA Conference 2017. This year we’ve been taking advantage of Facebook Live* to help us deliver news from the show floor. Here, I talk to Chester Wisniewski, principal research scientist in the Office of the CTO, about IoT threats and ransomware. If you’re at the show and have some questions of your own […]
Credit to Author: Charlotte Williams| Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 19:32:01 +0000
RSA Conference 2017 kicks off today and we’ve got all sorts of things lined up for you. You will be able to catch up with Sophos experts at our booth, 3201 in North Expo Hall. Bring your questions and queries to test us and your quick-smarts to test yourself. Will you be able to spot […]
Credit to Author: Bill Brenner| Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2017 12:46:34 +0000
SophosLabs has released a malware forecast to coincide with the start of RSA Conference 2017. Typically, our research papers focus on Windows, which has traditionally been the largest battleground. While some of the report does indeed look at Microsoft-specific challenges, we decided to focus more on the increasing malware threats directed at platforms where the […]