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February 13, 2024

Almost half of respondents said burnout and fatigue make them less diligent in their roles with 17% identifying this as contributing to a cybersecurity breach Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, released the findings of its fourth “The Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan” report in collaboration […]

November 10, 2023

Only 24% of Healthcare Organizations Were Able to Disrupt a Ransomware Attack Before Attackers Encrypted Their Data Colombo, Sri Lanka; 05th November 2023 – Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today shared its sector survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Healthcare 2023,” which revealed that, […]

August 9, 2023

Colombo, Sri Lanka 02 August 3, 2023: Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, released a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Education 2023,” which found that education reported the highest rate of ransomware attacks in 2022. Over the past year, 79% of higher […]

June 7, 2023

68% of APJ organisations surveyed reported they were a victim of ransomware compared to 72% the year before Colombo, Sri Lanka –Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today released its annual “State of Ransomware 2023” report, which found that the rate of ransomware attacks declined slightly […]

April 6, 2023

Among these challenges, 76% struggle with identifying the root causes behind an Incident, leaving them vulnerable to further malicious activity Colombo, Sri Lanka – 5 April, 2023 – Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today published a new survey report, “The State of Cybersecurity 2023: The […]

December 21, 2022

In a world dominated by technology, we have seen rise in cyberattacks, both in terms of volume as well as complexity. The Sophos State of Ransomware 2022 revealed alarming findings that showed that 78% of surveyed organisations in India were hit by ransomware. In addition, more than 90% of Indian organisations that […]

December 6, 2022

Sophos 2023 Threat Report highlights Ransomware Remains One of the Greatest Cybercrime Threats to Organizations Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering next-generation cybersecurity as a service, today published its 2023 Threat Report. The report details how the cyberthreat landscape has reached a new level of commercialization and convenience for […]

November 18, 2022

Of the Organizations Surveyed That Paid the Ransom, the Average Cost Was $2,036,189—More Than Double the Cross-Sector Average of $812,360 Sophos, a global leader in innovating and delivering cybersecurity as a service, today published a new sectoral survey report, “The State of Ransomware in Manufacturing and Production,” which found that the sector […]

September 12, 2022

Colombo, Sri Lanka – September 12, 2022 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, today released additional findings from its survey report, The Future of Cybersecurity in Asia Pacific and Japan, in collaboration with Tech Research Asia (TRA), revealing businesses are increasingly prioritising budget for cybersecurity. In 2022, 11 per cent […]

July 25, 2022

Education Sector Suffers Highest Data Encryption Rate and Longest Recovery Time Colombo, Sri Lanka – July 25, 2022 – Sophos, a global leader in next-generation cybersecurity, has published a new sectoral survey report, The State of Ransomware in Education 2022. The findings reveal that education institutions – both higher and lower […]

90% of cybersecurity and IT professionals in APJ are impacted by burnout and fatigue: Sophos

Data in ransomware attacks successfully encrypted on nearly 75% of healthcare organizations: Sophos

The Education Sector Reports the Highest Rate of Ransomware Attacks: Sophos

Rate of ransomware attacks decline slightly across APJ in 2022: Sophos

93% of organisations in APJ find execution of essential security operation tasks challenging: Sophos

Cybersecurity Trends To Watch Out For In 2023

Criminals “Follow the Money” by Commercializing Cybercrime: Sophos

Manufacturing Reports the Highest Average Ransomware Payment Across All Sectors: Sophos

Businesses spending higher percentage of technology budgets on cybersecurity, Sophos research reveals

Ransomware Attacks on Education Institutions Increase: Sophos Survey