According to the annual The State of Ransomware 2022 study conducted by Sophos, a global leader in innovation and delivery of cybersecurity as a service, 66% of organizations surveyed worldwide were hit by ransomware in 2021, compared to 37% on record. in the previous year.
The survey also indicated that, specifically in Brazil, the challenge for companies to combat ransomware attacks continues to grow. The data points out that 55% of the organizations interviewed were hit by some ransomware in 2021, which represents a considerable increase compared to the 38% that reported attacks in 2020.
Sophos offers Managed Detection and Response (MDR), incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, networking, email and cloud security technologies to help more than 500,000 companies and 100 million users protect against adversaries assets, ransomware, phishing, malware and more.
The cybersecurity solutions offered by the company, completely turnkey, can be managed directly by customers, through the company’s security operations platform, or use a hybrid approach, complementing internal teams with Sophos services, including threat detection and Repair.
Always looking for improvement, the company launches new security technology compatibility for third parties through Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR), which improves the detection and mitigation of attacks, quickly and accurately, in different operational environments.
Industry leader, the service already has more than 12,600 customers and now integrates telemetry for third-party endpoints, firewall, cloud, identity, email, among other security technologies, as part of the adaptive cybersecurity ecosystem from Sophos.
A pioneer in identifying and remediating threats
Considered an industry game changer, the new model changes the way managed detection and response (MDR) can be delivered. Until then, MDR could only be delivered through an end user’s existing technologies, with limited and heavily handled integrations, or through their vendor’s proprietary Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) technology.
Sophos, however, has developed a way to do both at the same time and created an unprecedented service that can be used to more quickly correlate attacker behaviors across disparate technologies and respond in ways that neutralize attacks. assets before damage is caused. This novelty generates better results in terms of security for organizations in protecting against ransomware and many other advanced threats.
🇧🇷The complexity of modern operating environments and the speed of cyber threats make it increasingly difficult for most organizations to independently manage detection and response, and the need for continuous security operations today is imperative.“, says Joe Levy, head of technology and product at Sophos. 🇧🇷Like a shield, cyber risk mitigation technology can help defend, however, if this protection is not applied to react, the system can fail – and a determined attacker will end up defeating the technology alone. Our teams of experts can now identify and remediate threats in a wide range of environments, including complex, multi-vendor scenarios, before these threats escalate into something harmful such as ransomware or a large-scale data breach. MDR is often the difference between defense success and failure in real-world situations“, completes the executive.
With the new feature, Sophos MDR is now compatible with security telemetry from vendors such as Microsoft, CrowdStrike, Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet, Check Point, Rapid7, Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google, Okta, Darktrace and many others. most.
Using measurement and correlation techniques across this vast array of telemetry, the Sophos MDR operations team is able to quickly understand the who, what, when, and reason for an attack, and still be able to respond to threats across all customer ecosystems in minutes. MDR operations staff can also leverage third-party vendor telemetry to conduct threat searches and identify attacker behavior that has escaped detection by previously deployed toolkits.
Sophos MDR is customizable with different service levels and threat response options. That is, customers can choose whether they want the company’s operations team to perform a full-scale incident response, provide collaborative assistance for confirmed threats, or deliver detailed alert notifications for security operations teams to manage on their own. own.
Accelerating digital transformation
To offer even more complete solutions to its customers, Sophos inaugurated this year its new data center in São Paulo.
The environment gives organizations of all sizes in the region the ability to store, manage and access data locally through its cloud management platform, Sophos Central, and enables companies to meet local data sovereignty regulations.
🇧🇷Brazilian companies are facing high pressure to comply with regional data regulations such as the General Data Protection Law (LGPD)”, explains Oscar Chavez-Arrieta, vice president of Sophos Latin America. 🇧🇷The new data center will help public and private organizations in Brazil accelerate digital transformation through reliable data sovereignty solutions that comply with LGPD and NC-14 regulations“, completes the executive.
The new data center is hosted by Amazon Web Services. Initially, Sophos products and services with access to the environment include Sophos Extended Detection and Response (XDR), Sophos Intercept X, Intercept X for Server, Sophos Encryption, and Sophos Managed Threat Response.
Sophos markets solutions through partner resellers and managed service providers (MSPs) around the world. For more information access: www.sophos.com🇧🇷
Source: CNN Brasil
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