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India among top 7 countries at high ransomware risk: SophosLabs – The Indian Express


The Indian Express

India among top 7 countries at high ransomware risk: SophosLabs
The Indian Express
India is among the top seven countries for ransomware circulation as cyber attacks on not just Windows but on Android, Linux and MacOS systems have significantly increased this year globally, a new report has warned. According to “SophosLabs 2018 …

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SophosLabs’ Gabor Szappanos awarded for AKBuilder research – Naked Security

SophosLabs' Gabor Szappanos awarded for AKBuilder research
Naked Security
Our own Gabor “Szapi” Szappanos was recognized for his research on the AKBuilder crowdsourced exploit kit at this week's VirusBulletin conference. Szapi received the Annual Péter Szőr Award for Technical Security Research. Virus Bulletin created the …

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SophosLabs malware forecast points to rising IoT threats, more ransomware – Naked Security (blog)

SophosLabs malware forecast points to rising IoT threats, more ransomware
Naked Security (blog)
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 risks are often not as well understood, specifically Linux, MacOS and Android devices.

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