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- 22 May 2017
WannaCry Attack is Good Business for Cyber Security Firms - Sophos
Kris Hagerman, chief executive of UK-based cyber security firm Sophos Group Plc, said that the past week could have been bad. The WannaCry "ransomware" attack hobbled some of its hospital customers…
- 29 Nov 2021
Sophos, TechEconomy.ng to Host Webinar on ‘Securing Remote Working’ in Nigeria
Sophos, a UK company primarily focused on providing security software in conjunction with TechEconomy.ng has announced December 7, 2021 (11.00 AM WAT) as the date for the webinar on ‘Securing Remote…
- 14 Sept 2021
Sophos, TechEconomy.ng to Host ‘State of 𝐑𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞 2021’ Webinar in Nigeria
Sophos Group, a UK company primarily focused on providing security software in conjunction with TechEconomy.ng has announced September 23, 2023 (10.00 AM WAT) as the date for the ‘State of…
- 21 Nov 2024
NDPC to Begin Prosecution of Data Privacy Offenders from 2025
Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) will start prosecuting data privacy offenders from the beginning of 2025, according to Babatunde Bamigboye, head of the Legal Enforcement and Regulation…
- 8 May 2022
Report Says 44 Per cent of Nigerian Firms Paid Ransom for Hijacked Data in 2021
Some 71 per cent of Nigerian businesses were hit by ransomware attacks in 2021 while 44 per cent of the affected firms paid ransom to retrieve their data back, a report by Sophos, a United Kingdom…
- 14 May 2021
Securing Your Organization Against Ransomware Attacks
Nigerian businesses continue to reap immense gains from deploying contemporary digital technologies in the design and execution of their processes. But these tools aren’t always insulated from…
- 19 Aug 2017
Sophos Launches Super Star Campaign for Silver & Authorized Partners in Africa, ME
Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security today announced a new initiative for its authorized and silver partners from the Middle East &Africa (MEA). The Sophos Super star…
- 10 Feb 2026
Sophos Expands AI Capabilities with Arco Cyber Acquisition
Sophos, a global leader of innovative security solutions for defeating cyberattacks, today announced it has acquired UK-based Arco Cyber, a cybersecurity assurance company dedicated to helping…
- 12 Jul 2019
IT Managers are Inundated with Cyberattacks, Struggling to Keep Up, Says Sophos Global Survey
Sophos, a global leader in network and endpoint security, has announced the findings of its global survey, The Impossible Puzzle of Cybersecurity, which reveals that IT managers are inundated with…
- 13 Dec 2015
SMBs Will Become Bigger Targets For Cybercriminals in 2016- Sophos
In the ever changing and increasingly complex landscape of cyber security, Sophos experts offer their top predictions for 2016 one of which is that Small and Medium ‎Businesses (SMBs) will become…
- 2 Jul 2017
NITDA, Others Raise Alert as 'GoldenEye' Paralyses Businesses
National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) and other cyber security firms have alerted Nigerian companies on the rampaging ransomware attacks called Petya or 'GoldenEye'. The deadly…