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Sophos Server Protection Gets An Update

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Sophos Server Protection is now in Sophos Central - adding Next-Generation Malware Prevention and detection techniques for server environments.

Solid server security starts with good operational hygiene, which includes restricting who and what can reach the server, and what applications can run.

Sophos has now made it easier in Sophos Central Server Protection with the inclusion of:

  • Malicious Traffic Detection on both Linux and Windows servers: Malware frequently connects to remote servers for further instructions, updates or uploads of data. Malicious Traffic Detection, or MTD, monitors traffic for signs of connectivity to known bad URLs. If malicious traffic is detected, suspect executables are scanned on all servers licensed with Sophos Central Server Protection Advanced and can be blocked on Windows servers.
  • Peripheral Control: For physical servers, good operational hygiene should include limiting access via peripheral devices, including removable storage, modems and devices such as phones, tablets and cameras. With Sophos Central Server Protection, customers can monitor (Standard license) and block (Advanced license) the use of peripheral devices for their servers with ease.
  • Application Control: You can now define policies to allow or block certain categories of known applications on servers. This is in addition to our Server Lockdown feature, which doesn’t allow any applications to run other than those explicitly allowed. (Applicable for Windows servers with Advanced licenses).
  • Download Reputation: Sophos provides a trustworthiness score for each downloadable file, based on SophosLabs research, giving you reassurance that you are downloading only safe files to your server. This is now available with either the Standard or Advanced licenses on Windows servers.

You can get a free trial of Central Server Protection Advanced here. Customers of Central Server Protection Advanced will automatically receive these updates.

Hexis HawkEye G 4.0 Release Now Available

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HawkEye G 4.0 Features Network Sandbox Capabilities Powered
by a Partnership with Lastline, a Cloud Offering, and Extended 24/7
Managed Services

HANOVER, Md., May 2, 2016 - Hexis Cyber Solutions Inc. (Hexis), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The KEYW Holding Corporation (NASDAQ: KEYW) and provider of advanced cybersecurity solutions for commercial companies and government agencies, announced today the general availability of HawkEye G 4.0. This release represents a continued focus on expanding the company’s core capabilities of integrated detection and automated response. Major highlights of this release include:

  • Addition of network sandbox capabilities through a strategic partnership with Lastline. This enhances HawkEye G’s breach detection by combining industry-leading network sandboxing with its next-generation endpoint detection and response.
  • Expanded and flexible deployment options for HawkEye G deployed in the cloud, on-premise, or a hybrid deployment.
  • Managed Services Premium now available, providing organizations with continuous security monitoring and management around-the-clock 24/7.

Improved Detection Combines Industry Leading Network Sandboxing Powered by Lastline with HawkEye G Next-Generation Endpoint Detection and Response
HawkEye G 4.0 now offers network sandboxing capabilities powered by Lastline, the only Full System Emulation (FUSE™) malware analysis platform with one of the highest-rated scores for security effectiveness by independent testing company NSS Labs. The integration of network sandboxing powered by Lastline strengthens HawkEye G’s signature-less detection improving an organization’s ability to detect and remediate unknown cyber threats. HawkEye G extracts suspicious multi-protocol content from network traffic and sends it to Lastline’s hosted or on-premise sandbox environment, where it is detonated and analyzed. Release 4.0 includes support for Windows PE executables, Microsoft Office documents, and PDF files in HTTP and STMP traffic; future support will include Mac OS X Mach-O executables and Android APK binaries delivering the most comprehensive coverage of file types and protocols available in the industry.

“The partnership between Hexis and Lastline provides a compelling offering for enterprises of all sizes looking to improve the visibility and detection of unknown threats at both the endpoint and network while eliminating point solutions from their enterprise,” explains Chris Carlson, VP of Product Management, Hexis Cyber Solutions. “This integrated offering provides organizations with industry-leading network sandboxing in addition to our award-winning next-generation endpoint detection and response capabilities.”

The Lastline partnership bolsters our integration capabilities with market-leading security technologies including FireEye™, Palo Alto Networks™ and Splunk™.

HawkEye G’s Next-Generation Endpoint Detection and Response Platform Now Available in Cloud and Hybrid Cloud Deployments
The release of HawkEye G 4.0 also includes a cloud offering. The single tenant cloud deployment provides an easy, secure way to leverage HawkEye G without needing to deploy and manage on-premise equipment. For customers who select the cloud deployment, Hexis offers a choice of geographic data center locations starting with the United States, with forthcoming datacenters in the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and Japan.

“Whether you leverage HawkEye G in the cloud, on-premise, or a hybrid combination, the enhancements featured in HawkEye G 4.0 position us as the leading threat detection and automated response platform available today,” Chris Carlson states. “As we continue to bring innovative capabilities to the market, customers of all sizes will benefit from the advanced security protection we’re offering.”

Hexis Managed Services Premium Now Provides Continuous Security Monitoring and Management Around-the-Clock 24/7
Hexis also announces the availability of Managed Services Premium, providing customers with access to Hexis cyber security experts 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This new offering expands comprehensive security management and monitoring of customer environments to include non-traditional business hours.

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SolarWinds Study Reveals Hybrid IT is the Reality

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MarketWire - News Room - March 29, 2016

SolarWinds Study Reveals Hybrid IT is the Reality for Majority of Businesses; Security Concerns, New Skillsets Top of Mind for IT Professionals

According to the SolarWinds IT Trends Report 2016, Only 9 Percent of IT Professionals Say Their Organizations Have Not Migrated Any Infrastructure to the Cloud, While 62 Percent Report Security Remains the Greatest Challenge and Three-Quarters Indicate Resources and New Skills Are Still Needed

AUSTIN, TX-(Marketwired - March 29, 2016) - SolarWinds, a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today released the findings of its IT Trends Report 2016: The Hybrid IT Evolution. The study features insights from IT practitioners, managers and directors proving that the vast majority of businesses have shifted away from on-premises-only infrastructure to hybrid IT environments, creating new concerns and pressures for IT professionals.

“The findings of this year’s study paint a clear picture: cloud adoption is nearly ubiquitous, but it’s not now and will not in the foreseeable future be suitable for all workloads, and even if it were, very few if any companies would convert all of their existing applications to run in the cloud,” said Joel Dolisy, CIO, SolarWinds. “The resulting dynamic — one set of critical on-premises services connected with another set of services in the cloud — is hybrid IT. And at the center of this evolution is the IT professional who needs to ensure always-on performance of applications, devices, networks and systems — regardless of location. They need to be empowered with the support to gain the skills and tools required to properly monitor and manage hybrid IT environments, which in turn will allow businesses to truly unlock the potential of the cloud.”

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Sophos Position As Leader in Magic Quadrant - EPP

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From ITWeb

Sophos LogoSophos has announced it was once again named a Leader in Gartner’s 2016 Magic Quadrant report for Endpoint Protection Platforms (EPP), a position the company has held since 2007.

In the report, Gartner identifies four primary stages in the security life cycle: Setting policy, prevention, detection and remediation, and evaluated EPP vendors based on whether the features their solutions offer address these four stages.

According to the report: “Most enterprise buyers are starting to look at EPP products that can address not only Windows, but a broad array of servers and clients. We evaluated a vendor’s ability to protect and manage a wide array of endpoints (such as Mac, iOS and Android devices), and to integrate those into the management console. Today, many large enterprise buyers are selecting a best-of-breed EMM (enterprise mobility management) capability; however, within the next two years, we expect the EPP market to subsume this function (which is already happening at the SME end of the market).”

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