The Dark Web economy continues to thrive thanks to the proliferation of Ransomware as a Service (RaaS) and other emerging hacker toolkits. Innovative cybercriminals are now employing the same talent recruitment processes, customer support services and marketing techniques that real-world businesses use to stay competitive and differentiate their product in a crowded marketplace. With research from SophosLabs unveiling where the majority of today’s sophisticated threats originate from, John discussed whether the industry’s obsession with origin location matters or not. Mobile devices are one of business’ biggest security blind spots today. There’s a surprising presence of malicious code specifically on Android devices that have snuck their way into even official application sources. By accidentally downloading an app or clicking a link, an employee could expose company records or access to data without even realizing it. Security should now become a lifestyle rather than a 9 to 5 protection. For more information about becoming a partner, please visit www.sophos.com

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