[Tanzania] Sophos Intercept X unveils new anti virus technology to tackle emerging cyber threats
Sophos Intercept X, a cyber security firm in Tanzania has launched an advanced anti-virus technology that stops zero-day malware, unknown exploit variants and stealth attacks and includes an advanced anti-ransomware feature that can detect previously unknown ransomware within seconds. This comes in the wake of increasing concern by business people on new cyber threats that are posing a threat to businesses.
The Senior Vice- President of the Enduser Security Group at Sophos, Dan Schiappa, said Sophos Intercept X installs alongside existing endpoint security software from any vendor, immediately boosting endpoint protection by stopping malicious code before it executes.
He said Sophos Intercept X combines four critical security components that IT administrators should expect from next-generation endpoint protection.
"The tech handles Signatureless Threat and Exploit Detection: Anti-malware and anti-hacker defense that blocks zero-day, unknown and memory resident attacks and threat variants without the need for file scanning," he said.
He added, "Sophos is a next-generation security company that has stayed at the forefront of the industry by understanding the threat landscape, changing business needs and customer challenges.
Using big data analytics along with our deep understanding of threat patterns, attack vectors and criminal motivations, we designed Intercept X from the ground up to recognise malicious behaviours and stop potential attacks much sooner in the kill-chain, without the need for updates or signatures."
Mr Schiappa said IT professionals know that there is no single equation that stops all attacks, so they developed Intercept X to combine several techniques for faster identification and response that are coordinated to better support IT professionals without the need for specialized security staff.
Developed as a core component of Sophos' synchronised security strategy, he said Sophos Intercept X is enabled with the Security Heartbeat to share threat intelligence with Sophos' next generation XG Firewall and SafeGuard Encryption solutions for a coordinated and automated response to attack.
