GEC NEWS WIRESophos Acquires SurfRight to Strengthen and Accelerate Next-Generation Endpoint Protection Leadership
Sophos has acquired SurfRight to accelerate its Next-Generation endpoint protection leadership.
SurfRight’s real time anti-exploit technology focuses on detecting and preventing the memory manipulations and abuses that allow malicious code to run in the first place. Generic prevention of exploits at this early stage in the attack chain is a key enhancement to endpoint security mechanisms and can help thwart malicious code in the processor and memory. The portfolio also includes anti-espionage technology and enhanced protection against ransom ware attacks such as Crypto Locker.
“SurfRight’s products embody the same product vision we have at Sophos – that even the most advanced IT security products should be simple to deploy and manage by organizations of any size.” commented Kris Hagerman, CEO at Sophos.
“We built this new technology from the ground up to address every vector of an APT attack in an auto-responding, coordinated manner, thus enhancing the speed of detection and response. SurfRight’s unique next generation endpoint security software complements Sophos’ offerings and delivers advanced security capabilities to better protect businesses worldwide.” said Mark Loman, CEO at SurfRight.
We recently announced the first delivery of our synchronized security strategy with the next generation XG Series Firewall, and this enhancement to our next generation endpoint solutions further strengthens the ‘better together’ approach as a key advantage for our customers.” commented Dan Schiappa, SVP of End-user Security at Sophos. “
