Sophos showcases dark web discoveries, emerging threat research and machine learning innovations at Black Hat USA 2019, BSides Las Vegas and DEF CON 27

LAS VEGAS, NV  — August 6, 2019 —

Sophos (LSE: SOPH), a global leader in network and endpoint security, today unveiled detailed threat research from SophosLabs on Baldr, an information-stealer that first appeared January 2019. The report, Baldr vs the World, provides a deep dive on the popularity of the malware and its unique killchain characteristics. The in-depth research also reveals Baldr’s inner workings, including cybercriminal behaviors and missteps on both the selling and buying side that potentially led to its sudden disappearance from the deep web in June.

Baldr vs The World is the latest in a series of threat research examining evolving attacker techniques that will be showcased at Black Hat USA, DEF CON 27 and BSidesLV taking place this week in Las Vegas. Speaker presentations and live booth sessions will also spotlight machine learning innovation, including an interactive demonstration on hacking facial recognition systems at DEF CON’s AI Village.

Sophos at BSides Las Vegas

Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. PDT  
Security Data Science -- Getting the Fundamentals Right 
Richard Harang, Sophos director of data science research 
The Tuscany, Ground Truth (Firenze)

Sophos at Black Hat USA: Booth #954

Wednesday, Aug. 7 and Thursday, Aug. 8 
Sophos threat researchers will be at booth #954 to discuss Baldr research findings and the recent discovery of MegaCortex ransomware; explain the emergence of automated, active attacks and dark web developments; and dispel threat hunting misconceptions. 
Mandalay Bay, Shoreline Hall

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Sophos at DEF CON 27

Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at 2:45 p.m PDT  
Loss is More! Improving Malware Detectors by Learning Additional Tasks 
Dr. Ethan Rudd, Sophos senior data scientist 
Bally’s, AI Village, Skyview 3

Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at 11:30 a.m. PDT  
A Tutorial on Hacking Facial Recognition Systems 
Richard Harang, Sophos director of data science research, and Dr. Ethan Rudd, Sophos senior data scientist 
Bally’s, AI Village, Skyview 3

Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. PDT  
Modern Debugging^HWarfare with WinDbg Preview 
Chris Alladoum, SophosLabs security researcher, and Axel Souchet, computer and security enthusiast 
The Flamingo, Lake Mead II (DEF CON Workshop Space)

About Sophos

Sophos is a global leader and innovator of advanced security solutions that defeat cyberattacks, including Managed Detection and Response (MDR) and incident response services and a broad portfolio of endpoint, network, email, and cloud security technologies. As one of the largest pure-play cybersecurity providers, Sophos defends more than 600,000 organizations and more than 100 million users worldwide from active adversaries, ransomware, phishing, malware, and more. Sophos’ services and products connect through the Sophos Central management console and are powered by Sophos X-Ops, the company’s cross-domain threat intelligence unit. Sophos X-Ops intelligence optimizes the entire Sophos Adaptive Cybersecurity Ecosystem, which includes a centralized data lake that leverages a rich set of open APIs available to customers, partners, developers, and other cybersecurity and information technology vendors. Sophos provides cybersecurity-as-a-service to organizations needing fully managed security solutions. Customers can also manage their cybersecurity directly with Sophos’ security operations platform or use a hybrid approach by supplementing their in-house teams with Sophos’ services, including threat hunting and remediation. Sophos sells through reseller partners and managed service providers (MSPs) worldwide. Sophos is headquartered in Oxford, U.K. More information is available at www.sophos.com.