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What is Vulnerability Scanning? A Practical Guide for Directors

Cyber security failures rarely start with sophisticated attacks. More often, they begin with something simple: an unpatched system, a forgotten server, or a misconfigured cloud service. Vulnerability scanning exists to find these weaknesses before attackers do.

The Cyber Resilience Act: What you need to know

If you run a UK business that uses, sells, or relies on technology, you may soon hear more about the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA). While it is an EU regulation, it will begin to have real‑world consequences for UK companies from September – including many SMEs that do not consider themselves “tech businesses”.

Sophos Endpoint 100: Enterprise-Grade Protection, Simplified for SMEs

In September 2025, Sophos launched Sophos Endpoint 100, a new licensing model that brings full enterprise-level endpoint protection to small and medium-sized businesses without the complexity or cost usually associated with large-scale security deployments.

The State of Ransomware in 2025: A UK and Global Perspective

The Sophos State of Ransomware Report 2025 report highlights an evolving threat landscape that remains a major risk to organisations worldwide. While there is some positive news — costs and recovery times are trending down — the report makes it clear that ransomware is still as much a people problem as it is a technical one. For leaders, the findings underscore that cyber resilience requires more than strong defences; it demands investment in people, processes, and culture.

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The Human Impact of Ransomware

In April of 2025 Co-op was hit by a devastating cyber attack. Thanks to quick reactions from the IT team, who acted decisively to take the entire company's IT systems offline, they avoided a punishing Ransomware attack. Nevertheless - customer data was compromised. The criminals stole personal information of all 6.5M Co-op customers.

Behind the Scenes at Sophos Partner Roadshow 2025

Sophos, the Gartner-accredited cyber-security experts, hosted a partner event in London on the 8th July 2025. As Sophos Gold Partners, entrustIT were sure to attend. We sent Nigel Lomas (Director, South East) and Matteo Everett (Business Development Manager) along and asked them to report back on their findings. Here's what Matteo had to say about the day:

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Why your business needs Cyber Essentials

With over 7.7 million cyber crimes reported in the past year alone, the need for robust, recognised security standards has never been greater. Every business is a target and that’s where the Cyber Essentials framework comes in.