Sophos launches email protection solution boosted by artificial intelligence

Sophos, a network and endpoint security company, has announced Sophos Email Advanced, the first email protection solution to offer predictive security with active threat protection (ATP), anti-phishing email authentication, and outbound scanning and policy support. SophosLabs research discovered that 75 percent of malware in an organisation is unique to that organization which indicates the majority of attacks are zero-day. The only way to combat that is with the deep learning neural network that is integrated into the Sophos Email sandboxing technology to quickly identify never-before-seen malicious files sent in email. Email continues to be a primary attack vector for cybercriminals to launch a spear-phishing, localized or'spray and pray' campaign. Sophos processes data from more than ten million inboxes protected by Sophos Email every day.