In the next years, the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of the APCS security market will be 5.81%. Thus, the market will increase from $16.9 billion in 2020 to $22.5 billion in 2025, according to the research company MarketsandMarkets.

Public utilities and manufacturing facilities and factories are exposed to hazards, tampering and unauthorized network access, which jeopardizes their security.

APCS are deployed in smart grids, power plants, electric power infrastructure, oil and gas [...]

The official message received by the company’s customers by e-mail says:

“On November 24, 2020, Sophos became aware of a permissions issue with a tool used to store information about customers who have contacted Sophos support.”

Due to a company error, information about Sophos customers was leaked, including such data as first and last name, email addresses and phone numbers (if provided).

Representatives of Sophos told ZDNet that only “small groups” of customers were affected, but did not even specify [...]