Threat Intelligence Executive Report - Volume 2025, Number 6
Sophos, Tuesday, February 10th, 2026
This issue of the Counter Threat Unit's high-level bimonthly report discusses noteworthy updates in the threat landscape during September and October
The Counter Threat Unit (CTU) research team analyzes security threats to help organizations protect their systems. Based on observations in September and October, CTU researchers identified the following noteworthy issues and changes in the global threat landscape:
- EDR killers pose a threat - Configuration matters - Infostealers remain major ransomware precursors
- EDR killers pose a threat - Good security hygiene could prevent threat actors from disabling endpoint detections.