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Thwarting Today's Threats With Next-Generation Security Technology

SC Media, Tuesday, February 17th, 2026

For your organization to stay ahead of current and future threats, it can't rely on yesterday's cybersecurity technology. Unfortunately, even as attackers continue to refine their skills and use new techniques, many companies continue to deploy outdated firewalls and legacy endpoint protections.

To keep your organization and its data secure, you need to implement next-generation protections, up-to-date policies and tools, and modern systems architecture that is designed with security in mind.

"As vendors, we can do the best job in the world at building secure systems," says Barbara Hudson, Global Product Marketing Director at Sophos, in a recent company webinar. "But if you're not applying patches or you continue to use devices that are either end-of-life or unsupported, our efforts will be in vain."

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