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February 2025

WatchGuard

WatchGuard Awarded in the 2024 TMCnet Zero Trust Security Excellence Award

Feb 28, 2025 By The Editor In WatchGuard
For the second year in a row, TMCnet, a global, integrated media company, has recognized WatchGuard EPDR + Zero-Trust Application Service with a Zero Trust Security Excellence Award. The award recognizes the leaders and pioneers in the zero trust industry offering the most innovative and effective solutions.
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WatchGuard Endpoint Security Excels in the 2024 Industry Awards and Reports

Feb 27, 2025 By Sakshi Mathur In WatchGuard
As businesses settle into the new year, managed service providers (MSPs) should thoroughly review and strengthen their customers' endpoint cybersecurity strategies. According to WatchGuard data, in Q3’2024, endpoint malware detections were up significantly. This is a 300% increase compared to Q2, highlighting the importance of strengthening security measures at this time of year.
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WatchGuard Labs Detects 300% Surge in Endpoint Malware in Q3 2024

Feb 26, 2025 By Marc Laliberte In WatchGuard
While malware growth is something we have been experiencing over the past few years, the increase observed by WatchGuard's threat lab team in Q3 2024 was the highest to date. Q3 saw astronomical growth in total endpoint malware threats, reaching 300.48% with 420,304 threats. The previous high was recorded in Q1 2024, when there was an 81.77% rise, almost double the previous quarter. However, Q3 almost quadrupled the figure for Q2 2024 when 104,951 threats were detected.
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Malware as a Service (MaaS): The New Frontier of Cybercrime

Feb 24, 2025 By Iratxe Vazquez In WatchGuard
Cybercrime has rapidly evolved, and one of the most dangerous models that has emerged in recent years is malware as a service (MaaS). This criminal business model allows anyone without advanced programming knowledge to deploy highly effective malware campaigns by paying a subscription or a one-time fee. MaaS democratizes access to malicious tools and amplifies both the quantity and sophistication of cyberattacks.
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WatchGuard Recognized in CRN's Prestigious 2025 Security 100 List

Feb 20, 2025 By The Editor In WatchGuard
Once again, WatchGuard has been named to CRN’s 2025 Security 100 list in the Network Security category. This prestigious recognition honors the top security vendors in the IT channel. The 2025 CRN Security 100 highlights channel-friendly cybersecurity vendors across a number of market segments, ranging from the largest and best-known players to some of the small-but-promising startups.
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New WatchGuard Threat Lab Report Finds 300% Increase in Endpoint Malware as Threat Actors Target Legitimate Web Services and Documents

Feb 19, 2025 By WatchGuard In WatchGuard
Other key findings include a resurgence of cryptomining malware, an increase in signature-based and social engineering attacks, and increased malware attacks across EMEA.
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The Elonephant in the Room - The 443 Podcast - Episode 320

Feb 17, 2025 By WatchGuard In WatchGuard
This week on the podcast, we cover a video game that delivered malware through the Steam marketplace before diving into an analysis of a recent Palo Alto authentication bypass vulnerability. We end the podcast by covering the recent activity from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the security impact to US federal agencies. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.
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Sensitive Data Leaks from AI Model Use | The 443 Podcast

Feb 13, 2025 By WatchGuard In WatchGuard
How are you using ChatGPT at work? On this week's episode of, Corey Nachreiner and Marc Laliberte dig into a report on sensitive data leakage caused by AI model use. They also cover a recent report that highlights a drop in ransomware payments in 2024, as well as a recent attack targeting ASP.NET web servers.
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A Drop in Ransomware Payments - The 443 Podcast - Episode 319

Feb 10, 2025 By WatchGuard In WatchGuard
This week on the podcast, we cover a recent report that highlights a drop in ransomware payments in 2024. After that, we discuss a recent attack targeting ASP.NET web servers before ending with a report on sensitive data leakage caused by AI model use. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.
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Why WatchGuard | Our Story and Mission from Our People

Feb 7, 2025 By WatchGuard In WatchGuard
At WatchGuard, our story is powered by the people behind the innovation. In this brand storytelling video from our 2025 Sales Kickoff, we share a sample of what makes WatchGuard more than just a cybersecurity company—it’s a place where passion, teamwork, and innovation come together to make a real impact. Check out the highlights and tell us why you think WatchGuard delivers real security. Subscribe for more behind-the-scenes content and industry insights!
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From Cyberspace to the Physical World: How to Secure Interconnected Systems

Feb 7, 2025 By The Editor In WatchGuard
The line between virtual and physical threats is becoming increasingly blurred. Cyber-physical attacks represent a new frontier where digital actions have direct consequences in the physical world. With the rise of interconnected systems, attacks are not limited to data , but seek to damage tangible assets such as critical infrastructure, business services, or even essential day-to-day processes.
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WatchGuard Joins AWS ISV Accelerate Program and Announces Availability in AWS Marketplace

Feb 6, 2025 By WatchGuard In WatchGuard
WatchGuard Technologies, a global leader in unified cybersecurity, today announced that it has joined theAmazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program, a co-sell program for AWS Partners that provides software solutions that run on or integrate with AWS. The program helps AWS Partners drive new business by directly connecting participating ISVs with the AWS Sales organisation.
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WatchGuard Joins AWS ISV Accelerate Program and Launches on AWS Marketplace

Feb 6, 2025 By The Editor In WatchGuard
WatchGuard Technologies, a leading provider of unified cybersecurity solutions, today revealed its participation in the Amazon Web Services (AWS) Independent Software Vendor (ISV) Accelerate Program. This co-sell initiative connects AWS Partners offering software solutions that operate on or integrate with AWS, helping them drive new business by directly linking ISVs with the AWS Sales team.
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7 Steps towards Improving Cyber Resilience for Companies in 2025

Feb 4, 2025 By Manu Santamaría Delgado In WatchGuard
Nowadays, most aspects of business are digitalized and it’s essential to ensure your company is cyber resilient. Just as you've struggled to weather the ups and downs of the market, it's time to protect sensitive data and confidential information from increasingly sophisticated threats. With an average of 75,520 attacks per day, according to WatchGuard's threat landscape, it is clear that enterprises must go beyond detection and response.
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Unified AI in XDR: A Single Source of Cyber Truth Date

Feb 4, 2025 By The Editor In WatchGuard
WatchGuard Senior Product Marketing Manager Stephen Helm discusses how XDR can harness AI across your entire IT environment – correlating data from networks, Cloud services, VPN logs, and more into a single, AI-driven security framework. Cyber threats are evolving fast, and your clients rely on you to stay ahead.
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Is CVSS Irreparably Flawed? - The 443 Podcast - Episode 318

Feb 3, 2025 By WatchGuard In WatchGuard
This week on the podcast, we discuss the Common Vulnerability Scoring System or CVSS and why one popular developer thinks it's completely broken. After that, we cover Lumen's Black Lotus Labs' research into a Juniper backdoor malware. We end with the latest car hacking research and an admin portal with possibly the worst MFA implementation ever. The 443 Security Simplified is a weekly podcast that gets inside the minds of leading white-hat hackers and security researchers, covering the latest cybersecurity headlines and trends.
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