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By Corey Nachreiner
2024 is behind us, but the cybersecurity lessons it left behind are still highly relevant. Data breaches remain a persistent threat to large enterprises and government agencies, as the data they store is prized by organizations and a prized target for cybercriminals. Attacks have economic consequences and serious reputational and legal repercussions, putting business stability at risk.
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By Iratxe Vazquez
We are thrilled to share that WatchGuard Endpoint Security Solutions has achieved outstanding results in the December 2024 PassMark Performance Benchmark Report, reinforcing our commitment to delivering top-tier security with minimal impact on system performance. PassMark, a trusted third-party benchmarking authority, evaluated the performance impact of 10 leading endpoint security solutions in enterprise environments, assessing them across 9 key performance metrics, including.
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By Mónica Díaz
From predictive systems to the recent proliferation of generative AI-based virtual assistants such as ChatGPT, artificial intelligence has become a key driver in many sectors, and cybersecurity is no exception. The disruptive impact of GenAI has popularized AI use recently but this technology has actually been deployed for over 20 years in the security sector, serving as an additional and critical tool for proactive threat management that enhances operational efficiency.
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By Sam Manjarres
Enterprises today are facing a complex working environment, where digitalization is advancing by leaps and bounds and technological tools are multiplying. This change has brought with it a key challenge: protecting and managing access to sensitive data. IT teams are overloaded with password-related tickets, while employees are dealing with multiple credential-management fatigue, a problem that affects both productivity and security.
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By WatchGuard
With demand for WatchGuard's existing MDR service soaring, this acquisition lets MSPs easily add best-in-class MDR capabilities without building and maintaining their own in-house security operations center (SOC).
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By The Editor
WatchGuard acquired ActZero, a leading provider of MDR services with proactive, rapid and automated threat response and cross-platform AI-driven threat analysis designed to outpace threats at machine speed. This move further expands and matures WatchGuard’s innovative 24/7 MDR service and was signed and closed on December 17, 2024.
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By The Editor
Cybersecurity involves anticipating threats and designing adaptive strategies in a constantly changing environment. In 2024, organizations faced complex challenges due to technological advances and sophisticated threats, requiring them to constantly review their approach. For 2025, it is crucial to identify key factors that will enable organizations to strengthen their defenses and consolidate their resilience in the face of a dynamic and risk-filled digital landscape.
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By Iratxe Vazquez
EDR protects organizations' endpoints and surpasses the capabilities of traditional antivirus solutions focused solely on preventing known attacks. Its main strength is detecting and responding to advanced threats that have evaded previous security controls.
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By Iratxe Vazquez
MSPs and IT organizations run lean and can’t afford to waste time sifting through false positives and dealing with operational inefficiencies. This is why we are pleased with our results of 2024 MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Evaluation, which included a new element this year to test a vendor’s ability to deal with “Noise” and distinguish between benign and malicious actions.
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By WatchGuard
Research Forecasts a Surge in AI-Driven Threats, Long-Con Cyberattacks, and Operational Technology Vulnerabilities.
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By WatchGuard
CISO Corey Nachreiner and Director of Security Operations Marc Laliberte dissect the findings of WatchGuard’s Q3 2024 Internet Security Report. This quarter's report reveals a shifting threat landscape, with attackers employing increasingly sophisticated techniques to bypass traditional security measures. Whether you're a seasoned security professional or just starting your cybersecurity journey, this webinar offers crucial insights into emerging threats and practical steps to strengthen your organization's defenses.
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By WatchGuard
This week on the podcast, we cover security researcher Eaton Zveare's recent blog post on a trove of vulnerabilities they found in McDonalds India's McDelivery web application. Before that, we give an update on Salt Typhoon's latest US government victim and discus an attack involving hijacked Google Chrome extensions. 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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By WatchGuard
The CISO is a human-centric role. The biggest issues that CISOs typically encounter are not technical problems but human and governance problems. In 2025, we predict that as regulatory and policy demands for CISOs grow, including requirements for the CISO to personally certify the cybersecurity integrity of their business, the CISO role will become the least desirable in business.
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By WatchGuard
This week on the podcast, we dive in to the WatchGuard Threat Lab's 2025 security predictions. We'll cover each of the predictions and explain the trends that drove us to making them for the coming year. 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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By WatchGuard
This week on the podcast, we cover the first ever UEFI bootkit targeting Linux systems and what it means for evasive malware. After that, we give an update on whats being called "the worst telecom hack in US history" before ending with our analysis of a research post showing the latest phishing evasion techniques for malicious office documents. 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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By WatchGuard
This week on the podcast, we look back to our 2024 security predictions that we made last year and grade ourselves on how well we saw the future. We cover everything from AI deep-fake phishing to VR headset hacking! 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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By WatchGuard
Join WatchGuard CSO Corey Nachreiner and Director of Security Operations Marc Laliberte as they discuss key findings from the WatchGuard Threat Lab’s Q2 2024 Internet Security Report. You’ll learn about the latest malware trends, like malware volume dropping across all products but evasive “zero day” malware increasing. They’ll cover the top network exploits, like a 2019 Nginx vulnerability that threat actors targeted during the quarter. And they will share the most dangerous phishing and malware sites your users visited, and much more.
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By WatchGuard
24/7 eyes on glass Quick response time Support staff with proven expertise and reporting Our partners love WatchGuard MDR. Find out why you will too.
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By WatchGuard
This week on the podcast, we review CISA's most recent report on the top routinely exploited vulnerabilities from the last year. Before that, we cover North Korea's latest malware evasion testing followed by a report on a different evasion technique that abuses concatenated ZIP archives. 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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By WatchGuard
We’ll connect the dots for your security, you worry about taking care of your clients.
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By WatchGuard
Risk-based authentication both enhances security and user experience by allowing you to rank the resources you want to protect based on risk level and type of user. This gives you the power to create rules that are unique to the security structure in your organization, therefore enabling more flexibility or higher protection only when necessary.
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By WatchGuard
Ransomware is one of the most talked about and publicized security threats in the modern era. What started as a few high-profile attacks caused by a handful of malware variants has developed into a virulent threat landscape in which increasingly unskilled attackers are able to execute highly effective ransomware campaigns against organizations of all sizes and levels of complexity. Small-to-midsize businesses disproportionately fall victim to ransomware, as they often lack the technical skills and tools needed to prevent infection.
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By WatchGuard
In this eBook we provide you with suggestions on how to start providing some basic but vital security services that will improve the security posture of your customers while increasing your Average Revenue (ARPU), such as endpoint security set-up and monitoring.
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By WatchGuard
Cyber attacks grab headlines almost daily. WatchGuard's award-winning network security platform not only provides one of the most complete suites of unified security controls on the market today to detect and prevent these attacks, but our strategy of sourcing the best scanning engines to integrate with our built-in defenses boosts security in critical attack areas. Take a closer look at the WatchGuard security platform's all-star team of best-in-class threat management services.
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By WatchGuard
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed business continuity inadequacies at many organizations, and highlighted the slow pace of progress in digital transformation. This new reality necessitates a departure from a traditional network-centric security model that assumes every device and user within the network should be trusted. In this eBook we will explore how the dynamics of COVID-19 have impacted security, outline the importance of a zero-trust approach, and discuss how WatchGuard can help your business deliver the security you need during these trying times.
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By WatchGuard
If you are in the retail or hospitality industries, it's important to know exactly how your network security solution maps to PCI DSS standards. This white paper presents a straight-forward review of PCI requirements and how the WatchGuard platform delivers the capabilities you need to ensure mandates are met.
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By WatchGuard
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed business continuity inadequacies at many organizations, and highlighted the slow pace of progress in digital transformation. This new reality necessitates a departure from a traditional network-centric security model that assumes every device and user within the network should be trusted.
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By WatchGuard
Respected PCI-Qualified Security Assessor Coalfire recently completed a technical assessment of the WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response (TDR) solution, validating it for PCI DSS anti-malware use cases. Download the whitepaper to learn more!
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WatchGuard has deployed nearly a million integrated, multi-function threat management appliances worldwide. Our signature red boxes are architected to be the industry's smartest, fastest, and meanest security devices with every scanning engine running at full throttle.
For 25 years, WatchGuard has pioneered cutting-edge cybersecurity technology and delivered it as easy-to-deploy and easy-to-manage solutions. With industry-leading network and endpoint security, secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence products and services, WatchGuard enables more than 250,000 small and midsize enterprises from around the globe to protect their most important assets including over 10 million endpoints.
The WatchGuard Difference:
- Intelligent Protection: Effective protection against today’s vast number of evolving threats requires multiple services working intelligently together. Prevent, detect, and instantly respond to cyber attacks with automated policies.
- Simplified Management: Managing security across your organization has never been simpler. Use out-of-the-box tools to quickly and easily deploy, configure, and maintain your security with the granularity of your choice.
- Actionable Visiblity: Monitor and report on the health of your IT infrastructure. Actionable visibility tools enable you to proactively identify threats, while providing corrective action against known issues.
In a world where the cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, and new threats emerge each day, WatchGuard makes enterprise-grade cybersecurity technology accessible for every company.