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November 2024

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6 Key Actions to Comply with Cybersecurity Regulations

Nov 28, 2024 By Matthew Terry In WatchGuard
NIS2, PCI DSS, GDPR, HIPAA or CMMC... this long list of acronyms reminds us that complying with cybersecurity regulations is crucial in today’s threat landscape to protect sensitive information and maintain trust in our organization. Moreover, non-compliance not only exposes companies to security risks, but can lead to significant financial penalties and reputational damage. Compliance also facilitates more agile audits.
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Ready for Black Friday? Guide to Safe Shopping

Nov 25, 2024 By Corey Nachreiner In WatchGuard
As Black Friday approaches, consumers and retailers are gearing up for deals—while cybercriminals prepare to exploit any vulnerabilities. With online shopping at its peak, hackers are poised to take advantage of the busiest, most hectic moments. Retailers face a significant challenge: safeguarding customer data and profits. A 2024 Verizon report shows that system intrusions, social engineering, and web vulnerabilities cause 92% of retail data breaches.
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RMM vs. Dedicated Patch Management Solution: Which Patching Strategy Is the Best Option for You?

Nov 21, 2024 By Carlos Arnal In WatchGuard
As attacks grow increasingly unpredictable and complex, cybersecurity defense requires much more than a basic strategy; it demands a proactive approach that anticipates the adversary's every move. Many MSPs entrusted with this critical mission by customers must equip themselves with the right technologies that prevent, detect, and respond to potential attacks and adapt as environments and organizational needs change.
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The Top Exploited Vulnerabilities of 2023 - The 443 Podcast - Episode 313

Nov 19, 2024 By WatchGuard In 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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Fraud Week: The Insider Threat Risk that Companies Ignore at their Peril

Nov 19, 2024 By Carla Roncato In WatchGuard
External risks, such as cyber scams, ransomware, and identity theft, often steal the limelight. Just look at the numbers: our threat lab reports that 105,571 malware attacks have been blocked daily in the last month, translating into one incident every second. However, insider threats, while more difficult to detect, can be just as damaging to organizations.
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Unlocking MSP Success: The Power of AI and Trusted Partnerships

Nov 15, 2024 By Tracy Hillstrom In WatchGuard
The cybersecurity landscape has evolved dramatically, placing IT managers under pressure to adapt. A 168% rise in evasive malware detected by WatchGuard in Q2 2024 underscores this shift, with threat actors following behavioral patterns and adopting attack techniques that become popular and dominate in waves.
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The Age of AI-Powered Scams | The 443 Podcast

Nov 13, 2024 By WatchGuard In WatchGuard
This week on the podcast, Marc Laliberte and Corey Nachreiner dive into a research white paper that explores how attackers could use AI to execute a full-scale money or credential theft scam from start to finish. Before that, they discuss Sophos's five-year battle with Chinese hackers targeting network devices, followed by a conversation about Microsoft’s ongoing fight against password spray attacks through compromised network devices.
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Evasive malware has grown by 168% causing direct impact on cybersecurity

Nov 13, 2024 By The Editor In WatchGuard
With a 168% rise in evasive malware, cyber threats have reached a new level of sophistication. This type of malware employs advanced techniques to evade detection by traditional solutions, which often rely on pre-defined signatures to identify threats. These malicious programs pose a major challenge in cybersecurity by camouflaging themselves within legitimate processes and acting stealthily.
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The Age of AI-Powered Scams - The 443 Podcast - Episode 312

Nov 5, 2024 By WatchGuard In WatchGuard
This week on the podcast, we cover a research white paper that details how attackers could use AI to complete an entire money-theft or credential theft-scam from start to finish. Before that, we discus Sophos' 5 year battle with Chinese hackers targeting network devices followed by Microsoft's current battle with password spray attacks through compromised network devices. 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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