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WatchGuard Technologies has been recognized as both a Leader and an Outperformer in the 2025 GigaOm Radar Report for Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR). Out of more than 25 vendors evaluated, WatchGuard is recognized as a top Innovator and ranked highly for the core EDR capabilities.

The cybersecurity landscape has evolved, but many endpoint tools have not. Most still focus on known threats and signatures, blocking familiar malware and flagging suspicious files. They rely on static models that can only go so far. That approach worked for yesterday’s threats, but not for today’s attackers.

At WatchGuard, we’re committed to helping managed service providers (MSPs) and businesses of all sizes simplify security while scaling for growth. That’s why we’re excited to introduce our next-generation Firebox rackmount appliances, the Firebox M Series.

It is first period in a busy school district. Teachers are opening their learning management systems to take attendance, preparing lesson slides, and answering a few messages from parents. Students are logging into Chromebooks after sneaking in a final Snap before leaving their phones in lockers. In the finance office, payments are being processed.

Passwords are the most common form of authentication, the classic “something you know.” They remain the most widely used method of securing accounts around the world. Research shows that about half of all applications still rely on passwords alone, and only about 12 percent of people use a unique password for every application. The problem is that humans can only remember five to seven passwords on average, yet most of us juggle seventy to one hundred online accounts.

We’re excited to deliver innovative improvements across the WatchGuard Endpoint Security portfolio, now available to customers and partners. Security teams face two realities at once: stealthier threats and noisier operations. This update focuses on outcomes, stronger prevention against fileless and living-off-the-land attacks, and faster, clearer investigations that reduce alert fatigue and mean time to respond (MTTR).

Digital identities are under siege. The latest Osterman Research white paper offers a sobering discrepancy between maturity and reality. The study surveyed 126 US based professionals responsible for identity security across organizations with more than 500 employees. The findings reveal a growing gap between perceived maturity and actual readiness to combat identity-led threats.

AI is no longer just a future concern. It is deeply embedded in both offense and defense. With new exploits surfacing, massive open-source model use, and attackers growing more creative, the risks we warned about are now very real.

When I talk to customers about AI these days, I usually get two very different reactions. Some lean forward, excited about the promise: fewer alerts, faster response, maybe even lights-out SOC operations someday. Others lean back, uneasy about the risks: does this mean attackers will be able to run thousands of hacks at once, automatically? The truth is, both reactions are justified. We are at the start of a shift toward agentic AI. This is not the same as today’s AI copilots that wait for prompts.