Are you assessing which cybersecurity vendor to use for your business, or even consolidating to just one? There are some key characteristics and business strategies you’ll want to consider. We’ve turned to global business leaders to share their experience vetting cybersecurity vendors and even trends in the security industry that influenced their choice. WatchGuard’s Chief Information Officer Wayson Vannatta will host our four panelists.

This week on the podcast we cover CISA's freshly-released Cybersecurity Performance Goals (CPGs) designed to help smaller organizations bridge the gap between frameworks and practical implementation. After that, we discuss a new bill working its way through the US Senate designed to address open source software security risks. Finally, we end with a research post from Microsoft on the evolution of an interesting malware campaign.

Join WatchGuard CSO Corey Nachreiner and Security Engineer Trevor Collins as they cover the latest Internet Security Report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab. In this session, Corey and Trevor will dive into the attack trends and latest malware variants targeting WatchGuard Firebox and Endpoint customers worldwide.

With the expansion of the hybrid work model, IT managers are forced to protect a larger attack surface than in the past. In order to best protect their organizations, IT departments must continue to update software to stay protected.

This week on the podcast, we cover another remote code execution vulnerability that looks extremely concerning on the surface but might be less serious in reality. After that, we cover two research articles by Microsoft on ransomware campaigns including defensive takeaways for all organizations 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.

While phishing attacks are nothing new, the methods used to execute them are constantly evolving. Today, hackers are taking advantage of automation and other advanced techniques to increase the scale of phishing campaigns and better target victims. In this video, we dive into the importance of recognizing and reporting phishing attempts.

Ransomware attacks are dramatically increasing in number and frequency year over year, with high-impact, headline-making incidents continuously growing in volume and scope. Ransomware gangs are also looking at their primary victim’s business partners to pressure them into paying a ransom to prevent data leakages or business disruptions caused by the attack.

For the second week of #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth, we're outlining the importance of using strong passwords that help add an additional layer of protection.

This week on the podcast we cover a proposed program from the White House to create an Energy Star-like label for cybersecurity in consumer products. Before that, we cover two other updates from the federal government including a new open source tool from CISA and the latest reincarnation of Privacy Shield. 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.

This week on the podcast, we focus on highlighting WatchGuard's Q2 Internet Security Report, covering the latest threat trends and what you can do to avoid them. However, we also pack in our security news segment, with an Optus breach update from an Australian IT and security expert and WatchGuard Partner, the latest on the UBER CSO trial, and a warning about the recent zero day Exchange exploit that some call ProxyNotShell. This week's episode is a long one, so grab a fresh coffee and listen during a long walk or drive.