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Security breaches in the supply chain increase by 68%

Jul 24, 2024 By Carlos Arnal In WatchGuard
In today's digital landscape, businesses heavily rely on third-party software for their daily operations. This reliance has led to a surge in software supply chain attacks, which are becoming increasingly prevalent and sophisticated. These attacks exploit vulnerabilities in external tools or services to gain unauthorized access and compromise systems.
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Ransomware: Attackers resort to old-school techniques and minimal investment

Jul 23, 2024 By Sam Manjarres In WatchGuard
The modus operandi of cybercriminals is constantly changing. It comes as no surprise that, every so often, hackers switch up their methods to become more evasive. However, contrary to what we might imagine, these changes don’t always have to be innovative, or involve new attack strategies. Cybercriminals are increasingly opting to employ old-school techniques, and couple this with minimal investment.
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Olympic Games Special: How to protect cybersecurity of sports organizations

Jul 23, 2024 By Corey Nachreiner In WatchGuard
Millions of spectators from around the world will flock to Paris this summer to attend the 2024 Olympic Games. The UEFA European Football Championship and the America's Cup are also taking place this summer, giving us weeks of massive sporting events on both sides of the Atlantic.
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Top Security Threats Worldwide Q1 2024

Jul 22, 2024 By WatchGuard In WatchGuard
Join WatchGuard CSO Corey Nachreiner and Security Engineer Trevor Collins as they discuss key findings from the WatchGuard Threat Lab’s Q1 2024 Internet Security Report. You’ll learn about the latest malware trends, like network-based detections dropping almost 50 percent, but endpoint detections rising over 75 percent. They’ll also cover the top network exploits, illustrate a common phish our DNS firewall blocked, and much more.
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The 443 Podcast - Episode 298 - Global Security Outage

Jul 20, 2024 By WatchGuard In WatchGuard
This week on the podcast we are with WatchGuard CSO, Corey Nachreiner and Trevor Collins as they explain the recent Global IT outage cause by a CrowdStrike update. We also follow-up on RockYou and the RockYou2024 data dump of 10 billion records. 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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How Identity Security Enhances Network and Endpoint Security

Jul 19, 2024 By Sam Manjarres In WatchGuard
The intersection of identity, endpoint, and network security is becoming increasingly self-evident. Despite all their efforts, modern organizations continue to struggle to safeguard their data and prevent unauthorized access. The Verizon Data Breach Investigations report for 2024 continues to highlight that human elements were a component of 68% of breaches.
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Understanding the Global IT Outage Caused by a CrowdStrike Update

Jul 19, 2024 By Corey Nachreiner In WatchGuard
Today’s global IT outage affecting Microsoft Windows users was caused by a bug in a CrowdStrike product (Falcon Strike) protection content update. The resulting widespread impact demonstrates an urgent importance for maintaining strong quality assurance (QA) processes before products or their updates are released into production.
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