February 29th only comes once every four years. Enabling MFA everywhere possible is a great step in ensuring you’re not leaping past basic security this year.
A Leap Year shouldn’t signify that it’s time to update your security approach. WatchGuard Director of Security Marc Laliberte recommends you rotate your compromised credentials consistently to avoid being hacked.
February 29th comes around every four years, but that doesn’t mean you should be skipping key cybersecurity practices.🔒 WatchGuard’s Director of Security, Marc Laliberte, outlines four key security practices you shouldn’t be leaping past.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is now present in almost every aspect of our lives. However, its influence is particularly relevant in the field of cybersecurity, where it impacts both defense and attack. While it has become a great tool to protect an organization's digital assets, it has also been weaponized by cybercriminals to spread and execute increasingly sophisticated and difficult to detect cyberattacks.
For the second consecutive year, WatchGuard Technologies was recognized as a Cybersecurity Channel Champion in the 2023 Canalys Global Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix. The annual report assesses vendor performance in the channel over the previous 12 months based on partner feedback, vendor surveys, Canalys shipment estimates, and analyst insight.
This week on the podcast, we cover an international law enforcement takedown of the LokBit ransomware group's infrastructure. After that, we cover a novel malware delivery vector involving an IoT "toy." We end the podcast by covering the latest White House Executive Order addressing cybersecurity in critical infrastructure. 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.
We hear time and time again that humans are the biggest vulnerability in cybersecurity. For instance, the 2023 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) states that 74% of data breaches investigated were caused by human error, such as social engineering attacks, flaws or misuse of systems.
Cyberattacks are evolving and growing more sophisticated, organizations are reacting to this by scaling the cybersecurity solutions they deploy to include services that go beyond threat protection. They are increasingly realizing that other factors such as monitoring and responsiveness are key to protecting their business.
This week on the podcast we cover Canada's attempt to ban the Flipper Zero. Before that, we review a recent research post on a new class of vulnerability on the Ubuntu operating system. We end the episode with a chat bout a the impacts of artificial intelligence on data security. 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.