We are thrilled to share the exciting news that CRN has named two WatchGuard leaders to its prestigious annual Top 100 Executives of 2023 list. WatchGuard CEO Prakash Panjwani is once again named as one of CRN’s Top 25 IT Innovators of the Year, a list recognizing top executives for their ability to drive innovation for technology products, solutions, and services.

There is a welter of websites that are not indexed by search engines on the dark web, making it an ideal space to exchange all kinds of illegal content or products. This dark part of the web actually represents just 0.1% of the deep web. So how come something so small can be so dangerous for organizations and users?

During the summer months, when employees and customers are away on vacation, things usually slow down for businesses. But for cybercriminals, the opposite is true because they are busy taking advantage of minimal staffing levels in companies during the vacation period to launch complex attacks. The U.S. Federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), warns that the risk of being hit by a cyberattacks rises over the holidays and summer vacation-themed phishing attacks gain momentum.

Implementing multi-factor authentication (MFA) is undoubtedly the best way to protect your company and its data. However, when it comes to identity management, both users and administrators tend to demand a balance between efficiency, convenience, and security, all at the same time. It is a difficult challenge, but one that can be met. This is mainly because users may see MFA as a barrier that creates friction during use that can slow down productivity.

Business email compromise (BEC) continues to be one of the fastest growing and most risky attack vectors for companies, as it has become a multimillion-dollar business that causes almost 80 times more losses than ransomware.