Not only is ransomware on the rise, but this type of malware is also growing more sophisticated and professionalized, which is a cause for concern for both organizations and users.

What cybersecurity threats will emerge from the depths of the dark web and from the minds of threat actors in 2024? In this year’s predictions, the WatchGuard Threat Lab shares what cybersecurity and threats will look like in the next year and ways to defend your business. Join our webinar, where Corey Nachreiner, CSO, and Marc Laliberte, director of security operations, will discuss.

More and more companies are realizing the importance of a unified cybersecurity system to shield against threats. Perhaps that's why cyberattacks on the network are becoming less common, dropping by almost 80% this quarter, according to our latest Internet Security Report (ISR). Even so, for SMBs, despite progress shown in adopting cybersecurity systems, the sheer volume of malware, as well as its rapid ability to change and evolve, poses a danger to company network systems.

November brings two of the busiest shopping days of the year, plus some potential security risks, even if you never leave the comfort of your home. The annual Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BF/CM) events that originated in the United States have increasingly become a global phenomenon. With huge sales and “doorbuster” deals to kick off the holiday shopping season, they see a massive number of transactions.

The demand for logistics services has risen sharply in recent years, especially in the wake of the e-commerce boom. Digitization of the sector has been a driving factor behind the development of the supply chain as it makes data processing more efficient and shipments faster. Sector growth, the mass of company and consumer data handled, and the decentralization inherent to the chain, means these services have become a target of interest for cybercriminals.

eXtended Detection and Response (XDR) technology has transformed the cybersecurity paradigm by enhancing visibility and threat detection, providing unprecedented response capabilities. It is a tool capable of monitoring the different security layers of a company, generating a single pane that unifies the detections produced in these layers.

WatchGuard has been named Leader in the latest G2 Grid Report and honored with the TrustRadius Best of and Top-Rated Awards. These new awards join a long list of recognitions issued by independent analysts and the most trusted and prestigious rating platforms for business technology, like TrustRadius, G2, and Gartner Peer Insights. Their evaluations and the assessment of our community of partners and end users highlight the best solutions in the different product categories.

In recent years, the cybersecurity landscape has evolved dramatically, with more advanced threats and operational challenges for organizations. Many vendors offer security platforms that address these changes and streamline security management. This post explores vital capabilities managed service providers (MSPs) should prioritize when assessing such platforms and explains some shortcomings observed in other security platforms.

The end of the year is an exceptionally busy time for the retail sector. November and December are key months for retailers thanks to dates like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Christmas... The current pace of digitization and growth in the retail industry and the upcoming shopping season means cybersecurity concerns are rising. According to data from Online Dasher, 24% of cyberattacks reported in 2022 came from retailers, which makes them one of the prime targets for malicious actors.

We’re thrilled to share that WatchGuard has been recognized in the 2023 TrustRadius Best Of Awards! With the “Best Of Awards,” TrustRadius recognizes products that have the highest percentage of positive reviews and ratings. This recognition certifies that WatchGuard products meet all these criteria with the highest quality standards. Three WatchGuard products were recognized, each earning all award badges – Best Feature Set, Best Value, and Best Relationships.

Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks have been around for a long time. However, the sophistication and scale of these threats has grown in recent years. Cybercriminals are employing amplification techniques that exploit vulnerabilities in misconfigured services or network protocols to increase the traffic they can generate and maximize the impact of their attacks.

Companies are increasingly aware of the importance of creating detection and hunting capacities that help to keep their business’s future from being put at risk. The popularity of threat-hunting services is a consequence of detecting ever more persistent attacks, which also last longer and longer. On top of this, cybercriminals also have ever more tactics to avoid traditional defense measures.

MSPs are under pressure to maintain business continuity while ensuring that their clients’ security capabilities are not diminished in the face of growing cyber threats and IT staff shortages. So, what if you don’t have the staff or expertise to do it all? MSPs can save on security capabilities by using a security vendor’s managed services. This allows you to focus on your core competencies while outsourcing higher-level security management to the experts.

Single sign-on (SSO) is a tool that simplifies the authentication process by allowing users to log in and access various digital applications and services using a single set of credentials. This authentication solution works through a central service that authenticates users once and then provides an authentication token for the applications they wish to use. This token enables applications to verify user identity without users having to re-enter their credentials.

Our customers benefit from streamlined transactions as WatchGuard has joined the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (DPF), the UK Extension to the EU-U.S. DPF, and the Swiss-U.S. DPF. This allows our European Economic Area (EEA) and UK customers to freely transfer personal data to WatchGuard in the U.S.