Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing everything and cybersecurity is no exception. A growing number of industry experts and professionals are beginning to reflect on the benefits and risks of this innovative technology within the cybersecurity framework. AI can be used to enhance protection for businesses against threats but, on the flip side, it can also be applied to refine cybercriminal attacks.

Misconfigurations leave the door open to cybercriminals, which can lead to a range of serious problems, unauthorized access, loss of sensitive information, and disruption of services. In fact, many major data breaches are caused by misconfigurations. Alert to these dangers, the National Security Agency (NSA) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) recently released a joint advisory to warn about the most common cybersecurity misconfigurations in large organizations.

Identity-based threats specifically target the digital identities of individuals and the identity infrastructure of organizations.

Today, the human factor still plays a role in most cybersecurity incidents. Human error is involved in 74% of data breaches. It’s essential to shift towards designing human-centric controls that promote and facilitate the use of responsible cybersecurity practices among employees.

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.