WatchGuard

Seattle, WA, USA
1996
Mar 23, 2023   |  By Iratxe Vazquez
The security operations maturity model assesses an organization’s current security capabilities to reduce its cyber risk and incident cost by lowering its time to detect and respond to threats, become more cyber resilient, and draw a plan to mature over time.
Mar 21, 2023   |  By Manu Santamaría Delgado
The industrial sector is one of the largest, most diverse and changing segments of the global economy. It is also one of the main targets for cybercriminals. Industrial sites and factories continue to transform and digitize, which means that more and more critical assets and infrastructure are being connected to the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). This has raised security concerns about operational technology (OT) in manufacturing, which is increasingly at risk.
Mar 16, 2023   |  By Iratxe Vazquez
Companies need to measure performance in all areas of operations to check whether they are proving cost-effective and achieving the desired results. One of the best ways for security managers to demonstrate that their security operations program is aligned with business objectives is to use metrics that demonstrate efficiency and effectiveness.
Mar 14, 2023   |  By The Editor
WatchGuard Technology was recognized as a Cybersecurity Channel Champion in the 2022 Canalys Global Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix. The Cybersecurity Leadership Matrix assesses vendor performance in the channel over the last 12 months based on partner feedback, vendor surveys, Canalys shipment estimates, and analyst insight.
Mar 9, 2023   |  By Iratxe Vazquez
At a high level, the SOC's core mission remains to help the enterprise manage cyber risk, but what has changed is the sophistication of cyber threats and the mechanics of the SOC to operate. To successfully protect and respond to threats, SOCs need deep visibility into organization activity and automate key but repetitive functions while freeing analysts to focus on more valuable functions such as threat hunting and vulnerability management.
Mar 8, 2023   |  By Kirk Jensen
Hybrid work, which involves splitting the working week between in-office and remote work time, is the new normal that many companies have been adapting to after the COVID-19 pandemic crisis forced them to work remotely to continue providing services. A recent study indicates that, in fact, 58% of companies have been encouraged to promote a hybrid return to the office. In addition, it estimates that 48% of employees will be following a hybrid or remote model in the next two years.
Mar 7, 2023   |  By Sam Manjarres
As managed service providers (MSPs) at the helm of keeping organizations secure, taking proactive steps toward cyber hygiene is more vital now than ever. Maintaining an up-to-date and healthy environment is impossible without regularly updating software agents. Updating these tools improves operational efficiency, reduces IT ticket volume, and defends against known or potential new vulnerabilities in your clients' systems.
Mar 2, 2023   |  By WatchGuard
ThreatSync enables a comprehensive and simple-to-use XDR solution as part of WatchGuard's Unified Security Platform, accelerating cross-product detections and faster responses to threats from a single pane of glass.
Mar 2, 2023   |  By Carlos Arnal
We have been talking about eXtended Detection and Response (XDR) for some years now, but despite being a buzzword in the industry, a fundamental question remains: what are we really talking about here? According to Gartner, which first defined the term in 2020, XDR is a vendor-specific threat detection and incident response tool that natively integrates multiple security products into a cohesive security operations system.
Mar 1, 2023   |  By The Editor
Global IT spending will reach $4.5 trillion this year, according to Gartner's latest forecast. While the economic climate is negatively impacting consumer markets, companies have reordered their priorities and continue to increase spending on digital business initiatives, despite the global economic slowdown. IT budgets started to rise in the third quarter of 2022 when Gartner reported that 76% of CIOs stated that their budgets had grown compared to the previous quarter.
Mar 22, 2023   |  By WatchGuard
In this WatchGuard Support video, you'll learn: how to upgrade the Firebox operating system by
Mar 21, 2023   |  By WatchGuard
On this week's episode we look back to our initial monologue on Section 230 protections that allow the social media and the internet as a whole to function. We cap off the episode replay with a new discussion on a recent supreme court case that has the potential to dramatically impact the internet as we know it. 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.
Mar 17, 2023   |  By WatchGuard
In this WatchGuard support video, you'll learn Wi-Fi troubleshooting fundamentals.
Mar 16, 2023   |  By WatchGuard
It’s no secret that staying ahead of the competition in an ever-evolving cybersecurity landscape can be incredibly difficult, but with managed services you're up to the challenge! Get invaluable insights into both technical & business initiatives needed for you to stay on top of the game. Explore topics such as XDR, demonstrating relevance during economic uncertainty, and leveraging vendor-managed services to propel MSP capabilities. Don't get left behind — join us in transforming your 2023 outlook today!
Mar 15, 2023   |  By WatchGuard
Change in WatchGuard Cloud Management is easy and in this WatchGuard Support tutorial, we'll show you how.
Mar 13, 2023   |  By WatchGuard
On today's episode, we cover two new sets of cybersecurity regulations, fresh off the heels of the White House's National Cybersecurity Strategy publication, targeting different critical infrastructure sectors in the United States. We'll also cover the latest in nation state activity targeting network connectivity appliances and end with some fun research into an oldie but goodie video game system.
Mar 7, 2023   |  By WatchGuard
This week's episode is all about the White House's recently released National Cybersecurity Strategy. We'll walk through the strategy from top to bottom and discuss the key elements most likely to impact individuals and organizations as well as our overall thoughts on the direction the US Federal Government is planning to take. 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.
Feb 28, 2023   |  By WatchGuard
In an increasingly complex threat landscape, cyberattacks frequently evade detection, hiding amidst siloed, disconnected tools that cannot provide correlated alerts in a centralized way, propagating as time passes. The concept of XDR plays a critical role in providing a modern cybersecurity approach to deliver comprehensive security and better protection for your customers. Join us in this webinar, where we'll give you XDR essential concepts and the keys to free up overwhelmed security teams trying to triage and identify attacks with only narrow, disjointed attack viewpoints.
Feb 27, 2023   |  By WatchGuard
This week on the episode we have a discussion about stress related issues impacting cybersecurity professionals and ways to combat them. Before that, we cover the latest news including new 0click exploit protection from Samsung, the latest update on GoDaddy's security woes, and Twitters latest erratic move. 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.
Feb 21, 2023   |  By WatchGuard
On today's episode, we discuss a recent court case resulting in the succesful conviction of a Russian national tied to breaking in to several publicly traded US companies. We also cover the latest details on the ESXiArgs ransomware attacks that have been impacting organizations globally as well as the latest CISA alert on nation-state ransomware activity. 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.
Oct 7, 2021   |  By WatchGuard
Ransomware is one of the most talked about and publicized security threats in the modern era. What started as a few high-profile attacks caused by a handful of malware variants has developed into a virulent threat landscape in which increasingly unskilled attackers are able to execute highly effective ransomware campaigns against organizations of all sizes and levels of complexity. Small-to-midsize businesses disproportionately fall victim to ransomware, as they often lack the technical skills and tools needed to prevent infection.
Oct 7, 2021   |  By WatchGuard
Risk-based authentication both enhances security and user experience by allowing you to rank the resources you want to protect based on risk level and type of user. This gives you the power to create rules that are unique to the security structure in your organization, therefore enabling more flexibility or higher protection only when necessary.
Oct 1, 2021   |  By WatchGuard
Cyber attacks grab headlines almost daily. WatchGuard's award-winning network security platform not only provides one of the most complete suites of unified security controls on the market today to detect and prevent these attacks, but our strategy of sourcing the best scanning engines to integrate with our built-in defenses boosts security in critical attack areas. Take a closer look at the WatchGuard security platform's all-star team of best-in-class threat management services.
Oct 1, 2021   |  By WatchGuard
In this eBook we provide you with suggestions on how to start providing some basic but vital security services that will improve the security posture of your customers while increasing your Average Revenue (ARPU), such as endpoint security set-up and monitoring.
Sep 1, 2021   |  By WatchGuard
If you are in the retail or hospitality industries, it's important to know exactly how your network security solution maps to PCI DSS standards. This white paper presents a straight-forward review of PCI requirements and how the WatchGuard platform delivers the capabilities you need to ensure mandates are met.
Sep 1, 2021   |  By WatchGuard
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed business continuity inadequacies at many organizations, and highlighted the slow pace of progress in digital transformation. This new reality necessitates a departure from a traditional network-centric security model that assumes every device and user within the network should be trusted. In this eBook we will explore how the dynamics of COVID-19 have impacted security, outline the importance of a zero-trust approach, and discuss how WatchGuard can help your business deliver the security you need during these trying times.
Aug 1, 2021   |  By WatchGuard
Respected PCI-Qualified Security Assessor Coalfire recently completed a technical assessment of the WatchGuard Threat Detection and Response (TDR) solution, validating it for PCI DSS anti-malware use cases. Download the whitepaper to learn more!
Aug 1, 2021   |  By WatchGuard
The coronavirus pandemic has exposed business continuity inadequacies at many organizations, and highlighted the slow pace of progress in digital transformation. This new reality necessitates a departure from a traditional network-centric security model that assumes every device and user within the network should be trusted.

WatchGuard has deployed nearly a million integrated, multi-function threat management appliances worldwide. Our signature red boxes are architected to be the industry's smartest, fastest, and meanest security devices with every scanning engine running at full throttle.

For 25 years, WatchGuard has pioneered cutting-edge cybersecurity technology and delivered it as easy-to-deploy and easy-to-manage solutions. With industry-leading network and endpoint security, secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence products and services, WatchGuard enables more than 250,000 small and midsize enterprises from around the globe to protect their most important assets including over 10 million endpoints.

The WatchGuard Difference:

  • Intelligent Protection: Effective protection against today’s vast number of evolving threats requires multiple services working intelligently together. Prevent, detect, and instantly respond to cyber attacks with automated policies.
  • Simplified Management: Managing security across your organization has never been simpler. Use out-of-the-box tools to quickly and easily deploy, configure, and maintain your security with the granularity of your choice.
  • Actionable Visiblity: Monitor and report on the health of your IT infrastructure. Actionable visibility tools enable you to proactively identify threats, while providing corrective action against known issues.

In a world where the cybersecurity landscape is constantly evolving, and new threats emerge each day, WatchGuard makes enterprise-grade cybersecurity technology accessible for every company.