WatchGuard Endpoint Security Excels in the 2024 Industry Awards and Reports

As businesses settle into the new year, managed service providers (MSPs) should thoroughly review and strengthen their customers' endpoint cybersecurity strategies. According to WatchGuard data, in Q3’2024, endpoint malware detections were up significantly. This is a 300% increase compared to Q2, highlighting the importance of strengthening security measures at this time of year.

NDR for Ransomware Attack: How Tools Defend Against It

“It takes 18 days on average for organizations to recover from a ransomware attack” – IBM Cost of a Data Breach Report 2024. The clock starts ticking as soon as ransomware hits your network. Attackers no longer rely solely on opportunistic phishing; they now attack weak network defenses, move laterally across systems, and encrypt important data before demanding a ransom. Traditional security solutions sometimes notice breaches too late to adequately detect threats.

Beware of Fake Cybersecurity Audits: Cybercriminals Use Scams to Breach Corporate Systems

Companies are being warned that malicious hackers are using a novel technique to break into businesses - by pretending to offer audits of the company's cybersecurity. With ransomware and other cybersecurity threats high in the mind of many business owners, it is all too easy to imagine how many companies might react positively to an invitation to have the security of their networks tested.

EP 2 - Dispatch From Retail's Frontline: Building Cyber Resilience

In this episode of Security Matters, we dive into the world of retail technology and cybersecurity. Imagine a bustling retail chain during its busiest shopping season, only to be disrupted by a cyberattack. Our guest, Jason James, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Aptos Retail, shares his insights with host David Puner on how to stay ahead of these threats. Discover the strategies for building cyber resilience, the role of AI in retail, the importance of protecting consumer trust and the critical role of identity in safeguarding sensitive data.

Using Metadata for Proactive Threat Hunting

Organizations want to stay on top of cyber threats and detect them even before they occur. To do this, they need to detect threats and anomalies in their networks as quickly as possible. This is what we call threat hunting. It is a tool to help organizations constantly monitor their networks to detect and mitigate threats to keep them at a distance.