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In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, traditional security models fail to protect remote workers and cloud-based applications. Shifting to a secure access service edge (SSE) strategy is an effective and affordable solution that will protect remote workers. SSE solutions deliver firewall-as-a-service (FWaaS) and secure web gateway (SWG) capabilities, ensuring safe, high-performance connectivity to Cloud applications.

For the second year in a row, TMCnet, a global, integrated media company, has recognized WatchGuard EPDR + Zero-Trust Application Service with a Zero Trust Security Excellence Award. The award recognizes the leaders and pioneers in the zero trust industry offering the most innovative and effective solutions.

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.

While malware growth is something we have been experiencing over the past few years, the increase observed by WatchGuard's threat lab team in Q3 2024 was the highest to date. Q3 saw astronomical growth in total endpoint malware threats, reaching 300.48% with 420,304 threats. The previous high was recorded in Q1 2024, when there was an 81.77% rise, almost double the previous quarter. However, Q3 almost quadrupled the figure for Q2 2024 when 104,951 threats were detected.

Cybercrime has rapidly evolved, and one of the most dangerous models that has emerged in recent years is malware as a service (MaaS). This criminal business model allows anyone without advanced programming knowledge to deploy highly effective malware campaigns by paying a subscription or a one-time fee. MaaS democratizes access to malicious tools and amplifies both the quantity and sophistication of cyberattacks.