Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

For years, the VPN has been the default answer to remote access. It solved a problem organizations faced when employees primarily worked from offices and only occasionally connected from home. That world no longer exists. Today, employees work from everywhere. Applications run across SaaS platforms, public cloud, private cloud, and on-premises environments. Security teams are expected to provide seamless access while protecting against increasingly sophisticated attacks.

Security teams today face an overwhelming volume of alerts, making it increasingly difficult to distinguish genuine threats from everyday noise. As attackers become more adept at blending into legitimate activity, organizations need smarter ways to prioritize, investigate, and respond.

For years, cybersecurity has largely focused on strengthening technology. Organizations invested in better endpoint protection, stronger identity controls, advanced threat detection, and AI-powered security operations. Those investments remain essential, but they're no longer enough. The next major cybersecurity challenge isn't simply keeping pace with attackers. It's keeping pace with how people work.

Artificial intelligence is transforming cybersecurity, and Managed Service Providers (MSPs) are at the forefront of that evolution. That's why we're launching the WatchGuard AI Innovation Challenge, an opportunity for MSPs to share ideas for AI agents and automations that help security teams work smarter, operate more efficiently, and better protect their customers.

For years, VPNs have been the standard for securing remote access. But today's hybrid work environments, cloud applications, and evolving cyber threats have exposed the limitations of a security model built on implicit trust. Once a user authenticates through a traditional VPN, they often gain broad access to the corporate network. If those credentials are compromised, attackers can move laterally, access sensitive resources, and escalate an attack. Zero Trust takes a different approach.