Security | Threat Detection | Cyberattacks | DevSecOps | Compliance

Passwords are the most common form of authentication, the classic “something you know.” They remain the most widely used method of securing accounts around the world. Research shows that about half of all applications still rely on passwords alone, and only about 12 percent of people use a unique password for every application. The problem is that humans can only remember five to seven passwords on average, yet most of us juggle seventy to one hundred online accounts.

We’re excited to deliver innovative improvements across the WatchGuard Endpoint Security portfolio, now available to customers and partners. Security teams face two realities at once: stealthier threats and noisier operations. This update focuses on outcomes, stronger prevention against fileless and living-off-the-land attacks, and faster, clearer investigations that reduce alert fatigue and mean time to respond (MTTR).

Digital identities are under siege. The latest Osterman Research white paper offers a sobering discrepancy between maturity and reality. The study surveyed 126 US based professionals responsible for identity security across organizations with more than 500 employees. The findings reveal a growing gap between perceived maturity and actual readiness to combat identity-led threats.

AI is no longer just a future concern. It is deeply embedded in both offense and defense. With new exploits surfacing, massive open-source model use, and attackers growing more creative, the risks we warned about are now very real.

When I talk to customers about AI these days, I usually get two very different reactions. Some lean forward, excited about the promise: fewer alerts, faster response, maybe even lights-out SOC operations someday. Others lean back, uneasy about the risks: does this mean attackers will be able to run thousands of hacks at once, automatically? The truth is, both reactions are justified. We are at the start of a shift toward agentic AI. This is not the same as today’s AI copilots that wait for prompts.