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The global economic landscape is shifting. Cybersecurity skill shortage, inflation, and supply chain concerns are key issues contributing to price hikes and increased business costs. In this challenging environment, end customers are evaluating their spending, and channel partners, especially those delivering managed services, have been planning to raise prices on their services.

Why should organizations fund zero-trust architectures? The business benefits of zero-trust are significant. By adopting the "never trust, always verify" mindset, organizations shift to a more centralized security management approach, which can result in cost-effectiveness and a stronger layer of protection for resources such as identities, data, and applications.

We’re thrilled to share that the Business Intelligence Group has named WatchGuard’s George Grinnell an “Executive of the Year” winner and recognized WatchGuard’s Mark Allan Marra with a win in the “Manager of the Year” category as part of its 2023 Excellence in Customer Service Awards! Business Intelligence Group has also honored WatchGuard’s Customer Support team as a finalist in the “Organization of the Year” category.

It’s not possible to talk about a successful cyberattack without prior access to the target company's network. Initial access brokers (IABs) are the malicious actors that perform this first step, and they are making accessing enterprise networks easier than ever.

The rapid escalation of cyberattacks around the world has increased the number of prerequisites to qualify for a cyber insurance policy. If a business faces a cyberattack involving a data breach, it may find it hard to recover without additional support or resources. And this is just one example.

Cybersecurity solutions have evolved from a basic investigation and discovery technology to behavioral analysis solutions that enable real-time detection and response. However, if they are to be truly effective, they must also protect against anomalous behavior that may seem harmless on its own, but after gaining a bigger picture by correlating and contextualizing detections, turns out to be an incident that needs to be responded to as soon as possible.