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2025: Who wants to be responsible for IT security?

16 December 2024

As they do every year, the IT security specialists at WatchGuard Technologies have taken a look into the future at the end of 2024 and made their predictions about which trends will shape the industry in the coming months. It is obvious that things will not get any easier for IT security managers in companies - quite the opposite. One of the six theses put forward is: "The role of CISO (Chief Information Security Office) is not desirable." Typical problems that have to be overcome in this role are less of a technical nature, but mainly concern dealing with human sensitivities...

ThreatSync+ NDR for sovereign threat defense

July 29, 2024

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At the core of ThreatSync+ NDR is an advanced AI engine with a two-layer neural network approach. With the new offering, companies of all sizes benefit from cross-divisional visibility, alarm correlation and orchestrated defense. WatchGuard Technologies has announced the launch of ThreatSync+ NDR. The product, which can be specifically complemented by the also new WatchGuard Compliance Reporting, marks the birth of the ThreatSync+ family. ThreatSync+ NDR was developed to simplify the continuous monitoring, detection and remediation of threats using artificial intelligence (AI). This makes it easy to cut through the noise of billions of data streams...

End devices: Malware continues to increase massively in 2024

June 18, 2024

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A recent Internet Security Report from WatchGuard focuses on malware that attacks end devices, such as the widespread "Pandoraspear" malware that targets smart TVs in companies and seeks access. In its new Internet Security Report, WatchGuard Technologies has identified a sharp increase in malware detections for end devices. While the number of malware attacks targeting networks fell by almost half compared to the previous quarter, attacks with malware for end devices rose by 82 percent. Chromium-based browsers in particular increasingly became the source of the malware threat at the beginning of the year. TV hacks: Attackers are looking for new ways...

Report: More Email Server Attacks and Evasive Malware

10 April 2024

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WatchGuard Internet Security Report documents a dramatic increase in so-called “evasive malware,” contributing to a significant increase in overall malware volume. Also noticeable are increased attacks on email servers. WatchGuard Technologies has released the latest Internet Security Report, in which WatchGuard Threat Lab experts highlight the top malware trends and threats to network and endpoint security. The findings show a dramatic increase in so-called “evasive malware,” contributing to a significant increase in the overall malware volume. Increased attacks on email servers are also noticeable. Furthermore, the results indicate a decreasing number…

January 28, 2024: European Data Protection Day

27 January 2024

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January 28, 2024 is European Data Protection Day. In this context, it is important to raise awareness of privacy and data protection and to raise awareness of relevant IT security issues - regardless of whether they concern the private or corporate environment. Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are an obvious theme on Data Protection Day 2024 - both because of the potential benefits that such tools bring with them and because of the dangers that come with them, which are certainly cause for concern care for. According to Carla Roncato, Vice President of Identity, WatchGuard Technologies. AI…

2024: AI-based arms race enters the next round

13 December 2023

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Artificial intelligence and automation provide attackers and defenders with crucial springboards for successful action. These are tools such as AI-based voice chatbots or AI spear phishing tools. As the year nears its end, it is time, as always, for WatchGuard Technologies to look to the future and focus on potential attack trends and developments in the IT security environment. The WatchGuard Threat Lab sees, among other things, malicious prompt engineering tricks that target Large Language Models (LLM) as having a great chance of causing trouble in 2024. The same goes for “vishers” who carry out their malicious operations with...

A lack of experts is greatly increasing demand for MDR

2 November 2023

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WatchGuard is responding to the increasingly clear demand for services to proactively deal with current threat trends with an MDR service that keeps an eye on the threat situation 24/7. Companies benefit from threat detection and defense “as a service”. The new “Managed Detection & Response” (MDR) offering enables companies and especially managed service providers (MSPs) to map threat detection and defense around the clock without having to set up and manage their own security operations center (SOC). . The new 24/7 cybersecurity service, which is managed by an AI-supported elite team of IT security experts, opens up easy access to...

Security Report: Double Extortion Ransomware Attacks

23 October 2023

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Double-extortion is increasingly the keyword in cases of ransomware attacks. The attackers put the victim under double pressure: either they pay to have their data decrypted or the attackers publish the data. This and more in the WatchGuard Threat Lab Internet Security Report Q2/2023. WatchGuard Technologies' Second Quarter 2023 Internet Security Report highlights top malware trends and threats to network and endpoint security. The analysis by researchers at the WatchGuard Threat Lab revealed, among other things, that 95 percent of malware is transmitted via encrypted connections…

Identity and Access Management with Dark Web Monitor

July 18, 2023

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Stolen or leaked credentials lead cyber attackers into the corporate network without any hurdles. WatchGuard strengthens its identity and access management with additional functions such as a password manager and a dark web monitor service for improved implementation of zero trust policies. With the recently presented "AuthPoint Total Identity Security" bundle, WatchGuard Technologies is expanding its offering in the area of identity and access management in a targeted manner. The new service package expands the already established multi-factor authentication (MFA) "WatchGuard AuthPoint" with a dark web monitor service and a suitable password manager. Through the coordinated interaction of these functionalities along the risk-based zero trust policies of the WatchGuard Unified Security Platform architecture, managed...

Security report Q1/23: New malware often from Russia and China

July 7, 2023

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Cyber attackers are constantly coming up with new attack methods. The security report for the first quarter of 1 not only shows new traps, but also proves that three of the four newcomers on the top 2023 malware list come from Russia and China. According to WatchGuard's Internet Security Report, attackers are now discovering new ways to trick users surfing the Internet. After web browsers have recently upgraded their protection mechanisms against pop-up abuse, cybercriminals are now focusing on the still relatively new browser notification options. Malware trends for Q10/1 How the analysis…

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2025: Who wants to be responsible for IT security?

ThreatSync+ NDR for sovereign threat defense

End devices: Malware continues to increase massively in 2024

Report: More Email Server Attacks and Evasive Malware

January 28, 2024: European Data Protection Day

2024: AI-based arms race enters the next round

A lack of experts is greatly increasing demand for MDR

Security Report: Double Extortion Ransomware Attacks

Identity and Access Management with Dark Web Monitor

Security report Q1/23: New malware often from Russia and China

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