WatchGuard Technologies
WatchGuard Threat Lab Report Finds Top Threat Arriving Exclusively Over Encrypted Connections
WatchGuard Technologies released its latest quarterly Internet Security Report, detailing the top malware trends, and network and endpoint security threats analyzed by WatchGuard Threat Lab researchers in Q3 2022. Key findings from the data reveal the quarter’s top malware threat was detected exclusively over encrypted connections, ICS attacks are maintaining popularity, LemonDuck malware is evolving beyond cryptominer delivery, a Minecraft cheat engine is delivering a malicious payload, and much more.
WatchGuard to Unveil New Wi-Fi 6 Technology in WatchGuard Cloud
WatchGuard Technologies announced Wi-Fi in WatchGuard Cloud, along with a new lineup of Wi-Fi 6-enabled access points (APs). The addition of Wi-Fi in WatchGuard Cloud provides cross-platform integration and centralized management of all WatchGuard products, dramatically simplifying how partners purchase, deploy and manage WatchGuard’s products and services, while the new APs give customers enhanced connectivity, performance, and best-in-class security.
New WatchGuard Cloud Platform Streamlines Security Delivery, Enables Zero-Trust and More
WatchGuard Technologies announced a series of new capabilities that make WatchGuard Cloud the ideal security platform for managed service providers (MSPs). With a new single, centralized interface for delivering and managing network security, advanced threat detection, MFA, and more, MSPs will benefit from simplified client management while enabling rapid, efficient and profitable growth. With WatchGuard Cloud, MSPs can create policy templates for easy, repeatable security deployments across many subscriber accounts.
WatchGuard’s New Ruggedized Network Security Appliance Extends Security to Harsh Environments
WatchGuard Technologies announced the release of the Firebox T35-R. This industrially hardened, network security appliance allows midmarket businesses, distributed enterprises, and the managed service providers that support them, to extend WatchGuard’s industry-leading security services and performance beyond traditional office and data center settings to protect against malware, intrusions and other threats in the industry’s harshest environments.
WatchGuard’s New DNSWatchGO Service Eliminates Evolving Security Blind Spots, Blocks Phishing Attempts
WatchGuard Technologies announced the release of DNSWatchGO, a new cloud-based security service that automatically detects and blocks phishing attacks, command and control callbacks and data exfiltration attempts against users both inside and outside the network perimeter. Available as a stand-alone solution and through Passport, WatchGuard’s new user-centric security services bundle, DNSWatchGO offers DNS-level protection and content filtering to protect users wherever they are.
Mac Malware Appears On The WatchGuard Top Ten Malware List For First Time
WatchGuard® Technologies issued its quarterly Internet Security Report for Q3 2018. For the first time ever, Mac-based malware appeared on WatchGuard’s list of the top ten most common types of malware. The report also found that 6.8 percent of the world’s top 100,000 websites still accept old, insecure versions of the SSL encryption protocol. Also, WatchGuard saw more malware hits in the Asia Pacific region than in any other geographical region, indicating a significant increase in malware targeting that region throughout 2018.
WatchGuard Warns Of Vaporworms, Global Internet Disruption And Rogue AI Chatbots For 2019
WatchGuard Technologies information security predictions for 2019 include the emergence of ’vaporworms’, a new breed of fileless malware with wormlike properties to self-propagate through vulnerable systems, along with a takedown of the internet itself and ransomware targeting utilities and industrial control systems. WatchGuard’s Threat Lab research team developed these predictions based on an analysis of major security and threat trends over the past year.
New Security Research Reveals Password Inadequacy A Top Threat
WatchGuard® Q2 2018 Internet Security Report uncovers cybercriminals’ heightened use of credential-focused attacks, the continued prevalence of malicious Office documents, and more. WatchGuard Technologies announced the findings of its Internet Security Report for Q2 2018, which explores the latest security threats affecting small to midsize businesses (SMBs) and distributed enterprises. The new research from the WatchGuard Threat Lab revealed that 50 percent of government and military employee LinkedIn passwords were weak enough to be cracked in less than two days.
WatchGuard Technologies Launches AI-Based Antivirus To Help Defend Against Zero Day Malware
Latest version of Fireware operating system introduces new IntelligentAV service for malware detection. WatchGuard Technologies announced version 12.2 of its Fireware® operating system for its Firebox® Unified Security Platform™ appliances. Key to the update is IntelligentAV™, a new antivirus scan service that uses an artificial intelligence (AI) engine to predict, detect and block constantly evolving zero day malware. IntelligentAV joins Threat Detection and Response (TDR), Gateway AntiVirus, and APT Blocker as an additional layer of industry-leading malware defense on the Firebox platform.
Macro-less Word Document Attacks On The Rise, Zero Day Malware Variants Jump 167 Percent
WatchGuard® Technologies announced new research findings from its Internet Security Report for Q4 2017. Among the report’s most notable findings, threat intelligence from Firebox appliances protecting small and midsize businesses (SMBs) and distributed enterprises around the world showed that total malware attacks are up by 33 percent, and that cyber criminals are increasingly leveraging Microsoft Office documents to deliver malicious payloads. WatchGuard has also launched a new Threat Landscape data visualization tool, available for the public to access to daily updates about the most prevalent computer and network security threats affecting SMBs and distributed enterprises.