New infosec products of the week: December 16, 2022
Here’s a look at the most interesting products from the past week, featuring releases from Box, Ermetic, Keysight Technologies, Searchlight Security, and WatchGuard. …
WatchGuard
5 tips for building a culture of cybersecurity accountability
In this Help Net Security video, Corey Nachreiner, CSO at WatchGuard, talks about how effective cybersecurity often boils down to doing the basics: patching, updating, and …
WatchGuard boosts security for customers with Firebox NV5 and AP332CR
WatchGuard released its Firebox NV5 VPN gateway tabletop appliance and the AP332CR, a new Wi-Fi 6 access point for rugged or outdoor deployments. Built to support MSPs and end …
Office exploits continue to spread more than any other category of malware
The latest Internet Security Report from the WatchGuard Threat Lab shows a reduction in overall malware detections from the peaks seen in the first half of 2021, along with an …
Black Hat USA 2022 video walkthrough
In this Help Net Security video, we take you inside Black Hat USA 2022 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas. The video features the following vendors: Abnormal …
Vector Capital becomes the majority shareholder of WatchGuard Technologies
WatchGuard Technologies announced that Vector Capital closed the deal to acquire interests previously owned by other co-investors. Under the new agreement, Vector Capital …
EMEA continues to be a hotspot for malware threats
Ransomware detections in the first quarter of this year doubled the total volume reported for 2021, according to the latest quarterly Internet Security Report from the …
Infosecurity Europe 2022 video walkthrough
Infosecurity Europe 2022 opened its doors today at the ExCeL in London, here’s a look inside the event. The featured vendors are: Akamai Technologies, AlgoSec, Appgate, …
Network attacks increased to a 3-year high
In this video for Help Net Security, Corey Nachreiner, CSO at WatchGuard Technologies, gives a high-level summary of the Internet Security Report for Q4 2021, which revealed …
Network intrusion detections skyrocketing
A WatchGuard report shows a record number of evasive network malware detections with advanced threats increasing by 33%, indicating a higher level of zero day threats than …
The Cyclops Blink botnet has been disrupted
The US Justice Department has announced that the FBI has disrupted the Cyclops Blink botnet, which they say was under the control of the Sandworm group – a threat actor …
Endpoint malware and ransomware detections hit all-time high
Endpoint malware and ransomware detections surpassed the total volume seen in 2020 by the end of Q3 2021, according to researchers at the WatchGuard Threat Lab. In its latest …