It’s no secret that midmarket organizations face many of the same security challenges as enterprises, but often without the same level of resources to combat them. When these midmarket security challenges are combined with the fact that the global workforce is increasingly becoming more decentralized (accelerated by the current health crisis), new hurdles emerge and bring with … [Read more...]
The Case Against Backdoors Into Encryption
Tech companies have focused heavily on privacy and security over the past decade and many have rolled out products with improved encryption. Although encryption can come in many forms and varies by product or service, its intent is always to protect data confidentiality. But, not everyone is in favor of strong encryption. The industry has fought hard in recent years to fend off … [Read more...]
Why Ransomware is Paying Off for Attackers
Ransomware attacks have steadily escalated over the last year and a half. Newer attacks have focused on specific targets, demanded higher ransoms, and grown more advanced, targeted and difficult to spot. In early 2020, a new ransomware attack named Maze stole data from infected machines before locking them, giving the ransomware authors an additional revenue stream. … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Wins 2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Award
WatchGuard Technologies has been named a winner in TMCnet’s 2019 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards, presented by Internet Telephony Magazine. This awards recognizes WatchGuard’s deep expertise in network security and its recent expansion into Wi-Fi, MFA and user-focused security. WatchGuard provides simplified, yet incredibly powerful security solutions for mid-market … [Read more...]
How to Address 5G to Wi-Fi Handoff Security Risks
Late last year, WatchGuard issued a list of predictions about the top security threats and trends that would arise in 2020. One of those key predictions focused on the potential for attackers to find new vulnerabilities in the 5G/Wi-Fi handover that would allow them to access the audio and/or data from 5G mobile phones. As this new cellular technology standard rolls out across … [Read more...]
