On March 18th, 2021, the DNSWatch Tailored Analysis Team received an email from an internal WatchGuard employee who deemed the email as suspicious. The initial email included an attachment with the title Attachment_57904. A DNSWatch Analyst performed an initial assessment of the file in search of any malicious indicators or behaviors only to discover that the file was a heavily … [Read more...]
Top Cyber Threats Taking Advantage of the Pandemic Situation
This week, WatchGuard CTO Corey Nachreiner joined our Wi-Fi security experts to discuss top cyber threats that are intensifying in the United States and globally due to the pandemic situation. This trend is not unique to COVID-19. Hackers have always used disasters such as tsunamis and earthquakes, and high-profile events around the world to prey on victims, and this global … [Read more...]
Financial Entity Edenred Confirms Malware Infection
Initially reported by Security Affairs’ Pierluigi Paganini, Edenred, a company specializing in prepaid corporate services, identified a malware infection on some of their computer systems. Immediately after identifying the infection, Edenred implemented countermeasures to contain the infection and minimize its impact. Edenred has also begun communications with relevant … [Read more...]
Set Employees Free with Security That Travels
With the average person managing 90 accounts that require a username and password, and credential-stealing malware on the rise, your users are firmly in the crosshairs of cyber criminals. At the same time, the drive toward workplace flexibility and desire to empower people to work where they are most comfortable challenges some foundations of cyber security. More work than ever … [Read more...]
Security for Users on the Go, without the Extra Baggage
Mark likes to return customer emails from his local coffee shop, Jennifer considers a plane her second office, and Tim – well, sometimes Tim has to respond to that urgent request in the wee hours of the morning, no matter where he is. The days where everything was contained within your secure network perimeter are gone. Business today happens on the go. There are more … [Read more...]
