Three Republican Senators today introduced the Lawful Access to Encrypted Data Act, in their latest attack on the security and privacy of everyday citizens. The press release for the bill describes it as a way to “bolster national security interests” by “ending the use of ‘warrant-proof’ encrypted technology by terrorists and other bad actors to conceal illicit behavior.” At a … [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...]
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...]
Pandora’s Box of Processor Vulnerabilities is Open – Now What?
Security researchers shook the industry to its core back in 2018 when they disclosed Meltdown and Spectre, two serious vulnerabilities found in virtually every computer processor. Pandora's box of processor security vulnerabilities had just been opened. One of the scariest parts is that these types of vulnerabilities are far more dangerous and effective when attackers use them … [Read more...]
WatchGuard Cloud Recognized in CRN 2019 Products of the Year List
Channel partners are asking for modern, cloud-hosted security solutions that offer powerful deployment, management and visibility tools to help them drive additional security insights, unlimited scalability and simplified deployment processes. They want these solutions with minimal infrastructure and overhead costs. To meet this demand, WatchGuard Cloud was built from … [Read more...]
