Category Archives: WatchGuard Technologies

New Research: Fileless Malware Attacks Surge by 900% and Cryptominers Make a Comeback, While Ransomware Attacks Decline

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WatchGuard report uncovers massive increases in endpoint attacks, rising encrypted malware rates, new exploits targeting IoT devices, and more     SEATTLE – March 30, 2021 – WatchGuard® Technologies, a global leader in network security and intelligence… Continue reading New Research: Fileless Malware Attacks Surge by 900% and Cryptominers Make a Comeback, While Ransomware Attacks Decline→

Why vaporworms might be the scourge of 2019

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Not too long ago, the WatchGuard Threat Lab predicted the emergence of vaporworms as a major new cyber threat that will affect organizations of all sizes in 2019. We coined the term to describe a new breed of fileless malware with self-propagating, wor… Continue reading Why vaporworms might be the scourge of 2019→

6.8% of the top 100,000 websites still accept old, insecure SSL versions

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Mac-based malware has appeared on the list of the top ten most common types of malware for the first time in WatchGuard’s quarterly Internet security report. The Mac scareware appeared in sixth place in WatchGuard’s latest Q3 2018 report and is primari… Continue reading 6.8% of the top 100,000 websites still accept old, insecure SSL versions→

WatchGuard Technologies Expands SD-WAN Capabilities to Its Unified Security Platform

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Fireware 12.3 update enables midmarket and distributed enterprises to streamline SD-WAN implementations through Firebox security appliances   SEATTLE – December 5, 2018 – WatchGuard Technologies, a leader in advanced network security solutions, to… Continue reading WatchGuard Technologies Expands SD-WAN Capabilities to Its Unified Security Platform→

WatchGuard Technologies expands SD-WAN capabilities to its security platform

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WatchGuard Technologies released version 12.3 of its Fireware operating system for its Firebox Unified Security Platform appliances. Key to this update are added path selection capabilities that allow organizations to optimize WAN resources across netw… Continue reading WatchGuard Technologies expands SD-WAN capabilities to its security platform→