New infosec products of the week: May 21, 2021

ReversingLabs Malware Lab: Detect, classify, analyze, and respond to malicious files Designed to support modern security organizations increasingly delegating malware analysis to specific security operations (SOC) or development security operations (De… Continue reading New infosec products of the week: May 21, 2021

WatchGuard releases endpoint security for Windows on Qualcomm Snapdragon PCs

WatchGuard announced that it’s releasing endpoint security for use on Windows-based 5G- and 4G LTE-enabled PCs powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon compute platforms with its Panda Adaptive Defense 360 offering. WatchGuard and Qualcomm Technologies are worki… Continue reading WatchGuard releases endpoint security for Windows on Qualcomm Snapdragon PCs

Massive increase in endpoint attacks, rising rate of encrypted malware and new exploits targeting IoT

Fileless malware and cryptominer attack rates grew by nearly 900% and 25% respectively, while unique ransomware payloads plummeted by 48% in 2020 compared to 2019, according to WatchGuard. Q4 2020 also brought a 41% increase in encrypted malware detect… Continue reading Massive increase in endpoint attacks, rising rate of encrypted malware and new exploits targeting IoT

A closer look at fileless malware, beyond the network

Cybersecurity is an arms race, with defensive tools and training pushing threat actors to adopt even more sophisticated and evasive intrusion techniques as they attempt to gain a foothold in victim networks. Most modern endpoint protection (EPP) servic… Continue reading A closer look at fileless malware, beyond the network

WatchGuard’s Firebox M series appliances provide simplified, extensive and flexible security

WatchGuard announced the release of its new Firebox M4800 and M5800 appliances. These new firewalls provide the powerful performance, security services and flexibility businesses need as they become increasingly distributed and have more employees on t… Continue reading WatchGuard’s Firebox M series appliances provide simplified, extensive and flexible security

How COVID-19 has impacted the security threat landscape

A WatchGuard report reveals how COVID-19 has impacted the security threat landscape, with evidence that attackers continue to target corporate networks despite the shift to remote work, and a rise in pandemic-related malicious domains and phishing camp… Continue reading How COVID-19 has impacted the security threat landscape

Automation to shape cybersecurity activities in 2021

Automation will play a major role in shaping cybersecurity attack and defence activities in 2021, WatchGuard predicts. Traditionally a high-investment, high-return targeted attack, in 2021 automation tools will replace manual techniques to help cybercr… Continue reading Automation to shape cybersecurity activities in 2021

The anatomy of an endpoint attack

Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated as tools and services on the dark web – and even the surface web – enable low-skill threat actors to create highly evasive threats. Unfortunately, most of today’s modern malware evades traditional si… Continue reading The anatomy of an endpoint attack

Layered security becomes critical as malware attacks rise

Despite an 8% decrease in overall malware detections in Q2 2020, 70% of all attacks involved zero day malware – variants that circumvent antivirus signatures, which represents a 12% increase over the previous quarter, WatchGuard found. Malware de… Continue reading Layered security becomes critical as malware attacks rise