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WatchGuard announced version 12.2 of its Fireware operating system for its Firebox Unified Security Platform appliances. Key to the update is IntelligentAV, a new antivirus scan service that uses an artificial intelligence (AI) engine to predict, detec… Continue reading WatchGuard launches AI-based antivirus to help defend against zero day malware
WatchGuard unveiled AuthPoint – a cloud-based multi-factor authentication (MFA) solution designed for small and midsize businesses (SMBs). MFA has always been out of reach for SMBs due to cost, complexity and management issues, until now. In fact, acco… Continue reading WatchGuard’s cloud-enabled AuthPoint solution delivers multi-factor authentication to SMBs
Getting the C-levels to approve an IT security budget is probably one of the most difficult and exasperating tasks that security professionals and IT managers have to do each year. Information security doesn’t contribute directly to the bottom line in … Continue reading How to allocate budget for a well-rounded cybersecurity portfolio
WatchGuard threat intelligence from Q1 2018 revealed that 98.8 percent of seemingly common Linux/Downloader malware variants were actually designed to deliver a popular Linux-based cryptocurrency miner. This is just one of several signs that malicious … Continue reading Cryptocurrency miners poised for continued growth
If you tracked the lifecycle of new security technologies, you’d likely see that most start as enterprise solutions and eventually trickle down to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). You could probably guess why new security technology flows in t… Continue reading Are SMBs driving the adoption of security automation by enterprises?
It was a gorgeous, sunny week in San Francisco as the best and brightest security experts around the globe gathered to attend one of the leading cybersecurity tradeshows in the industry – RSA Conference 2018. From hacking iOS to why security matt… Continue reading Wi-Fi honeypots: Alive and well at RSAC 2018
WatchGuard released its Internet Security Report for Q4 2017. Among the report’s most notable findings, threat intelligence showed that total malware attacks are up by 33 percent, and that cyber criminals are increasingly leveraging Microsoft Off… Continue reading Macro-less word document attacks on the rise
When any new communication medium for sharing information emerges, it’s often quickly followed by those committed to hacking it. This natural progression is unfortunately very predictable: groups of skilled experts form to explore vulnerabilities… Continue reading Four wireless standards hackers will target after Wi-Fi
As an underground, “black hat” hacker, I don’t have time for significant others. I’m too busy earning stacks of cash to improve my Bitcoin mining rigs and working to pay off college loans. This Valentine’s Day I want to sh… Continue reading Love letters from a Black Hat to all the fools on the Internet
Last year, attackers linked to the Russian hacking group APT28 (sometimes called Fancy Bear) started hacking like its 1999 with Microsoft Word-based malware that doesn’t trigger security warnings along the way. These types of attacks are called &… Continue reading Macro-less malware: The cyclical attack