Press Releases

2026

• 10 November

  WatchGuard Global Survey Reveals Employee Trust Rises in the Deepfake Era, But Verification Still Lags

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  New Cyber Trust Index Reveals More than Half of Employees Skip Verification Despite Rising AI Impersonation Risks
• 21 October

  WatchGuard Brings CCN-Qualified MFA to Spain's Public Sector

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  AuthPoint Enters the CPSTIC Catalog as the Only MFA Solution from an MSP-Focused Vendor
• 20 October

  WatchGuard Named a 2026 Inc. Power Partner Award Winner

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  Global leader in unified cybersecurity honored for helping small businesses and MSPs simplify security delivery, strengthen customer protection and grow profitably.
  
  
• 5 October

  WatchGuard Unveils Major Unified Security Platform® Innovations at IMPACT North America

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  New innovations help MSPs scale security operations and combat increasingly automated threats
• 30 September

  WatchGuard Technologies Appoints Allison Clarke as Vice President of Partner Programs and GTM Strategy

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  Former Sophos and SonicWall channel leader joins WatchGuard to accelerate a frictionless partner experience and unified go-to-market strategy.
• 22 September

  WatchGuard Threat Report: AI Fuels Shift from Mass Malware to Precision Attacks in 1H 2026

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  Lower network volume masks broader probing, greater evasion and persistent TLS exposure.
• 12 August

  WatchGuard Names Five Winners in $10 Million AI Innovation Challenge

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  Strong global participation reinforces MSP demand for practical AI innovations that improve security outcomes and operational efficiency
• 21 July

  WatchGuard Goes Multi-Model on Frontier AI for Stronger MSP Defense

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  Participation in OpenAI's Daybreak program and Anthropic's Cyber Verification Program advances vulnerability research, security testing, and proactive threat defense.
• 14 July

  Employees Drive Rising Cybersecurity Risk As Shadow AI and Unsafe Work Habits Surge, WatchGuard Global Survey Finds

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  New Research Highlights Growing Visibility Gap Between Employee Behavior and Organizational Security Controls.
• 9 July

  WatchGuard Launches AI Innovation Challenge, Inviting MSPs to Help Shape the Future of AI-Powered Cybersecurity

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  Part of WatchGuard's $10M AI investment, the challenge will fund selected MSP ideas with up to $100,000 each, and one Grand Prize winner earns an exclusive VIP trip to WatchGuard Impact North America.
• 7 July

  WatchGuard Appoints Vincent Hwang as Chief Product Officer to Accelerate Platform Strategy and AI-Driven Innovation

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  Former Fortinet, Cisco, and Bitdefender leader brings proven track record in scaling cybersecurity platforms, strengthening partner-driven growth, and shaping category-defining product narratives.
• 4 June

  WatchGuard Named a Champion in the Omdia Global Cybersecurity MSP Ecosystems Leadership Matrix for Fourth Consecutive Year

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  Recognition highlights WatchGuard’s continued innovation in helping MSPs scale through its Unified Security Platform®, agentic AI, and expanded cloud security capabilities
  
  
• 2 June

  WatchGuard Launches New High-Performance Firebox Appliances to Secure Modern Enterprise Networks

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  New Firebox appliances deliver ultra-high-speed security performance, enterprise resiliency, and simplified operations for MSPs, Campus, and distributed enterprise environments
• 20 May

  SMBs Hit a Cybersecurity Breaking Point as 91% Fear AI-Driven Attacks, Driving Shift to MSP-Led Security Models, WatchGuard Finds

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  New global research shows internal teams can’t keep pace, fueling demand for always-on, outcome-driven security services
• 6 May

  WatchGuard Introduces Rai: The Agentic AI Digital Workforce Designed Specifically for MSPs

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  Shift from Assistive AI to Autonomous Execution to Unlock Scalable, Profitable Growth
• 6 May

  WatchGuard Acquires Perimeters.io to Scale Cloud Security for MSPs

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  Introduces WatchGuard Cloud Detection and Response, extending protection beyond endpoints and networks
• 14 April

  WatchGuard and Halo Announce Partnership to Deliver MSP Automation from Alert to Invoice

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  Integration embeds WatchGuard security operations inside HaloPSA, streamlining ticketing, provisioning, and billing workflows for MSPs
• 8 April

  WatchGuard Disrupts Endpoint Pricing to Give MSPs Competitive Edge

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  Enterprise-grade product features, combined with agile and aggressive licensing model, offer MSPs maximum agility in competitive Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) market
• 26 March

  WatchGuard Expands NDR Capabilities, Making Advanced Network Threat Detection Practical for MSPs and Midmarket Organizations

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  Embedded detection, managed services, and automated response simplify NDR adoption for SMEs and MSPs
• 24 February

  WatchGuard Marks 30 Years of Setting the MSP Security Standard

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  Cybersecurity leader has helped MSPs reduce complexity, scale protection, and profitably grow through every market shift