WatchGuard Blog - Data Privacy & Compliance

Are You in Control of Your Personal Information?

On 28 January 2022, the 16th edition of Data Protection Day will be celebrated globally. It aims at raising awareness on the right to data protection, and from WatchGuard we offer you 8 basic tips to achieve it.

The Oculus (Meta) Quest Scam

Quick turn around one of the most widespread online scams during the shopping season: Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Christmas are here... Don't get caught unawares!

Credential leaks are growing on the dark web

Last year saw a 429% increase in the number of login credentials exposed on the dark web. Multi-factor authentication has become an essential security layer to ensure that whoever is entering credentials is the real user and not a usurper.

Credential leaks are growing on the dark web

Last year saw a 429% increase in credentials exposed on the dark web. MFA has become an essential security layer to ensure that whoever is entering credentials is the real user and not a usurper.

Old mobile numbers can compromise unsecure MFA systems

A recent study has analyzed the risks of reusing old mobile phone numbers. It found cases where new users received SMS messages with access to confidential information of the previous owners and also links to some of their online accounts due to MFA of those accounts.