WatchGuard Blog - Distributed Enterprise

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.

4 Differences Between Threat Hunting vs. Threat Detection

Companies are becoming aware of the importance of building threat detection and hunting capabilities that avoid putting their businesses at risk. But sometimes we confuse these two concepts so in this article we have listed the main differences between them .

Remote access trojans (RATs) threaten the airline industry

The hackers used remote access trojans, which give cyberattackers control of targeted systems remotely. As these cyber attacks have shown, malware can still reach its victims, especially if they open the door to the trojan duped by spear phishing.

Capcom's VPN, the entry point for ransomware

The company acknowledged that the data of up to 390,000 users could have been compromised, later confirming that 16,415 users had suffered data theft. This clearly highlighted the danger of ransomware cyberattacks.