WatchGuard Blog - Identity Security and MFA

Following a series of headline-grabbing ransomware attacks that disrupted critical services in the US, FBI Director Christopher Wray likened the threat posed by ransomware to the September 11 terrorist attacks of 2001. According to Wray, recent attacks against one of the largest oil pipeline…

The results of the global survey conducted exclusively by WatchGuard on the Pulse platform reveals a clear preference: the majority of MSPs prefer a single interface to manage their customers' security.

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.

Insurers deal with risk, so be ready to prove you are protecting your assets with MFA.

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.

The cyber-attackers gained access to Kubernetes using password spraying techniques. Discover how a secure MFA prevents these techniques and advanced firewalls reduce the chances of network intrusions.