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Shadow AI: Employees don't ask IT to use AI tools

Jun 30, 2026 By Tracy Hillstrom In WatchGuard
Generative AI has gone mainstream, and your customers are already using it, whether IT knows it or not. Employees are turning to AI assistants to write emails, summarize documents, generate code, analyze spreadsheets, and speed up everyday work. Most are simply trying to be more productive. The problem?
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Why Every MSP Should Be Offering a 30-Minute Cloud Risk Assessment

Jun 29, 2026 By The Editor In WatchGuard
As businesses continue moving critical workloads to the cloud, attackers are increasingly targeting identities, SaaS applications, and cloud configurations. While many organizations believe their cloud environments are secure, hidden risks often go unnoticed until it's too late. For MSPs, this presents an opportunity to deliver greater value while growing recurring security revenue.
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The MSP's Invisible Enemy: How to Pinpoint Friction in Cybersecurity

Jun 26, 2026 By Marc Laliberte In WatchGuard
In managed security, failures rarely happen because of a lack of technology. They happen because of friction, small operational bottlenecks that slow down detection, skew prioritization, or delay incident response. That friction is silent, but deadly. More than any single tool, it determines an MSP’s actual capacity to protect its clients at scale. So, the real question isn't whether you have enough visibility. It’s: Where are your operations failing without you even realizing?
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The End of the VPN: Why Modern Businesses Are Rethinking Remote Access

Jun 24, 2026 By The Editor In WatchGuard
For years, VPNs have been the standard for secure remote access. But as organizations embrace hybrid work, cloud applications, and distributed workforces, traditional VPN architectures are struggling to keep pace with today's security and operational demands. Legacy VPNs often grant broad network access, increasing the attack surface and creating challenges for IT teams tasked with securing users, applications, and data.
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Why AI Is Becoming an Operational Requirement for Security Teams

Jun 24, 2026 By Iratxe Vazquez In WatchGuard
In our previous article, From Vulnerability Management to Continuous Security Operations, we explored how organizations are moving beyond traditional vulnerability management toward a model built on continuous visibility, continuous prioritization, and continuous action. But that evolution raises an important question: how do security teams sustain this model at scale? For years, the cybersecurity industry focused on visibility.
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The Easiest Security Add of 2026 Is Also the Most Urgent

Jun 22, 2026 By Tracy Hillstrom In WatchGuard
For years, cybersecurity conversations have focused on endpoints, networks, and email. Meanwhile, attackers have quietly shifted their attention elsewhere. Today, many breaches begin in the cloud. Compromised Microsoft 365 accounts. Misconfigured SaaS applications. Third-party integrations with excessive permissions. Employees are adopting AI tools without IT approval. These aren't edge cases anymore; they're becoming everyday realities for managed service providers (MSPs).
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The Claude Fable Saga - The 443 Podcast - Episode 375

Jun 22, 2026 By WatchGuard Technologies In WatchGuard
This week on the podcast, we unpack the Claude Fable 5 release and subsequent revocation following an export control directive from the US federal government. After that, we cover the recent FortiBleed credential dump, discussing its likely origins, before reviewing the most recent Windows 0day disclosed by Nightmare Eclipse.
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The Breaches You Don't See: Why Monitoring External Exposure Prevents Breaches

Jun 18, 2026 By Bill Munroe In WatchGuard
Most cybersecurity conversations focus on stopping attackers from breaking in. New malware variants, ransomware campaigns, AI-powered attacks, and zero-day vulnerabilities dominate the headlines. Yet many breaches occur for a much simpler reason: organizations unintentionally expose systems, applications, or data to the internet.
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Helping APAC Organizations Stay Ahead of Cyber Threats w/ Brett Chalmers - The 443 Podcast - Ep. 374

Jun 18, 2026 By WatchGuard Technologies In WatchGuard
Recorded live at WatchGuard’s APAC Partner Conference in Bali, Indonesia, this episode of 443 – Security Simplified features Brett Chalmers joining Marc Laliberte and Corey Nachreiner to discuss the evolving cybersecurity landscape across APAC. The conversation covers emerging threats, security challenges facing organizations, and how MSPs can help customers build resilience and strengthen their security posture in an increasingly complex threat environment.
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Inside the Data: What SMBs Want from Their MSPs in 2026

Jun 18, 2026 By WatchGuard Technologies In WatchGuard
Cybersecurity demands are outpacing what many SMB and midmarket organizations can manage internally. New global research from WatchGuard Technologies shows rising concern around AI-driven attacks, increasing pressure for 24/7 monitoring, and growing demand for MSPs that can deliver measurable security outcomes. In this webinar, WatchGuard will break down key findings from its global cybersecurity survey and what they mean for MSPs looking to grow their security practice and strengthen customer relationships. You’ll learn.
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