WatchGuard Technologies has announced its ANZ Partner of the Year Awards for 2022 at the company’s regional Apogee partner conference in Phuket, Thailand.

While the data showed declines in network-detected malware, endpoint ransomware increased 627%, and malware associated with phishing campaigns continued to be a threat.

ThreatSync is a comprehensive XDR solution included as part of WatchGuard's Unified Security Platform architecture.

"This new generation of Fireboxes takes full advantage of our Unified Security Platform architecture, enabling MSPs to provide robust solutions and simplified management."

Dicker Data will gain access to distribute the entire range of WatchGuard’s products in the Australian market, joining Dicker Data NZ.

WatchGuard has released its Firebox NV5 VPN gateway tabletop appliance and the AP332CR, a new Wi-Fi 6 access point for rugged deployments.

WatchGuard Technologies has announced that it has been recognised as a leader by GigaOm in its latest Radar Report on the EDR market.

Miercom found that WatchGuard’s MFA AuthPoint proved superior in authentication provisioning, deployment and security testing.

The Q2 Internet Security Report found office exploits continue to spread more than any other category of malware.

Ransomware detections in the first quarter of this year doubled the total volume reported for 2021, according to a new report. 

The way people connect with applications and data has changed, users are remotely accessing resources that could be stored anywhere from a corporate data center to the cloud.

WatchGuard Technologies has announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with Vector Capital to make a large new equity investment in the business.

Sydney-headquartered Greenlight ITC won Partner of the Year Award while Christchurch-based Manux Solutions won New Zealand Partner of the Year. 

The latest quarterly WatchGuard Threat Lab report shows network attacks at the highest point over the past three years.

WatchGuard also reports that more than half of all malware is now delivered via encrypted connections.

"Though we commend Microsoft for making this bold move, we believe all single-factor authentication mechanisms are the wrong choice and repeat password mistakes of old."

Based in Sydney, Liao will be responsible for driving all aspects of WatchGuard’s Australian and New Zealand channel business, including managing distributors and channel, and overseeing campaigns.

"WatchGuard continues to deliver on its vision of our Unified Security Platform that enables MSPs to offer a comprehensive set of enterprise-grade security services to protect businesses of all sizes."

The addition of Wi-Fi in WatchGuard Cloud provides cross-platform integration and centralised management, simplifying how partners purchase, deploy and manage products and services.

WatchGuard Technologies is a cybersecurity company specialising in endpoint security, secure Wi-Fi, multi-factor authentication, and network intelligence.

Designed for small and midsize businesses, the firewalls deliver increased security and faster performance when compared to previous mid-range Firebox appliances, and have the processing power to handle encrypted and HTTPS traffic.

New research has found 91.5% of malware arrived over HTTPS-encrypted connections.

"This attack is especially dangerous because Kaseya is used by many Managed Service Providers that many businesses trust to handle their IT functions."

"Traditional anti-malware solutions alone are simply insufficient for today's threat environment. Every organisation needs a layered, proactive security strategy that involves machine learning and behavioural analysis."