In Episode 4, Andrew and Kevin with Firewalls.com learn about how security companies monitor the threat landscape with the help of WatchGuard’s Marc Laliberte. Marc talks about how WatchGuard’s Threat Lab gathers threat intelligence, how the information is used in security, and where it’s accessible. He also highlights a few of the top cyber threats out there today and what people can do to protect themselves. And he discusses IoT devices and their often major security flaws.
You can hear more from Marc on his weekly podcast, The 443 https://www.secplicity.org/category/the-443/ and learn more about WatchGuard’s threat monitoring, including a real-time Threat Landscape at https://www.secplicity.org/.
Marc and his team also prepare quarterly threat reports https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-resource-center/security-report-q2-2019 and annual security predictions – the 2019 version was discussed on the podcast, and is available at https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-resource-center/2019-security-predictions.
Learn more about WatchGuard security solutions at https://www.firewalls.com/blog/?s=watchguard.
Our cyber security headlines discussed on the episode include:
October is National CyberSecurity Awareness Month
https://www.staysafeonline.org/ncsam
https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/national-cybersecurity-awareness-month-100119
CyberSecurity Chief’s 8 Tips to Protect Yourself Online - CNBC
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/09/27/cybersecurity-chiefs-8-tips-to-protect-yourself-online.html
US hospitals turn away patients as ransomware strikes – BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-49905226
What is formjacking? New cyber security scam is on the rise – ABC7 Chicago
https://abc7chicago.com/what-is-formjacking-new-cyber-security-scam-is-on-the-rise/5581931/
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