Amber Wolff is the Senior Digital Copywriter for SonicWall. Prior to joining the SonicWall team, Amber was a cybersecurity blogger and content creator, covering a wide variety of products and topics surrounding enterprise security. She spent the earlier part of her career in advertising, where she wrote and edited for a number of national clients.
As large enterprises continue to strengthen their security posture, we’ve seen a sustained shift toward attacks on so-called “soft targets.” These organizations are essential to the functioning of our society, but they also tend to […]
In the early 2020s, ransomware raced upward quarter after quarter, with seemingly no end in sight. But its rush to ascendence was so rapid that it caught the attention of law enforcement, governments and cybersecurity […]
Over the past five years, cybercriminal groups have become increasingly corporatized. The early 2020s even saw them starting to market themselves as they endeavored to become widely known — both to be taken more seriously […]
All good things must come to an end, and the RSA Conference is no exception. But this year’s RSAC ended on a definite high note, packing as many actionable insights as possible into the final […]
While new issues are always emerging in the world of cybersecurity, some have been present since the beginning, such as what role cybersecurity should play in government operations and, conversely, what role government should play […]
While the official theme of this year’s RSA Conference is “Stronger Together,” one throughline keeps repeating over and over, through the Exhibit Hall, from the stage in keynotes and sessions, and in casual conversations — […]
The sun is out over Union Square, making for great weather as tens of thousands of cybersecurity professionals pack the streets surrounding San Francisco’s Moscone Center. While most of the RSAC 2023 action doesn’t begin […]
Right now, the Moscone Center is quiet. But in less than a week, the area will be abuzz with activity as San Francisco hosts RSA Conference 2023. Regarded as the preeminent cybersecurity convention, RSAC 2023 […]
In less than a month, members of the cybersecurity community will travel to San Francisco for RSA Conference 2023, and for the first time since 2020, SonicWall will be joining them. Starting on Monday, April […]
SonicWall’s exclusive threat intelligence is an invaluable tool for cybersecurity professionals. But you don’t have to take our word for it. The 2023 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report contains a wealth of exclusive threat data — […]
Threat actors increasingly targeted K-12 districts in 2022, resulting in triple-digit spikes in malware, ransomware, encrypted threats and IoT attacks. While K-12 schools had already been increasing their dependence on technology, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated […]
Threat actors looking for a steadier (and stealthier) income stream pushed cryptojacking to record highs in 2022. Late February was a wakeup call for anyone who still thought it was a good idea to illegally […]
Few of 2021’s trends escaped 2022 unscathed. Here’s a quick look at the accelerations and reversals detailed in the 2023 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report. With the pandemic finally relenting in many areas, employees returning to […]
According to Dark Reading, there are more than 24 billion credentials currently circulating on the Dark Web, up 65% from 2020. What’s even more frightening is that many of them belonged to people who did […]
The number seven is often associated with luck. But when it comes to SonicWall’s ongoing streak of top scores in independent ICSA testing, luck has nothing to do with it. “SonicWall Capture ATP did remarkably […]
If there was one overriding theme of the mid-year update to the 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, it would be disruption, as we saw trends reverse, targets shift and new techniques come into widespread use […]
In the 1990s animated series “Futurama,” a villain and her henchmen are forced to stage an elaborate ruse to obtain the main character’s passcode. While we’re still a long way from the year 3000, they […]
In the 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, we reported CISA’s top 10 list of most exploited vulnerabilities. The remarkable thing about this list, however, was less the vulnerabilities themselves, and more what it said about […]
It’s nearly 3 p.m. and, despite three cups of coffee, you’ve barely made a dent in the massive backlog that didn’t even exist when you got in this morning. You decide to steal a precious […]
If you were to poll a group of individuals at random about whether they have a role in cybersecurity, you’d probably get answers like, “No, I’m an attorney,” or “Actually, I work in education.” That’s […]
Today’s businesses must protect more, in more places, more quickly than ever before. As they do, they’re confronted by more attacks launched by more bad actors. Unfortunately, this acceleration never seems to reach the “supply” […]
In third-party ICSA Labs testing, Capture ATP with RTDMI™ once again correctly identified 100% of malicious samples — validating SonicWall’s position as an industry leader in threat prevention. Cybercrime is on the rise — and […]
While you probably aren’t headed back to school this fall, that doesn’t mean it’s not a great time to hit the books. August 9 is National Book Lovers Day. While there’s really no bad time […]
Cybersecurity and geopolitics have always been inseparably linked, and in the past six months we’ve seen this increasingly play out across the threat landscape. Based on data from the mid-year update to the 2022 SonicWall […]
(Our previous supply-chain updates can be found here and here.) If you’ve ever been to a small-town mechanic, chances are you’ve seen the sign: “We offer three types of service here — Good, Fast and […]
On May 12, 2017, attackers identified a vulnerability in a Windows device somewhere in Europe — and in the process, set off an attack that would ultimately impact roughly 200,000 victims and over 300,000 endpoints […]
The best products tend to stick around for a while. In the first two years that the Ford Mustang was manufactured, 1965 and 1966, roughly 1.3 million cars rolled off assembly lines in Dearborn, Mich.; […]
It’s exactly one week after National High Five Day, and exactly one week before Cinco de Mayo. But this year, SonicWall has its own reason to celebrate the number five: SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection […]
Cybersecurity customers in 2022 occupy an increasingly uneasy middle ground. On one side are elected officials, news writers and security professionals all urgently warning that attack surfaces are widening, cybercrime is rising, and you really […]
You’ve been playing for hours. You’ve faced two tough enemies in a row, and all signs indicate you’re about to take your remaining 12 hit points straight into a boss fight. Up ahead a glowing […]
Over the past several years, cybersecurity researchers (including those at SonicWall) have noted a growing shift away from the “spray-and-pray” tactics that dominated much of the past decade, to a more targeted “big-game hunting” approach. […]
Why would cybercriminals employ obfuscation tools, launch multi-stage cyberattacks, encrypt endpoints and haggle over ransom amounts … when they could just ask for the money? This is the concept behind Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks […]
There’s no question that ransomware is on the rise. In the 2022 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report, SonicWall Capture Labs threat researchers reported 623.3 million ransomware attacks globally, a 105% year-over-year increase. And many industries saw […]
While the world continued to grapple with the challenges of 2020 — such as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the shift to remote work — cybercriminals were building on what they learned that year to […]
They’re not interested in peace on earth, a hippopotamus or their two front teeth. You won’t find them decking the halls, dashing through the snow or even up on the housetop. But that doesn’t mean […]
7 “Smart” Steps to secure and protect your Home Network A refrigerator that tells you there was a power outage — and whether it lasted long enough to spoil your food. Doorbells show you who’s […]
In August, the bipartisan U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs released an update on the state of cybersecurity among federal agencies. The report, “Federal Cybersecurity: America’s Data Still at Risk,” noted that, […]
According to a report in The Journal, as of early August, more than 60% of parents were hesitant to send their children back to school this fall due to a large uptick in pediatric COVID-19 […]
When Sonic Systems entered the firewall market in 1996, the company had fewer than 40 employees. Today, the company we now know as SonicWall employs more than 1,600 people in 37 countries. There are a […]
SonicWall has always been 100% channel-driven. Today, we’re honored to work with more than 17,000 channel partners worldwide — but even before SonicWall was known as SonicWall, we were working to build partnerships based on […]
This month marks 30 years since SonicWall’s founding in 1991. To celebrate, we’ll be spending the month of August spotlighting the history, customers, products, partners and people that have helped shape SonicWall over the past […]
This month marks 30 years since SonicWall’s founding in 1991. To celebrate, we’ll be spending the month of August spotlighting the history, customers, products, partners and people that have helped shape SonicWall over the past […]
This month marks 30 years since SonicWall’s founding in 1991. To celebrate, we’ll be spending the month of August spotlighting the history, people, products, partners and customers that have helped shape SonicWall over the past […]
Cybercrime has been on the rise for more than a year now — and lately, it seems to be picking up steam. As we detailed in the mid-year update to the 2021 SonicWall Cyber Threat […]
2021 has already been a record-setting year for cybercrime — and it’s only halfway over. While high-profile attacks such as Colonial Pipeline and Kaseya continue making headlines, businesses of all sizes, across all industries, are […]
This week, attacks on cyber-insurers, Kaseya, Morgan Stanley and the Ukrainian government were brought to light, and two prominent cybercriminals were brought to justice. SonicWall in the News Ransomware demands are digital extortion: don’t pay […]
This week, attacks on the food and beverage industry, manufacturing plants and water facilities dominated the headlines. SonicWall in the News Sonicwall’s Platform Evolution Driving Record Demand as Organizations Embrace Boundless Cybersecurity Model to Fight […]
We live in a nation preoccupied with the setting of new records. But while many records are newsworthy, not all of this news is good news. Two examples that have recently made headlines: the mid-June […]
This week SonicWall announced that it had recorded a staggering 116% increase during the first 5 months of 2021 over the same period last year — with May notching more ransomware attacks than any other […]
This week governments in the U.S. and U.K. geared up to fight back against the growing threat of ransomware. SonicWall in the News NCSC updates schools ransomware guidance amid surge — Computer Weekly The National […]
This week Cozy Bear meddled in politics, REvil disrupted the global meat supply and schools fortified their defenses. SonicWall in the News Radio Interview with SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner — KRLD SonicWall President […]
This week, healthcare was under attack in the U.S. and abroad, as facilities reported outages and blackmail demands. SonicWall in the News Discord is now the young hacker’s weapon of choice — here’s why — […]
This week the DarkSide ransomware group dominated the headlines, launching additional attacks, bringing in large quantities of Bitcoin and (hopefully) being shut down for good. SonicWall in the News ‘It’s a battle, it’s warfare’: experts […]
This week attackers once again turned their attention to local government, resulting in several cities and municipal police departments reporting breaches. SonicWall in the News Raab set to reveal aggressive cyber-attacks targeting 80 UK schools […]
Every year since 1991, the RSA Conference has offered tens of thousands of attendees an opportunity to hear from cybersecurity experts, see all the latest vendor offerings and connect with others in the IT sphere. […]
This week’s news was full of attacks on government — including the Alaskan state government, the Belgian federal government and the U.S. Agency for Global Media. SonicWall in the News SonicWall capture ATP aces latest […]
This week, attacks by cybercriminals in Russia and China made headlines — and the U.S. government is mobilizing to fight back. SonicWall in the News ‘A Perfect Score’: SonicWall Capture ATP Aces Latest ICSA Lab […]
This week hackers ramped up attacks on office workers, with malicious emails impersonating Slack, BaseCamp and Bloomberg Industry Group. SonicWall in the News The 8 Best Wireless Routers for Business in 2021 — Solutions Review […]
At the core of educational philosophy is the idea that no two schools (or students) are alike. But regardless of differences in location, revenue or grade level, educational institutions are increasingly facing a common problem: […]
This week utilities were under attack, as an Iran nuclear plant and a Kansas water facility both faced sabotage attempts. SonicWall in the News Internet of Things Malware Attacks Increase by 152% in North America […]
Emotet began as a banking trojan in 2014 — but from this inauspicious start, it grew to become “the world’s most dangerous malware” according to Europol, and one of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency’s […]
This week, educational institutions around the world found themselves the target of malware, as lawmakers faced pressure to increase protection for schools and universities. SonicWall in the News Keeping Tabs on IoT Security — Enterprise […]
This week, as lawmakers and researchers continued to unravel the details of the SolarWinds attack, another supply chain attack was uncovered — this time on PHP’s Git repository. SonicWall in the News Lacombe County fends […]
SonicWall is proud to announce that it recently won the Silver Partner of the Year Award from CDW Canada. At the March 22 virtual ceremony, SonicWall was chosen from among four finalists, a list that […]
This week — with higher education institutions and electricity companies on high alert, and with the Microsoft Exchange server crisis raging on — it’s no wonder 82% say cyberterrorism is America’s top potential threat. SonicWall […]
This week, SonicWall released its biggest trove of threat intelligence yet: The 2021 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report. SonicWall in the News Microsoft Office Files Now Used By Hackers to Spread Malware: IoT Under Attack — […]
This week saw breaches on more than two dozen U.K. schools and universities, thousands of security cameras, Microsoft Exchange servers, and even hacking forums themselves. SonicWall in the News Ryuk Ransomware Is Now More Dangerous […]
This week, Gab got breached, Ryuk got stronger, and AOL users got phished. SonicWall in the News 2021 Cyber Security Global Excellence Awards Winners — Globee Business Awards SonicWall swept the Globee Business Awards, bringing […]
This week, SonicWall was recognized as one of the coolest network security companies of 2021. Less cool: a huge spate of cyberattacks targeting the NSA, hospitals, universities, airlines, IT companies and even Apple’s new M1 […]
This week was a good one for the rule of law, as a number of cybercriminals involved in ransomware, phishing and cryptocurrency theft were brought to justice. SonicWall in the News 2021 Channel Chiefs: Robert […]
This week, the U.S. cyber czar gets new powers, a video game giant gets breached, and Robinhood gets sued. SonicWall in the News Defending Against SolarWinds Attacks: What Can Be Done? — TechTarget: SearchSecurity Dmitriy’s […]
Every industry has its own considerations when it comes to cybersecurity. And then there’s the federal space. From stringent regulations to the heightened risks associated with failing to secure some of the world’s most sensitive […]
This week, the massive SolarWinds breach made headlines around the world, but that doesn’t mean other hackers took a holiday. SonicWall in the News Zero Trust Against Nation-State Attacks: Expert Explains Why it is Vital […]
This week, the massive SolarWinds breach made headlines around the world, but that doesn’t mean other hackers took a holiday. SonicWall in the News The 25 Hottest Edge Security Companies: 2020 Edge Computing 100 — […]
This week, cybersecurity news moved to the federal level as nation-state hacking and international cybersecurity cooperation made headlines. SonicWall in the News SonicWall Wins Six Prestigious Awards In The 15th Annual Network Product Guide’s 2020 […]
This week, Trickbot is gaining strength, Bitcoin is gaining value, and cybercriminals are gaining ground against vaccine manufacturers. SonicWall in the News New Partnerships Boost OT/IoT Security Across Digital Environments — Security Boulevard SonicWall’s Q3 […]
Despite this year’s deluge of emails and commercials already proclaiming, “BLACK FRIDAY IS HERE!” there are still several days until the official start of the holiday shopping season. The realities of 2020 have seen the […]
This week hackers targeted hardware and software, with attacks on WordPress sites, printers, CPUs and the popular game “Among Us” making headlines. SonicWall in the News SonicWall Stresses Zero Trust, Zero Touch in 2020 — […]
This week, SonicWall expanded its Capture Cloud Platform with four new firewalls and a new Zero-Trust security solution. SonicWall in the News SonicWall Expands Boundless Cybersecurity With New High-Performance, Low-TCO Firewalls; Company Debuts Cloud-Native Ztna […]
This week, there were no reports of cybercriminal meddling in the U.S. election. But hospitals, government agencies, human rights groups, embassies and more weren’t so lucky. SonicWall in the News FBI Warns That Hackers Are […]
This week, Ryuk is on the rise, medical records are on display, and Maze is on its way out. SonicWall in the News Amid Pandemic, Hospitals Warned of ‘Credible’ and ‘Imminent’ Cyberthreat — ABC News […]
Despite predictions from many in the political sphere, the autumn of 2020 didn’t bring an October Surprise. But it did bring plenty of September compromise, as cybercriminals ramped up their nefarious activities to an unprecedented […]
In a world with watches that wirelessly beam video across the country, refrigerators that can read you the local weather report and Wi-Fi-enabled barbecue grills, it’s hard to imagine the world of connected devices becoming […]
While election security is still making headlines, education news moved to the forefront this week as K-12 institutions continue fighting off a barrage of cyberattacks. SonicWall in the News Hackney Council Cyberattack: Why Are Hackers […]
This article is based on an interview with SonicWall PreSales Engineer Barbara Vibbert, who spent 10 years in healthcare IT and more than 20 years in information security. From the carts that roll from room […]
It’s an idea so ingrained in our culture that it’s been repeated by action movie stars, debated at length by political scholars, and cited in literature from young-adult fiction to parenting advice books: Do not […]
This week, increasingly sophisticated ransomware is being deployed by ransomware groups increasingly functioning like businesses. SonicWall in the News Sonicwall Trusted By U.S. Federal Agencies, Driving Thought-Leadership With Live Webinar Event — SonicWall Press Release […]
2020 has seen sweeping changes in everything from where we work, to how we shop, to how we secure our networks. Never before have we seen such concerted attacks on home networks — and never […]
This week, cybercriminals deployed attacks on both U.S. political parties, the shipping industry, and COVID-19 researchers. SonicWall in the News Sonicwall Unveils Boundless 2020, Company’s Largest Ever Global Virtual Partner Event — SonicWall Press Release […]
This week, attackers targeted everything from the energy sector and the U.S. elections to social media accounts and your coffeemaker. SonicWall in the News The 100 People You Don’t Know but Should 2020 — CRN […]
What’s scarier than Dracula, trickier than a haunted house and more expensive than a giant bucket of Halloween candy? Cyberattacks — and they can devastate individuals and organizations alike. Fortunately, however, they can be prevented […]
This week, foreign hackers made headlines for targeting everything from COVID-19 research, to NASA, to the U.S. presidential election. SonicWall in the News Top 5 CyberSecurity Innovations and Why They’re Drawing In The Money — […]
Between legislation to protect government IoT devices, developments in the TikTok saga and Supreme Court arguments, what’s happening at the federal level this week could have far-reaching implications for cybersecurity. SonicWall in the News Politics […]
This week, students are going back to school, cybersecurity is going into outer space, and Emotet is going through the roof. SonicWall Spotlight Cybersecurity for the post-COVID new normal of work — Managing the Future […]
This week, teenage hackers and nation-state attackers made trouble worldwide. SonicWall Spotlight SonicWall TZ 600 POE — SC Magazine SC Media takes a close look at the TZ 600 POE and awards it top marks. […]
SonicWall has been named the Bronze Winner in the “Best Security Hardware Vendor” category of the 2020 ChannelPro Readers’ Choice Awards. The ChannelPro Network provides targeted business and technology information for IT channel partners who […]
This week, U.S. national security was at the forefront, with authorities working to secure voting systems ahead of the November elections, FBI and CISA issuing warnings about Linux malware and the U.S. Army detailing North […]
This week marks one of the biggest launches in SonicWall history, bringing with it a comprehensive set of new solutions designed to increase security, simplify management and meet the challenges of today’s cybersecurity reality. SonicWall […]
This week, hackers dominated the headlines. But from financial firms, to voting machines, to entire countries, many are beginning to mount a stronger defense. SonicWall Spotlight AT&T Cybersecurity: Do Secure VPNs, Don’t Pay Ransoms — […]
A lot of the dangers in the U.S. follow logical and predictable patterns. If you want to avoid tornadoes, you shouldn’t live in Oklahoma, Kansas or Nebraska. If you’re worried about hurricanes and earthquakes, you […]
This week, ransomware attacks on U.S. governments, the energy sector, sports teams and smartwatch maker Garmin made headlines — and with cryptocurrency on the rise, more may be in store. SonicWall Spotlight Malware is Down, […]
This week, SonicWall reveals what the “new business normal” looks like for cybercriminals in the mid-year update to the 2020 Cyber Threat Report. SonicWall Spotlight SonicWall Report: COVID-19 Has Created ‘Boon’ For Criminals — ZDNet […]
This week, between breaches at Twitter, compromise at Citrix and cyberattacks against COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, the case for a U.S. national cyber director got even stronger. SonicWall Spotlight Russian Cyber Espionage Group is Trying to […]
This week, phishing dominated the headlines, as threat actors targeted Office 365 users and senior executives. SonicWall Spotlight Contact tracing apps: “It’s better to do it right than quick” — Verdict This podcast on contact […]
This week, the U.S. government brought up cybersecurity legislation, while the U.S. judicial system handed down cybercriminal incarceration. SonicWall Spotlight Hackers used ransomware to take over parts of UC San Francisco’s network and extorted $1.14million […]
Hackers made inroads this week with zero-day threats, massive DDoS attacks and point-of-sale compromises — but there were significant wins for the good guys, too. SonicWall Spotlight CEO Outlook 2020 – Bill Conner — CRN […]
This week, SonicWall’s new Switches and Secure SD-Branch made waves, hackers made a stronger Qbot, and attacks on AWS made history. SonicWall Spotlight ChannelPro 5 Minute Roundup — ChannelPro Network Erick and Rich of ChannelPro […]
This week, SonicWall launched its new SD-Branch capabilities and multi-gigabit SonicWall Switches, bringing cost-effective simplicity and centralized management to the hyperdistributed era. SonicWall Spotlight Sonicwall Advances Network Edge Security, Adds Multi-Gigabit Switch Series, Easy-To-Manage SD-Branch […]
This week, cybercriminals took a more hands-on approach, a new breed of ransomware bided its time, and computers got too hot to handle. SonicWall Spotlight Test Platform Leaks Bank Of America Clients’ Covid-19 PPP Loan […]
“One size fits all.” It’s a nice idea, isn’t it? For ties and wristwatches, maybe. For just about everything else, “one size fits all” is simply a nice way of saying “tailored for no one” […]
This week, a lot’s been up—including data loss, ransom demands, white-hat bounties, VPN sales and more. SonicWall Spotlight Test Platform Leaks Bank of America Clients’ COVID-19 PPP Loan Applications — SC Magazine BoA said the […]
This week, cybersecurity news was thrust into the fray, with clashes between scammers and vigilante hackers, between conspiracy theorists and cell-phone towers, and between REvil and a number of high-profile celebrities. SonicWall Spotlight DeskFlix: SonicWall […]
This week, we spotlight 5G conspiracy theorists, government-linked attacks, and two young hackers–one who “saved the internet,” the other an “evil genius.” SonicWall Spotlight What are the security priorities for the post-coronavirus world? — Computer […]
This week, healthcare continues to be in the crosshairs and ransomware-for-hire continues to mean big paydays for cybercriminals. SonicWall Spotlight Hackers Are Calling In The Raccoons — Fudzilla Hackers are exploiting anxiety around Covid-19 to […]
This week, COVID-19 continued to be a boon for opportunistic hackers, who targeted everything from federal stimulus funds, to package recipients, to John Wick 3. SonicWall Spotlight Cutting Business Expenses Shouldn’t Include Cybersecurity – Channel Futures […]
This week, hackers continued to capitalize on the COVID-19 pandemic, targeting the healthcare industry, oil companies and remote workers. SonicWall Spotlight Czech Cyber Officials Warn Of Serious Threat To Health Care Sector – Cyberscoop Cybersecurity authorities […]
This week, SonicWall brings Boundless Cybersecurity to the remote workforce; Emotet, Ryuk and Trickbot deliver a 1-2-3 punch; and hackers use Apple for phishing bait. SonicWall Spotlight SonicWall Introduces Boundless Cyber Security Platform – Information Age […]
This week, SonicWall updates its MSSP program, the World Health Organization fends off phishing attempts, and hackers have a crisis of conscience… maybe. SonicWall Spotlight New SonicWall MSSP Program Boosts Pricing Options, Tech Support – […]
In 2016, hackers attacked Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Los Angeles. While systems critical to patient care weren’t affected, for two weeks, employees were locked out of email and other forms of electronic communications. Ultimately, […]
This week, while remote workers and hospitals alike struggled to adjust to the new realities brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, hackers looked to exploit the upheaval for ill-gotten profit. SonicWall Spotlight There’s now COVID-19 malware […]
