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Living in the Wild West of the IoT
What started as a siloed technology called IoT (Internet of Things) has now evolved into a complete ecosystem for automation to make our everyday life simpler and more productive. The signs are everywhere as the […]

SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner Recognized on CRN’s 2021 Top 100 Executives List
Olympic athletes are not the only ones being recognized for their hard work and commitment this summer. CRN has once again named SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner to its 2021 Top 100 Executives list […]

SonicWall Fortifies Cloud Edge Secure Access with Device Compliance Check and Network Traffic Control
With so many people working from home, PC sales in April broke a two-decade record — and most of these new devices need to connect to corporate networks. CISOs and IT admins face a daunting challenge […]

SonicWall Announces Capture Labs Portal
With threats of almost every type on the rise, the SonicWall Capture Labs threat research team has been busier than ever in 2021. Our job is to gather, analyze and vet cross-vector threat information from […]

Three New Firewalls with Triple the Performance, Plus Three Powerful Updates
Massive improvements in firewall (3x), threat prevention (3x) and TLS (6+x) throughput. The past year has brought with it unprecedented levels of cybercrime, particularly advanced threats like ransomware. By May, SonicWall had already recorded 226.3 […]

SonicWall Announces Global Availability of SMA 100 v10.2.1 and SMA 1000 v12.4.1 Firmware
2020 was the year of the big remote work shift — and now, roughly halfway through 2021, it’s clear that remote work has been an overwhelming success for both employees and employers. Research by accounting […]

Resist the Lure of Amazon Spear Phishing
Let’s be real: Approximately everyone and their grandma buy things on Amazon. Amazon became the world’s largest retailer in 2019, and its branding is recognized around the globe. But this widespread popularity can bring with […]

Introducing the Updated SonicWall Network Security Administrator (SNSA) for SonicOS 7 Course
With plenty of customers now running SonicOS 7.0, SonicWall Global Enablement has updated the SonicWall Network Security Administrator (SNSA) course to show you how to take advantage of SonicWall’s most advanced security operating system yet. […]

SonicWall’s Bill Conner Talks Ransomware on the Radio
This week’s Brazil-based JBS attack, the world’s largest meat producer, marks the third cyberattack on a major U.S. entity since January 2021. With ransomware attacks now impacting global economies and the daily lives of citizens, […]

Infiltrate, Adapt, Repeat: A Look at Tomorrow’s Malware Landscape
What would you think if I told you that malware attacks are down, but new variants of malware are up? According to the SonicWall 2021 Cyber Threat Report, malware attacks are down from their high […]

Capture Client 3.6 Launch Brings Key Features
We’re pleased to announce the SonicWall Capture Client 3.6 release, which offers our customers the addition of three key features. First of all, it will allow users using MacOS to update their systems to Big […]

Triple Threat: CRN’s 2021 Women of the Channel List Honors SonicWall Leaders
SonicWall is celebrating the recognition of three global channel team members on CRN’s 2021 Women of the Channel List. Senior Director, Global Field Marketing, Nicola Scheibe; Senior Sales Manager, Global Installed Base Programs, Kenna Ith; […]

A Look Back: SonicWall Reflects on its 42nd CRN Award
For many, the number 42 holds an elevated degree of significance. Sports fans will recognize it as MLB great Jackie Robinson’s jersey number. Comic book fans will associate it with the spider that bit Miles […]

The Definitive Guide to SASE
What is SASE, and why it is such a hot technology? More importantly, why do we need SASE as the future of the next-generation service delivery model? Before I answer the “what,” let’s look at the […]

Expanding the Trophy Case: SonicWall Attains 5-Star Rating in 2021 CRN Partner Program Guide
Only three months into the start of a new year, SonicWall has now claimed its 18th industry-recognized accolade. The SonicWall SecureFirst partner program has received a 5-star rating in the 2021 CRN Partner Program Guide. […]

Accelerated SonicWall Portfolio Expansion Delivers Enterprise-Grade Protection, Lower TCO
The last 12 months have been about acceleration — across all aspects of life. For the cybersecurity industry, that meant helping organizations and businesses quickly deploy secure remote workforces in a matter of weeks. And […]

Capture Client 3.6: Big Sur, But Safer
The release of Capture Client 3.6 is bringing the platform’s next-generation malware protection and application vulnerability intelligence to macOS Big Sur. The update is still beneficial regardless of which OS you’re running, however— v.3.6 includes […]

Announcing Wireless Network Manager for Unified Wired and Wireless Management
Wireless devices are driving digital transformation to the cloud. Today 94% of enterprises use the cloud, and 94% of SMBs report security benefits after moving to the cloud. And this year, worldwide wireless device adoption […]

CSa 1.2: Advanced, Closed-Network Threat Protection
With the introduction of SonicWall CSa 1000, we brought the threat prevention capabilities of Capture ATP and our patented Real-Time Deep Memory Inspection™ (RTDMI) on prem — allowing government, healthcare and other organizations subject to […]

Hafnium Uses Zero-Day Vulnerabilities Against Microsoft Exchange: What to Do Next
While the industry is still reeling from the impacts of the SolarWinds Orion supply-chain attack, another salvo has been launched at the already burnt-out response teams. Researchers at DEVCORE discovered and reported several vulnerabilities in […]

SonicWall Portfolio Racks Up 10 Industry-recognized Awards
It’s award season with the Golden Globes now complete and the Oscars just around the corner. SonicWall is also enjoying this time of year, announcing today that The Globee® Awards has named the company a […]

10 Reasons to Upgrade to the Latest SonicWall Gen 7 TZ Firewall
People often struggle to say goodbye to their things. We grow attached and comfortable with the stuff we use on a regular basis. For instance, I have an old couch that I seldom use that […]

Three SonicWall Executives Named to Annual CRN 2021 Channel Chiefs List
Three SonicWall channel team leaders have been recognized as a 2021 CRN Channel Chief. Bob VanKirk, HoJin Kim and David Bankemper made the annual list with Kim ranking in the top 25. The prestigious list […]

Massive Supply-Chain Attack Targets SolarWinds Orion Platform
As many as 300,000 businesses, organizations and government agencies could be at risk of compromise due to an attack exploiting vulnerabilities in SolarWinds’ Orion products. The threat actor behind the attack is believed to be […]

SonicWall Sweeps Six Industry Awards, Including Grand Trophy, at Network Product Guide 2020 IT World Awards
On the heels of a banner year, marked by the introduction of the Boundless Cybersecurity model and an unprecedented number of new product launches, SonicWall is pleased to announce it has won six prestigious awards […]

SMA100 Series Cloud Management and Reporting 1.0 Delivers Simplicity and Visibility
COVID-19 has forced global organizations to implement “Work from Anywhere” policies for their employees for the foreseeable future. This worldwide paradigm shift has offered cybersecurity vendors a much-needed impetus to optimize their secure remote access […]

Defending Against Tomorrow’s APTs
Adapted from SentinelOne In my previous blog, I discussed the modern state of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups, and in this one I will discuss the APT groups as they move forward. As we saw […]

Making Sense of Today’s APT Groups
Adapted from SentinelOne In recent months, there has been a marked uptick in nation-state cyber activity. Recently, we’ve learned that Chinese hackers stole information from Spanish centers working on COVID-19 vaccines. The U.S. Justice Department has indicted five Chinese nationals […]

New SonicWall Products Drive Innovation; Offer Greater Flexibility, Performance and Low TCO
With the ever-evolving security needs of our customers and partners, SonicWall is committed to staying ahead of the curve, leveraging the latest technologies to bring you solutions that keep you safer, more agile and more […]

SonicWall TZ270/370/470: Accelerating Digital Transformation for SMBs & Secure SD-Branches
Small businesses and distributed branch offices want to embrace the latest technological developments as much as larger businesses do. But while organizations are working hard to adopt and take advantage of digital transformation, there are […]

SonicWall Enters the SASE Race with Zero-Trust Security Integrated into a Worldwide Network-as-a-Service
With the global pandemic showing no signs of abating anytime soon, businesses worldwide are finding creative ways to adapt. Survival and continued growth often mean expanding services beyond traditional areas, being more agile and embracing […]

SonicWall TZ Series Earns CRN Accolade, NSsp Firewall Named Finalist
Consistently and historically delivering on its promise to provide superior products and technical expertise to more than its 20,000 partners worldwide, SonicWall has been recognized by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, with a […]

Healthcare and Cybersecurity During the Pandemic
Hospitals, along with other care and research facilities, are at the forefront of the global effort to fight COVID-19. As the Red Cross warned the U.N., “If hospitals cannot provide life-saving treatment in the middle of a […]

Capture Client 3.5: Built for Managing Tenants
With a near-100% mobile workforce, large enterprises, MSPs and MSSPs are finding managing and protecting employee endpoints to be difficult, costly and complex. SonicWall designed Capture Client 3.5 to make multi-tenant management easier, allowing you […]

PC Magazine Readers: SonicWall VPN Ranks High in Overall Satisfaction, Reliability, Performance
The dramatic increase in remote and mobile workforces has made employees much more savvy when it comes to their virtual private network (VPN). With more people working from home than ever before, it’s imperative that […]

Capture Client: Purpose-Built for the Distributed Workforce
Before COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders were enacted across North America, I created several educational pieces on the subject of the distributed workforce. At that time, 70% of endpoints in the average company could be found outside […]

The Scope of Application Vulnerabilities
The use of business applications has grown 68% over the past four years — which has created headaches for IT, who are responsible for managing and for cleaning up any messes. To help you understand […]

10 Reasons to Upgrade to the Latest SonicWall TZ Firewall
Some people prefer not to upgrade their products till the bitter end. In some cases, this is fine — you may be able to live with the fact that the laptop you got for college […]

10 Reasons to Upgrade to the Latest SonicWall NSa Firewall
There are some things that are with you for life: Leather workboots on their fifth resole, your grandpa’s fishing vest, a thermos from scout camp that’s still going strong decades later. But when it comes […]

SonicWall’s Jason Carter Recognized as One of CRN’s ‘100 People You Don’t Know But Should’
As COVID-related issues plague 2020, some individuals rose to meet these new challenges head-on, helping channel partners eager to address customer needs in what would become the ‘new business norm.’ One of them — SonicWall […]

Overcoming Advanced Evasion of Malware Detection
Malware evasion tactics are now fully present in the arsenal of threat actors. It’s essential that any threat detection technology remain hidden from malware to be able to effectively detect advanced attacks. Equally important, the […]

New SonicWall Solutions: Engineered for the New Normal
Over the past three-and-a-half years since SonicWall separated from Dell, it has been our mission to radically change how SonicWall does business, supports its customers and develops solutions for the workplace of the future. We […]

SonicWall CEO Bill Conner Talks Company Milestone in CRNtv Guest Appearance
Following a historic product launch that has been his mission in the making since arriving three and a half years ago, SonicWall President and CEO Bill Conner talks to CRNtv host Jennifer Zarata remotely from […]

Introducing the SonicExpress Mobile App
TZ570 and TZ670 Series firewall customers now have a new way to ease and enhance their onboarding experience. For most of us, mobile devices are becoming the go-to means for getting work done in a […]

Bring the Power of RTDMI Analysis On-Premises with CSa 1000
Our cloud-based Capture Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) service has been a great success across the SonicWall ecosystem since its introduction in 2016. With hundreds of thousands of networks around the world protected by Capture ATP, […]

New SonicWall TZ570 and TZ670: Security for Modern SMBs and Branches
Last weekend I was at a well-known retail chain location to pick up an online order. To comply with social distancing recommendations, businesses have been fulfilling online orders at the curb. What struck me was […]

New SonicWall SonicOSX 7.0 and SonicOS 7.0 Operating Systems Offer Visibility and Simplicity
Businesses are embracing digital transformation, bringing about a new era of the anytime, anywhere business. Staffed by flexible employees and built on the principle of a distributed enterprise, the resulting proliferation of applications and data […]

SonicWall’s Tiffany Haselhorst Joins 2020 CRN 100 Rising Female Stars List
SonicWall is proud to announce one of its own, Tiffany Haselhorst, joins an esteemed list along with other leaders within the IT channel community. Today, CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, named her to […]

A Brief History of COVID-19 Related Attacks, Pt. 1
As the world manages voluntary quarantines, mandated isolations, social distancing and “shelter-at-home” edicts, cybercriminals are busy creating malware and other cyberattacks that prey on the fear surrounding the novel coronavirus epidemic (COVID-19). “More than ever, […]

SonicWall Reinvents Branch Connectivity with Secure SD-Branch and Switches
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizations are discovering a new business normal. More than ever before, businesses both big and small are embracing mobility, cloud applications and remote operations. To support this change, […]

A Message from our CEO: Listening, Learning and Standing Together
On June 5, 2020, the below message was sent from SonicWall CEO Bill Conner to all employees. SonicWall Team, We’ve all been watching over the past week as a tragic event in the United States […]

Why Securing Remote Work is Crucial To Ensuring Business Continuity
If you had asked them in January, most organizations would probably have said things were humming along smoothly. Economic growth was strong, and in most cases budgets and security plans were being created and carried […]

SonicWall Unveils Partner Program Designed for MSSPs
Faced with threats, exposure points and personnel needs growing at a pace their budgets and actual headcount can’t keep up with, IT departments are increasingly relying on managed security service providers (MSSP) to fill the […]

How to Protect Your Business During a Global Health Crisis
While governments and healthcare organizations work to contain and stop the spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), businesses are working to keep employees safe and operations running. Consider these best practices when challenged by […]

Strength in Numbers: SonicWall Named New Member of Cyber Threat Alliance
As the Dark Web evolves and the amount of cybercrime heist payouts climb, criminals have realized it’s more lucrative to work together rather than go it alone. Together, they take bigger risks and take aim […]

Catapult the Wi-Fi User Experience: Fast, Secure & Easy to Manage
We all face Wi-Fi issues at some point — either once in a while or on a daily basis. Heck, I have been there and it can be quite frustrating! In a world where everything is […]

Seven Layers of Protection from Hacked Websites
In January 2015, celebrity chef Jamie Oliver announced that his website, which attracts 10 million visitors per month, had been compromised. This followed an announcement by Forbes that a month earlier, in December of 2014, […]

SonicWall Secures 3 Spots on Annual CRN Channel Chief List
As a 100% channel-based company, SonicWall strives to provide its over 20,000 partners around the world with one of the industry’s strongest partner programs. With that work comes the tireless effort of the SonicWall channel […]

Coronavirus Affecting Business as Remote Workforces Expand Beyond Expected Capacity
The novel coronavirus epidemic is a major global health concern. To help prevent the spread of the new virus, organizations, businesses and enterprises are protecting their workforce and allowing employees to work remotely. This practice […]

Meeting a Russian Ransomware Cell
Ransomware is one of the most notorious and effective types of cyberattacks in the last decade. And I had the opportunity to go inside the minds that operate a real-world ransomware cell. It starts with […]

7 Key Security Risks to Address when Adopting SaaS Applications
Infrastructure? Who needs it. The modern organization is ditching traditional on-premise software and related infrastructure in favor of software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings. SaaS provides attractive and often essential options for reducing CapEx, operational overhead and decreased deployment […]

Cryptojacking in 2019: Cryptocurrency Value Keeping Attack Vector in Play
In the closing months of 2018, cryptojacking volume faded as prices for bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies fell. Cryptocurrency markets are fast-moving, where quick bull runs (often caused by price manipulation) can cause dramatic price spikes. […]

Inside the Capital One Data Breach: What Went Wrong
In one of the biggest data breaches publicly disclosed, Capital One revealed that a hacker gained access to personal information from 106 million credit card applicants and customers in the United States and Canada. Capital […]

5 Best Practices for Fast, Secure Wi-Fi on K-12 Campuses
When I was a high school student, bringing a smartphone into classrooms was not permitted. If you were caught with any electronic device, it would be confiscated. Pronto. In this new digital era, schools are […]

Defending Endpoints from Fast, Ferocious Ransomware Attacks
It’s 2019 and massive ransomware attacks are still making headlines, especially against city governments. In 2018, the City of Atlanta attack shut down over a third of 424 software programs with total damages expected to […]

Inside the Modern Phishing Campaigns of 2019
The world of cybersecurity is dominated by headlines of malware, ransomware, data breaches, app vulnerabilities, IoT threats and botnet attacks. But phishing has been a serious threat since the early 2000s and is widely regarded […]

The E-rate ‘Fear Less’ Technology Infrastructure
Before you begin the RFP process, it’s important to explore the technology infrastructure (specifically what’s eligible in Category Two) as defined within the E-rate program by Universal Service Administration Company (USAC) and how each relates to […]

The E-rate ‘Fear Less’ Solution
The E-rate program is critical for K-12 organizations that lack the funding to procure appropriate technology, such as networking and cyber security solutions (e.g., firewalls, wireless network security, etc.). But understanding the program — as […]

Navigating the E-rate Program: Forms, Filling Cycles & Rules
Participating in your first E-rate season can be overwhelming. It is important to understand eligibility requirements of the program since the forms and terminology can become confusing. To better understand the ins and outs of […]

An Explanation of E-rate: How to Cost-Effectively Protect K12 Networks
Networks security is often too focused on traditional business. But there are more than 100,000 K12 campuses in the U.S. alone. Each have similar security challenges as the standard enterprise or business, but its users […]

4 Ways the WhatsApp Exploit Could Use Employees to Infiltrate Your Network
The recent WhatsApp breach was very sophisticated and clever in the manner it was delivered. And that should be expected considering who was reported as being behind the zero-day attack against the popular messaging application. […]

Non-Standard Ports Are Under Cyberattack
If you like watching superhero movies, at some point you’ll hear characters talk about protecting their identities through anonymity. With the exception of Iron Man, hiding their true identities provides superheroes with a form of […]

Dragonblood Vulnerability: Is your WiFi secure?
It’s Game of Thrones season! And anything to do with dragons reminds me of GoT. The Dragonblood vulnerability recently exposed weak security of the WPA3 standard. It was just a year ago that KRACK exposed […]

What to Look for in a CASB Solution
Virtually every organization across major verticals — K-12 and higher education, financial services, retail and hospitality, and government — is undertaking digital transformation endeavors. And this includes migrating applications and data to the cloud. When […]

New PDF Fraud Campaign Spotlights Shifting Cybercriminal Phishing Tactics
PDF cyberattacks are nothing new. They are, however, growing in volume, deception, sophistication and are now used as vehicles to modernize phishing campaigns. SonicWall Capture Labs Threat Researchers announced a substantial increase of malicious or […]

Stopping PDF Attacks: 5 Ways Users & Organizations Can Work Together
Leveraging malicious PDFs is a great tactic for threat actors because the file format and file readers have a long history of exposed and, later, patched flaws. Because of the useful, dynamic features included in […]

Mar-a-Lago Malware Event: A Study in What NOT to do With Unknown USB Keys
It’s troubling when the world of politics and IT security share headlines. But on March 30, a Chinese national named Yujing Zhang walked into President Trump’s private resort, Mar-a-Lago, with a suspicious USB key and […]

RTDMI Evolving with Machine Learning to Stop ‘Never-Before-Seen’ Cyberattacks
If I asked you, “How many new forms of malware did SonicWall discover last year?” What would be your response? When I pose this question to audiences around the world, the most common guess is […]

Don’t Have a Risk(y) Defense Against Malware, Ransomware
Playing board games, no matter your age, can be a lot of fun. ‘Risk’ was always a favorite growing up. My friends and I would argue with each other over which country to attack … […]

2019 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report: Unmasking Threats That Target Enterprises, Governments & SMBs
The launch of the annual SonicWall Cyber Threat Report always reminds us why we’re in this business. Our engineers and threat researchers dedicate months to the project in order to shed light on how people, […]

Wireless Security, Wi-Fi Management Hot Topics at RSA Conference 2019
Like the many years before it, RSA Conference 2019 in San Francisco was full of buzz, energy, product “noise” and, this year, lots of heavy rain. And, of course, I forgot to bring my umbrella. Rain […]

New Spoiler Side-Channel Attack Threatens Processors, Mitigated by SonicWall RTDMI
Spoiler is the latest side-channel attack threatening Intel processors. Research from the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Mass., and the University of Lübeck in Germany, identifies a new Spectre-like attack. The group’s paper, “SPOILER: Speculative Load […]

Easier Wi-Fi Planning, Security & Management from the Cloud
Wi-Fi access is ubiquitous, but it’s not always easy to plan, deploy, secure and manage, especially for distributed businesses and enterprises. SonicWall believes there’s an easier approach. Our product teams have revamped our Wi-Fi management […]

Advanced Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR) Comes to Capture Client 2.0
Endpoint protection has evolved well past simple antivirus (AV) monitoring. Today’s endpoints require consistent and proactive investigation and mitigation of suspicious files or behavior. With the release of SonicWall Capture Client 2.0, organizations gain active […]

Modern SaaS Security: How to Secure Email, Data, User Access in the Age of Cloud Apps
SaaS applications have changed the way employees and organizations operate, how an application is purchased and provisioned, and how employees access and use the apps. Today, IT departments are no longer a part of this […]

Securely Connect Remote Locations, Networks with Cost-Effective Firewalls
Firewalls, travel and sandwiches don’t always go hand in hand, but a recent trip to Arizona paired them perfectly. Whenever I visit the southwest part of the U.S., I see more construction and a little […]

SonicWall Recognized on CRN’s 2019 Security 100 List
CRN has named SonicWall one of the 20 Coolest Network Security Vendors on its annual Security 100 list. This list recognizes the coolest security vendors in each of these five categories: Endpoint Security; Identity Management […]

7 Reasons to Upgrade to the Next Generation of SonicWall Email Security Appliances
Email security is still a necessity — even as we race toward 2020. That’s because email remains one of the most effective attack vectors for cybercriminals. In 2018 alone, SonicWall customers faced an average of […]

Bill Conner: How the UK Is Taking Malware Seriously
Bill Conner sat down with Information Age editor Nick Ismail to discuss global malware attack statistics, cross-border cybersecurity collaboration, the increasing need to inspect PDFs and Microsoft Office documents, and how all impact the dynamic […]

Network Security for K-12 School District Simplified with Powerful Firewall, Failover Capabilities
The Goffstown School District in New Hampshire supports nearly 4,000 students and staff. And one person oversees it all. Running the IT department for an entire K-12 school district sounds like a challenge that few […]

In the Field: Real-World Success with SonicWall Overdrive 2.0
Effectively marketing and selling managed service provider (MSP) services can be a real uphill battle for many organizations. The competition is fierce and positioning your organization’s services or competitive advantages isn’t easy. For many MSPs […]

SSL, TLS Certificates Expiring on US Government Sites During Federal Shutdown
The short- and long-term impacts of the U.S. Federal Government shutdown have been well documented during the last month. Government employees aren’t receiving paychecks. National parks are being vandalized. Air travel could soon been at […]

5 Tips to Keep You Cybersecure During Holiday Travel
The holiday season is one of the busiest times of the year for travel, which means it’s also one of the most vulnerable times of the year for travelers’ belongings, including sensitive personal data. Those […]

4 Security Predictions for MSSPs in 2019
Each year introduces new cyberattack trends that MSSPs must track, analyze and solve for their customers. Many new attack techniques amount to nothing. Others have devastating impact. But it’s important to remain diligent in monitoring […]

Is 802.11ax Going Away? And What is Wi-Fi 6?
The Wi-Fi Alliance has announced a change in the Wi-Fi naming standards. Yep. That’s right. The terms that you are now used to — like 802.11ax, 802.11ac and 802.11n — are being replaced with a […]

6 Phishing Scams to Look Out for this Holiday Shopping Season
It’s the most wonderful time of year … for cybercriminals. Why? Because it’s the easiest time for them to use phishing attacks to target busy holiday shoppers. “Cyber Monday sales this year surged to new […]

NRF 2019: Join SonicWall at the ‘Big Show’
SonicWall at NRF 2019 Booth 1045 Javits Center 655 W 34th Street New York, NY 10001 Register now to get a free lunch voucher and learn how SonicWall can help protect your retail organization. The […]

3 Ways to Prevent Cryptominers from Stealing Your Processing Power
Visiting a website is no longer what it used to be. Despite this hilarious Imgur post, there is a different trend you may not have noticed: cryptomining via the browser. Many news and procrastination (e.g., BuzzFeed) […]

SonicWall Wins Gold and Silver in Best in Biz Awards 2018
SonicWall has been named a multiple winner in the 8th annual Best in Biz Awards, the only independent business awards program judged each year by prominent editors and reporters from top-tier publications in North America. […]

Historic Black Friday, Cyber Monday Threat Data Prepares Businesses, Shoppers for Holiday Cyberattacks
It’s officially Thanksgiving week in the U.S. In addition to gathering with family and friends for the traditional turkey meal, many of us get excited about the holiday shopping season, which kicks off with Black […]

Choosing a Firewall with PoE Integration
If you’ve ever hung holiday lights on your house, you know what a chore it can be to run the wiring. Unless you have a lot of power outlets scattered around your property, you likely […]

What is Secure SD-WAN and How Can It Save Me Money?
No matter your type of organization — large or small, public or private — cutting expenses is always a key initiative. After all, reducing your OpEx looks good on the books and enables the company to invest […]

SonicWall’s Multi-Cloud Offering Extends to Hyper-V Private Clouds with Flexible Licensing
Technology and data usage are changing at a rapid pace. Finding a way to store, manage and distribute data is a major challenge. Plus, the need for compute and storage grows at unprecedented rates. You […]

EDUCAUSE 2018: SonicWall Heads to Denver
The EDUCAUSE Annual Conference hosts the best minds in higher education IT. The event empowers professionals and technology providers from around the world to network, share ideas, grow professionally and discover solutions to solve today’s […]

Bypassing Government Security Controls with Customized Malware
For a moment, think from the perspective of someone who wants to hack a government organization. Think of what they want to do. Seize critical records, encrypt the drive and hold it for ransom? Convert […]

The libssh Vulnerability: What’s at Risk & How SonicWall Helps Prevent It
The greatest thing about cybersecurity, at least when viewed from a practicing cybersecurity engineer, is the fact that it is a constantly changing landscape. And that is certainly the case with libssh. For those who […]

SonicWall Extends Next-Generation Firewalls to Public Cloud Deployments, Including AWS and Azure
Attacks on public cloud infrastructures increase every day. “We are in the third era of computing — the cloud and mobile era — but security considerations on cloud are still not widely understood,” said Mark […]

3 Elements of a Successful Managed Security Services (MSS) Bundle
The small- and medium-sized business (SMB) market is rapidly accelerating its adoption of converged managed IT services to alleviate headaches and prevent risks. More and more businesses use cloud-based services for enterprise applications, processing or […]

Workplace Cybersecurity Is Everyone’s Responsibility
The cyberthreat landscape is changing. An increasing number of cyberattacks are executed using sophisticated tactics. Earlier this year, SonicWall warned that malware volume increased 102 percent in the first half of 2018 compared to that […]

Protecting Your MSSP Reputation with Behavior-Based Security
You’ve been here before. Your customer gets hit by a cyberattack and they ask, “Why did this happen? Shouldn’t your managed security service have protected us?” Unless you give them a satisfactory answer, they may […]

12 Smart Reasons to Upgrade to SonicWall Secure Mobile Access (SMA)
The modern mobile or remote workforce is one businesses’ most valuable resources. Ensuring users have fast and secure anytime, anywhere access to applications, services and networks is a business-critical function. For many years, the SonicWall […]

How to Stop Malware-Created Backdoors
Hackers have been placing backdoors into systems for years for a variety of purposes. We have all read the stories about backdoors being installed in retailers to siphon payment card information; a PSI DSS and […]

SonicWall Firewalls Honored, Named A 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Unified Threat Management (UTM), Worldwide
The SonicWall mission — defending organizations in a fast-moving cyber arms race — is only possible because of the commitment and loyalty of our partners and customers. For what we believe is that reason, SonicWall […]

The Evolution of Next-Generation Antivirus for Stronger Malware Defense
Threat detection has evolved from static to dynamic behavioral analysis to detect-threatening behavior. Comprehensive layers of defense, properly placed within the network and the endpoint, provide the best and most efficient detection and response capabilities to match […]

SonicWall NSa Series Wins Cybersecurity Breakthrough Award as Best Firewall Solution
The CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards named the SonicWall NSa the best next-generation firewall solution of 2018. The CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards is an independent organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies and products in the global information […]

Importance of Resiliency in Network Security
In life we hear stories about people who are able to recover from difficult situations. They’re often referred to as being “resilient.” Resiliency can also be applied to network security, albeit in a slightly different […]

Botnets Targeting Obsolete Software
Overview: This is not a disclosure of a new vulnerability in SonicWall software. Customers with the current SonicWall Global Management System (GMS) 8.2 and above have nothing to worry about. The reported vulnerability relates to […]

Advancing Beyond Hygiene to Next-Gen Email Protection Services
This story originally appeared on MSSP Alert and was republished with permission. Most of us have a love-hate relationship with email. It’s been around for what seems like forever and while new channels of communication like […]

Report: Business Email Compromise (BEC) Now A $12.5 Billion Scam
Email continues to be the top vector used by cybercriminals, and business email compromise (BEC) is gaining traction as one of the preferred types of email attacks. BEC attacks do not contain any malware and […]

SonicWall Email Security Wins Coveted 2018 CRN Annual Report Card (ARC) Award
Once again, SonicWall Email Security has been recognized at the top of its class for protecting the No. 1 threat vector: email. The solution was named the overall winner by sweeping the 2018 CRN Annual […]

Foreshadow Vulnerability (L1TF) Introduces New Risks to Intel Processors
A group of 10 threat researchers have disclosed a trio of new Spectre-based vulnerabilities that affect Intel chipsets. Named Foreshadow, the threats leverage a CPU design feature called speculative execution to defeat security controls used […]

How to Protect Retail POS Systems from Ransomware, Advanced Cyberattacks
Of all the IT resources retailers maintain, it’s hard to claim that any system is more important than their point-of-sale (POS) systems. POS systems bring in revenue, as well as tie into other IT infrastructures, […]

What Is SonicWall Partner Enabled Services?
The technology industry is one of the fastest-moving business sectors today. To protect privacy, data, applications and assets, security infrastructures must operate at the same speed. Advanced cyber threats require new products and functionalities, but […]

SonicWall’s Consistent Value, Cyber Security Effectiveness Earn ‘Recommended’ Rating from NSS Labs
For far too long the modern organization has been told it must pay hundreds of thousands of dollars (or even millions) for powerful, enterprise-grade security. But for more than 25 years, SonicWall’s mission has been […]

Retail POS Fraud: The Rising Challenge
I have a confession: I. Love. Shopping. Recently, I had to return few items that I ordered online from one of America’s premium designer stores. I expected this to be a pain-free and smooth experience, […]

5 Cyberattack Vectors for MSSP to Mitigate in Healthcare
It’s no secret that healthcare continues to be one of the most targeted industries for cybercriminals. Healthcare providers store and maintain some of the most valuable data and the appetite for fraudulent claims or fake […]

6 Reasons to Switch to SonicWall Capture Client from Sophos Intercept X
While Sophos claims to be a leading next-generation antivirus solution, are they really able to protect your organization’s endpoints — not to mention the rest of your network — in today’s threat landscape? SonicWall Capture […]

SonicWall Wins 7 New Awards, Bringing 2018 Total to Over 30
SonicWall is proud to announce it has garnered seven awards, including three from the Network Products Guide IT World Awards, two from the Globee Awards, and one each from the PR World Awards and the […]

Inside the Cloud Sandbox: How Capture Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Works
Last year, SonicWall discovered and created protections for more than 56 million new forms of malware. Because it takes time to create and roll out hundreds of thousands of protections each day, something must be […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. SonicWall Spotlight SonicWall Targets Mid-Tier Enterprises with New Network Security Software and Appliances […]

Gestire le attività informatiche nascoste, garantendo l’adozione sicura delle applicazioni SaaS
Le PMI stanno trasferendo al cloud in misura sempre maggiore le applicazioni gestionali e l’infrastruttura informatica. Secondo dati IDC questa tendenza ha conosciuto un aumento dal 20 al 70% per le piccole imprese fino a 100 […]

Manage Shadow IT, Ensure Safe Adoption of SaaS Applications
Small- and mid-sized organizations are increasingly moving their business applications and IT infrastructure to the cloud. According to IDC, adoption rose from 20 to 70 percent for small companies (up to 100 employees), and 90 […]

Capture Client Endpoint Protection: What’s New in Version 1.5
In April 2018, SonicWall released Capture Client 1.0 featuring a next-generation, behavior-based antivirus (AV) engine, reporting and management, trusted certificate management, and endpoint enforcement on modern SonicWall firewalls. Despite landing with great enthusiasm as a […]

Next-Generation Firewalls Designed for Mid-Tier Enterprises & Service Providers
Mid-tier enterprises, data centers and large service provides have security, performance and high-availability demands much greater than the average organization. These organizations must support an exploding number of smartphones, computers and IoT devices. Each generates […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. SonicWall Spotlight Cloud Encryption Market: Security to Remain Primary Factor for Adoption of […]

Should I Become an MSSP? 13 Considerations from MSP Expo
With the cyber security skills gap being a point of contention for closing in on five years now, the managed security services provider (MSSP) industry has responded in kind. In fact, Gartner predicted that 40 […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. SonicWall Spotlight CEO Spotlight- Bill Conner, SonicWall — 1080 KRLD Radio Bill Conner […]

How to Evaluate & Compare Antivirus Solutions
When evaluating a change in how you secure your network, you need to look beyond the upper-right quadrant. It is easy to run to analyst graphs and pick a few cyber security solutions that etch […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. SonicWall Spotlight Galix Becomes SonicWall’s First Ever Platinum Partner in Africa — IT […]

eWeek Goes 1-on-1 with SonicWall CEO Bill Conner
Bill Conner has a plan for SonicWall. And he’s already ahead of it. In a recent interview with eWeek, the SonicWall CEO provided high-level perspective on not only where SonicWall is and how it got […]

Report: Low Confidence in Stopping Business Email Compromise (BEC), CEO Fraud
Email is the primary tool for business communications and it’s used across the globe by organizations of all sizes. So, it’s no surprise that email is also today’s No. 1 threat vector for cyberattacks. The […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. SonicWall Spotlight Cybersecurity 500 List, 2018 Edition — Cybersecurity Ventures SonicWall is announced […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. SonicWall Spotlight Real-Time Cyber Threat Intelligence Is More Critical Than Ever — Forbes […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. SonicWall Spotlight New DHS National Cybersecurity Framework Sets Goals, Milestones — MSSP Alert […]

The E-rate ‘Fear Less’ Technology Infrastructure
Before you begin the RFP process, it’s important to explore the technology infrastructure (specifically what’s eligible in Category Two) as defined within the E-rate program by Universal Service Administration Company (USAC) and how each relates to […]

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR): Background, Context & FAQs
On May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will officially go into effect in the European Union (EU). As you may have noticed, many organizations have been notifying end-users — regardless of their location […]

How SonicWall Adheres to GDPR Requirements
On May 25, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will officially go into effect. Like with any major legal reform, questions arise about timing, application, ramifications and more. With the GDPR mandate’s focus on privacy […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. SonicWall Spotlight Cybersecurity Sourcebook 2018 Looks at Evolving Data Threat Landscape — Database […]

What is MU-MIMO wireless technology?
Did you know that wireless technology dates back to the 19th century? Through the years, great inventors like Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison and Nicola Tesla helped mold the concepts and theories behind electromagnetic radio frequency […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. SonicWall Spotlight FBI Calls Attention to ‘BEC’ Scams — CRN In an article […]

IoT & Mobile Threats: What Does 2017 Tell Us About 2018?
“SPARTANS! Ready your breakfast and eat hearty. For tonight, WE DINE IN HELL!!” Remember this passionate line by King Leonidas from the movie “300”? We are at the brink of another war — the modern […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. SonicWall Spotlight Bringing Visibility to the Midmarket — Data Breach Today In a […]

Ransomware, Variants, Snipers & Kung Fu
The 2018 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report reported a 71.2 percent decline in the number of ransomware attacks, but a 101.2 percent increase the number of ransomware variants. Let me ask you, is this good news […]

What is the Difference Between Traditional and Next-Generation Anti-Virus?
In previous webcasts and blogs, I’ve spoken of a woman who was the victim of a terrible ransomware attack as well as an intrusion on her computer. It was her first computer breach in over […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. SonicWall Spotlight Jonesboro Council Tackles Cybersafety — The Clayton News Daily Due to […]

How to Stop Fileless Malware
In 2017, SonicWall Capture Labs discovered 56 million new forms of malware from across the globe. Threat actors are constantly creating updates to known versions of malware to get past defenses that rely on identifying […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. SonicWall Spotlight Ransomware Tops Malicious Attack Charts — BBC SonicWall President and CEO […]

Is Your Firewall Ready for the IoT Era? The 3 Tough Questions to Ask
My wife was out of the country recently, so I took the opportunity to nudge our house a little further into the 21st century by installing a Nest thermostat. It won’t solve my family’s disagreements […]

RSA Conference 2018: Songs for the Way
RSA Conference 2018 is fast approaching and we are pulling out all the stops to prepare. Our SonicWall team is looking forward to joining the attendees, thought leaders and keynotes in San Francisco for five […]

SonicWall Named 85th Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Numbering Authority (CNA)
SonicWall has recently been named the 85th Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) Numbering Authority (CNA) by the MITRE Corporation, an international not-for-profit security institute. What does this mean for SonicWall and the cyber security world […]

Cyber Security News & Trends
Each week, SonicWall collects the cyber security industry’s most compelling, trending and important interviews, media and news stories — just for you. Special Section: 2018 SonicWall Cyber Threat Report ‘Malware-cocktail’ cyber attacks double in one […]

Phishing Emails: The Spear of the Cyber Attack
As we know, email is the most popular attack vector used by threat actors to carry out targeted cyber attacks. In fact, more than 90 percent of cyber attacks start with a phishing email campaign. […]

Top 7 Wireless Best Practices for Better Wi-Fi Coverage & User Experiences
Many of us face slow Wi-Fi and connectivity issues on wireless networks. Just the other day, I was in a café having coffee and browsing the internet. Suddenly, my connectivity dropped. I tried to reconnect, […]

6 Ways Malware Evades Detection – And How to Stop Them
One of the key characteristics of advanced malware is the use of many tactics to evade detection. In addition to defeating signature-based detection products and behavior-based detection tools, there are hundreds of evasion techniques advanced […]

Wireless Security: Why You Need to Take It Seriously In 2018
When waves of cyber attacks hit last year, such as WannaCry and Not Petya ransomwares, businesses lost billions of dollars in high-profile breaches. In addition, more than half of the U.S. population’s Social Security information […]

Preparing for Notifiable Data Breach: A Guide to Not Becoming Australia’s Breach Example
As Australians return to work after the holiday season, IT teams across the country will be pushing to make sure they are prepared for the implementation of the Notifiable Data Breach (NDB) amendment, which takes […]

Email Security with Continuity, Multi-tenancy
Email is vital to business communications and operations. However, as the volume of email increases, so too does the amount of ransomware, phishing, business email compromise (BEC), spoofing, spam and virus attacks. What’s more, government […]

How to Hide a Sandbox: The Art of Outfoxing Advanced Cyber Threats
Malware often incorporates advanced techniques to evade analysis and discovery by firewalls and sandboxes. When malware sees evidence that dynamic analysis is occurring, it can invoke different techniques to evade analysis, such as mimicking the […]

Cryptocurrency, Ransomware and the Future of Our Economy
History is full of people who’ve labored over missed opportunities. Like all other non-bitcoin-owning people, I am one of them. I first heard of cryptocurrency in early 2013 and scoffed at the idea that something […]

3 Disruptive Trends Driving Demand for Automated Cyber Security for SMBs
Organizations typically struggle to provide a holistic security posture. There are many security vendors providing exciting and innovative solutions. But from a customer perspective, they often become various point solutions solving several unique problems. This […]

Civilian Casualties in the Cyberwar
Have you been the victim of cybercrime? If I asked you that question in 2012, you might have said, “I’m not sure.” But in 2017, I am sure your answer is, “Yes, I’ve been victimized […]

Why GDPR Makes it Urgent to Scan Encrypted Traffic for Data Loss
“Inspect every packet, every time.” This has been my advice to any network admin or business owner for many years. This is equally important in regards to encrypted traffic. Much of the Internet has become […]

Catch the Latest Malware with Capture Advanced Threat Protection
Now that Halloween is over and your coworkers are bringing in the extra candy they don’t want, let’s look back at the last quarter’s results from SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) network sandbox service. […]

Take Steps to Minimize the Impact Black Friday and Cyber Monday Online Shopping Poses to Your Network
Now that Halloween has passed and Thanksgiving is on the near-term horizon, the holiday shopping season is kicking in. Almost as soon as the trick-or-treating ended the Black Friday ads starting pouring into my email […]

Phishing Threats – How to Identify and Avoid Targeted Email Attacks
Phishing threats have been around for years. By now anyone can easily detect a fake email, right? Wrong. How confident are you that you wouldn’t divulge your password, credit card info or online identity? Here […]

SonicWall First to Identify 73 Percent of New Malware with Capture ATP Sandbox
Last month, I wrote how we found nearly 26,500 new forms of malware and shared some general stats. Let’s take a look at the new threats found by SonicWall’s network sandbox, Capture Advanced Threat Protection […]

Move to the Cloud and Enable Secure Collaboration with SonicWall SMA OS 12.1
Moving to the cloud and enabling mobility are top IT priorities for organizations of all sizes. Today, most business have adopted a hybrid IT model, which includes legacy on-premise applications in local data centers and […]

Protect Your Wireless Network from the KRACK WiFi Vulnerability
There’s a general feeling that WiFi is less secure than having a wired connection to the network. It could just be our perception that a signal travelling through air is easier to intercept than one […]

Innovate More, Fear Less at CETPA 2017 with SonicWall for Your School Network
Recently, the personal information of Palo Alto High School students was published via a website that allowed students to see class rankings, grade-point averages and identification numbers. Is your school network at risk? Know your […]

Bad Rabbit Ransomware: The Latest Attack
What Is Bad Rabbit Ransomware? On Tuesday, Oct. 24, a new strand of ransomware named Bad Rabbit appeared in Russia and the Ukraine and spread throughout the day. It first was found after attacking Russian […]

Mobile Security: What is the Attacker’s Motivation to Compromise?
As technologists we too easily get lost in discussing problems and solutions, rather than thinking about the motives behind attacks. In terms of security, we should consider the mobile endpoint similar to any other endpoint. […]

Are there KRACKs in Your Wireless Network Security?
Information and recommendations on protecting your wireless deployment On October 16, 2017, Belgian security researchers made public their findings that demonstrated fundamental design flaws in WPA2 that could lead to man-in-the-middle (MITM) attacks on wireless […]

Ransomware Negotiation: How Hackers Target SMBs
It was a Tuesday afternoon. Liz, a local attorney with 26 years of experience, had given up. She was easily over 20 hours in to trying to free her computer, with all of her files, […]

Equifax Data Breach: What Can We Learn?
Equifax just rolled into the history books as the victim of one of the most widespread and dangerous data breaches of all time. The breach happened on March 10, 2017, at which time the cyber […]

Wave 2 Wireless Standard Powers SonicWall’s New High-Performance SonicWave Access Points
Over the past few months, Verizon has launched a series of television ads in which the main character utters the line, “Right plan, wrong network.” The actor saying the line is talking to another character […]

SonicWall PEAK17 Partner Roadshow Touring Europe
19-City Tour Brings SonicWall Enablement, Networking to EMEA Partners It’s no secret that SonicWall is committed to its partner community. The latest testament to this dedication is the PEAK17 partner roadshow, which is currently on […]

Meet the New SonicWall NSA 2650 Next-Gen Firewall – Where Faster Meets More Secure
Today I am excited to share the new addition to SonicWall’s NSA product family of Next-Generation Firewalls, the NSA 2650. Three key trends form the design drivers for the new NSA 2650 – Wireless Devices […]

SonicWall Announces Channel Partner Award Winners at APJ Partner Summit 2017
Last week, SonicWall hosted over fifty enthusiastic partners across 14 countries at our Asia Pacific and Japan Partner Summit. Phuket with its lush and leafy surroundings and dramatic beach sunsets proved a popular location for our APJ […]

Network Sandboxing Takes On Malware, More than 26,000 New Strands Identified in August
Malware never sleeps. Threat actors and criminal organizations are relentless in testing, optimizing and deploying exploit kits that target businesses and organizations across the globe. August 2017 was no different. In fact, the month presented […]

7 Email Security Best Practices for Office 365 in the Cloud
Cloud applications are not quickly approaching — they’re here. As organizations strive to manage costs and resources, solutions that are affordable, scalable and functionally robust are most appealing. Cloud applications promise to deliver this and […]

SonicWall Expands Scalability of its Next-Generation Firewall Platforms and DPI SSL to Address Encrypted Threats
Day after day, the number of users is growing on the web, and so is the number of connections. At the same time, so is the number of cyberattacks hidden by encryption. SonicWall continues to […]

SonicWall and Dell EMC: A Strategic Partnership Providing Network Security Solutions to Stay Ahead of the Cyber Arms Race
I am pleased to announce that, Dell EMC is now shipping the OEM version of the SonicWall next-generation cyber security firewall solutions in the United States and Canada. Continuing on our long time partnership and […]

NSS Labs Affirms SonicWall Excellence in Security Value Map
On June 6, 2017, NSS Labs published its annual 2017 Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) Test Report and Security Value MapTM (SVM). For the first time in five years, NSS Labs did not place SonicWall in its […]

Is Your Email Security GDPR Ready?
On May 25th 2018, the European Union (EU) will introduce its General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The GDPR is a set of regulations meant to protect personal data of EU residents, and enforces data privacy […]

Capturing the World’s Latest Malware so You Can Fear Less
If anyone ever needs proof on how effective SonicWall Capture Labs is, look back to the WannaCry ransomware attack in May 2017, and just last week the NotPetya malware. In contrast to over 250,000 endpoints compromised […]

Petya 2.0? Or PetWrap? Or NotPetya? Is This the New Normal in Cyber Security?
Updated July 6, 2017, 11:51 AM PT When the latest massive global cyber attack first hit on June 27, the security community observed that the payload behavior closely matched Petya ransomware, which emerged back in […]

Locky, Then WannaCry, Now Petya. Is This The New Normal in Cyber Security?
Updated June 28, 2017 As I type this, news reports continue to roll in about yet the latest massive global ransomware attack. This time, the payload appears to be a ransomware called Petya. SonicWall Capture […]

Is Your K-12 Network Ready to Innovate More? Learn How SonicWall Blocks Ransomware and Encrypted Threats at ISTE 2017
Every day our children, teachers and administrators log into the network at school. How can you ensure the data travelling across that network is secure from hidden threats and attacks such as ransomware? With SonicWall […]

Ransomware: Are You Protected From the Next Outbreak?
Will you be ransomware’s next victim? Can ransomware encrypt your data and hold it hostage until you pay a ransom? Organizations large and small across industries and around the globe are at risk of a […]

Innovate More, Fear Less with SonicWall’s Automated Breach Prevention at Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2017
The Gartner Security & Risk Management Summit 2017 runs June 12-14 in the Gaylord National Convention Center, National Harbor, Maryland, promising the insight you need to guide your organization to a secure digital business future. […]

Securing Email in the Age of Ransomware and Phishing Attacks
Email security has become a big concern for organizations, thanks to phishing campaigns that deliver ransomware. Recently, there has been no shortage of notable cyber attacks. The Google Docs attack, Docusign phishing attack, Gannet phishing attack, and Jaff ransomware […]

Infosecurity Europe 2017: Automated Real-Time Breach Prevention with SonicWall
Join SonicWall at Infosecurity Europe 2017 on the 6-8th of June, Olympia, London, UK – Stand C280. Register now to meet the team and get your free ticket. IT security can’t be an afterthought! It’s […]

Ransomware-as-a-Service RaaS is the New Normal
Business models always have to tackle the method of distribution, will they sell directly or through a channel of distributors or a mix of both. The same is with ransomware developers. Many are electing to […]

Are You Seeing This? Uncovering Encrypted Threats
Night vision goggles. Airport x-ray machines. Secret decoder rings. What do they all have in common? Each helps you find something that is hidden, whether it’s an object or code that someone may not want […]

SonicWall Protects Customers from the Latest Phishing Attacks
Ransomware attacks have been in the headlines a lot of late. Did you know that 65% of all ransomware attacks happen through phishing emails? Therefore, email security needs to be a major focus when delivering […]

Wrapped Up a Winning Week at Dell EMC World 2017: SonicWall Helps Secure More. Fear Less.
We enjoyed a “winning” week engaging with our loyal customers and partners at Dell EMC World, attended by more than 12,000 IT professionals like you. SonicWall had a strong and visible presence, with one key […]

WannaCry Ransomware Attack – It’s a Tragedy: What’s Next for Your Network?
“It’s a tragedy.” At least that is what we are told. Time and time again, when bad things happen, we hear the same things replayed over and over again, or “what could we’ve done to […]

SonicWall Protects Customers from the Latest Massive WannaCry Ransomware Attack
Note: This blog was updated on Monday, May 15. First, if you are a SonicWall customer and you are using our Gateway Anti-Virus, Intrusion Prevention service, and Capture Advanced Threat Protection then your SonicWall firewall […]

The Problem with Breach Detection
According to ITC (http://www.idtheftcenter.org) data breaches in the US increased 40% in 2016, and through the first four months of 2017 are up an additional 42% over the same period last year. Just over half […]

SonicWall at Dell EMC World 2017: Secure More. Fear Less.
SonicWall is thrilled to be a silver sponsor at Dell EMC World (May 8 – 11 in Las Vegas) in booth #1515. While we are now a separate organization from Dell, we continue our close […]

SonicWall Cloud GMS Launches for Managed Service Providers: Protect More. Fear Less.
On May 1, 1969, Joni Mitchell released her album, Clouds. In Both Sides Now, she penned these lyrics about the enigmatic nature of clouds: I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now From up and […]

SonicWall SMA OS 8.6 Delivers Seamless Remote Access Using Web-based Access Methods
Smartphones, laptops and internet connectivity have become necessities of life. We move around with powerful computing devices in our pockets or backpacks. This “on-the-go” lifestyle has transformed the way we work. Employees today want on […]

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Ransomware Attacks
In 2016, SonicWall detected a 600% growth in ransomware families. We saw a wide range of ransomware forms and attack vectors in the 2017 Annual Threat Report; some successful, others not so much. So, what […]

Decryption Wars: The Cyber Arms Needed to Fight the Dark Side of Encryption
For those following along, over the past two months there have been several reports, warnings, blogs and other industry analyses suggesting that HTTPS inspection by security companies is actually weakening security. Those that know me […]

Evolution of Email Threats: The Rise of Ransomware, Spear Phishing and Whaling Attacks
Email has been around since the 1970s. Today, everyone and every business uses email for their communications. To put things in perspective, according to Radicati group – 122 business emails were sent and received per […]

CAPTURE MORE. FEAR LESS: SonicWall Capture ATP for Ransomware Prevention
If you pictured a specific technology exemplified as an animal what would it be? Cars have been visualized as horses and bulls and the names like Mustang, Pinto, and Taurus all ring a bell with […]

CeBIT 2017: Real-Time Breach Prevention with SonicWall, Your Partner in Cybersecurity
Join SonicWall at CeBIT 2017 on the 20-24th of March, in Hannover, Germany. With “Experience the Digital Transformation” as this year’s theme, IT Security will be at the forefront of the visitors’ agenda, alongside other […]

CRN Recognizes SonicWall’s Steve Pataky as 2017 Channel Chief
I am honored to highlight my esteemed colleague, Steve Pataky, Vice President of Worldwide Sales at SonicWall, who was just named CRN Channel Chief – the Top 50 Most Influential Channel Chiefs of 2017. Steve […]

Catching Cerber Ransomware
Since the release of SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection (Capture ATP) in August 2016 on SonicWall firewalls, we have seen a lot of unique behavior from authors of malicious code, namely ransomware. Up until Christmas 2016, Locky […]

General Availability of SonicWall Email Security 9.0 with Capture ATP at Virtual PEAK 2017
SonicWall Email Security 9.0 with Capture ATP Service is available worldwide today. Leveraging a highly-scalable and redundant architecture, SonicWall Email Security 9.0 integrates with our award-winning Capture Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) Service, to deliver a cloud-based, […]

Practical Defense for Cyber Attacks and Lessons from 2017 SonicWall Annual Threat Report
The 2017 SonicWall Annual Threat Report, published last week, covers the evolution of the cybersecurity landscape through 2016. Based on the data from the SonicWall Capture Labs Threat network, the report highlights the advances of […]

Announcing New and Enhanced SonicWall Email Security 9.0 with Capture ATP to Detect Zero-Day
Ransomware attacks in 2016 grew by 167x year-over-year to 638 million. As today’s malware and ransomware pose ever evolving malicious, zero-day threats, organizations need to defend their network’s beyond their perimeters. SonicWall introduces a powerful […]

RSA Conference 2017: Prevent Breaches, Stop Ransomware and Block IoT Hacks with SonicWall
The 2017 RSA Conference opens at Moscone Center in San Francisco next week, February 13-17. One of the biggest cybersecurity events of the year, the conference allows thousands of industry professionals to interact with leading […]

Exertis and SonicWall Pave the Way for KCSiE Guidance and Safer Internet Day
Note: This is a guest blog by Dominic Ryles, Marketing Manager at Exertis Enterprise, SonicWall’s leading distributor in the United Kingdom. Exertis is committed to providing a range of channel focused services designed to enhance your […]

Sandbox Security; Nothing to Play With
Ransomware has forced organizations to rethink their security architecture. Organizations are increasingly investing in security solutions that provide additional protection of sensitive data, as well as better visibility over network traffic and endpoint activity. According […]

Three Ways to Protect Your Business Against Ransomware-as-a-Service
Last week I was at one of our sales offices in Utah. I heard an interesting story about how a dentist office called in to ask for threat prevention against ransomware. The dentist office had […]

Retail Networks at the Forefront – Have a Plan and Check Out SonicWall at NRF Retail’s the BIG Show
The data is still coming in, but it’s looking like consumer spending this holiday season will once again outperform previous years. Multiple research firms including the National Retail Federation (NRF) are predicting a growth in […]

Prevent Ransomware Threats: Simple Online Shopping Safety Tips for New Year’s Deals
My guess is that if you are reading my blog, you are doing some of your new year shopping online. What I am concerned about is what the shopping season means to cybercriminals and how […]

Scale Out Network Security So You Don’t Have to Scale Down Business
In most organizations, the same issue is being felt – how can network security be increased without lowering performance within a budget? How much risk is acceptable? If your organization is not facing this issue, […]

SonicWall Survey Results Reveal Lack Of Preparedness for GDPR in EMEA
Designed to strengthen protection of personal information for all EU citizens, the General Data Protection Regulation – GDPR – goes into effect in May 2018 and may affect companies of all sizes, in all regions, […]

Ransomware Can Cost You Millions; Is Your Network Secure?
Recently it was reported that in April 2016 an employee at Michigan-based utility company BWL opened an email and clicked on a malicious attachment laden with ransomware. The result? It shut down accounting and email […]

Beware of Email Scams and Ransomware This Holiday Shopping Season
The 2016 Holiday shopping season is well underway, and we are poised for a record-setting year. The National Retail Federation reports that over 154 million consumers shopped over the Thanksgiving weekend, up nearly 2% from […]

Do You Trust Endpoints That Go Shopping?
We are midway through the shopping season this year and already online retail shopping is having record sales. According to Adobe, final numbers indicate that Black Friday surpassed estimates, with $3.34 billion – 21.6 percent […]

SonicWall’s Capture Advanced Threat Protection Wins 2016 CRN Products of the Year Award
There’s no question companies are being more proactive in their network security approach than ever before. We’ve made substantial gains as an industry, in terms of cybersecurity education and adoption rates across businesses of all […]

Why is Ransomware Still Around?
Ransomware is an advanced form of malware that attempts to get users to pay a fee or spoofed fine in order to regain access to their device or files. The simplest version will place an […]

IT Security Done Right Enables State and Local Governments
News reports about new data breaches have become an all too frequent occurrence. But cyber attacks can’t and don’t stop state and local governments from getting on with the business of governing. It’s easy to […]

Understand the Risks Online Shopping During Black Friday Poses to Your Network
As I was driving home the other day one of my children spotted a house with old Halloween decorations on it. With the holidays coming, it’s a good reminder of the potential impact they can […]

BlackNurse DDoS Attack Can Interrupt your Network; Discover how SonicWall Blocks
Whenever there’s talk of a DDoS (distributed denial-of service) attack, network administrators think of multiple systems flooding a network device from various locations on the internet. However, when it comes to BlackNurse, a new & […]

Defend Your Mobile Enterprise Network with New SonicWall Secure Mobile Access 12.0
Do you wake up in the middle of the night and wonder, where’s my smart phone, did I leave my laptop in the Uber? In my previous role as VP of Mobility at a top […]

What’s Your E-rate Plan? Three Things to Consider
A few weeks ago one of my sons got a new Chromebook at school. The old one had been around for a few years and was rather outdated in terms of the technology. The new […]

Infographic: 300 Companies Defend Their Data from Zero-Day Threats with SonicWall Capture
To understand how SonicWall Capture Advanced Threat Protection Service (ATP) protects the average company we looked at the data for 300 networks. SonicWall Capture ATP examines suspicious code and files to discover never-before-seen zero-day attacks. […]

25 Years of Cutting-edge SonicWall Security: Deliver the “Yes” to Future Innovation
This week, we are officially a separate company owned by Francisco Partners. Our new leader, Bill Conner, President and CEO of SonicWall, has outlined a vision and strategy in his blog for our newly invigorated […]

We are Sparta; The Battle to Defend our Data from Invaders
With a background in security and ancient history, I love to draw correlations between the famed battles of old and the network security struggles of the modern world. To better understand this you have to […]

PEAK16: SonicWall—A Nimble, Strategic Channel Partner
As PEAK16 comes to a close, I would like to recap some of the highlights from the numerous conversations with our world class and loyal VAR community. From the stage, the close to 744 channel […]

New SonicWall Capture Enraptures Partners at Annual PEAK16
Today’s advanced threats are designed to evade detection. An explosion of zero-day threats challenges every one of us. In 2015 alone, our solutions blocked more than 8.19 billion attacks. And most recently, the onslaughts of […]

Mobile Workers and BYOD are Here to Stay: Is Your Data Secure
The way business professionals work has changed dramatically over the last several years, and continues to at an ever-growing rate. They are on the go and working from different locations across all hours using many […]

Sneak Preview of the Art of the Hack with Rob Krug
Well, it’s Peak16 time again at the Aria in Las Vegas. Did you enjoy Peak 2015? Then check this out ““ they are actually putting me on the main stage this year. If you thought […]

E-rate and Leveraging the Right Network Security Solution for Schools and Libraries
Getting a discount on something you’ve purchase is always a little exciting. We all like to feel like we’re getting a bargain and saving money. After all, who doesn’t need some extra cash? Budgets always […]

Securing Your Network Before, During and After Black Friday
It’s summertime, so that means Black Friday is only four months away. Some retailers like to get a head start on the event and offer special Black Friday deals during July as a means to […]

SonicWall Email Security 8.3 Delivers New Spam Detection and Authentication
Summertime means different things to different people. Whether it be kids enjoying time off from school, or parents taking long family vacations, summertime gives everyone an opportunity to re-energize and re-focus. Everyone that is, including […]

Zika Is Not the Only Virus You Can Get By Watching the Olympics
It’s August 5, 2016 and you settle down at your computer to watch the Olympic opening ceremony. You have no fear of catching Zika, unlike the thousands of people in Rio. Feeling safe, you navigate […]

Become the “Department of Yes” for BYOD Using SonicWall Secure Mobile Access 8.5
One of the most frightening IT nightmares is hearing employees say their mobile devices or laptops were lost or stolen. Cyber-attacks and mobile threats are at the highest they ever been and will continue soar. […]

Inspect Everything, Protect Everything: Next Generation Firewalls for Network Segmentation Inspection
Most of us would reach into a cookie jar full of delicious, just-out-of-the-oven, chocolate chip cookies without a care in the world, or any doubt that we should simply enjoy the euphoric chocolaty goodness. But […]

Looking Ahead to Black Friday: Fortify Your Network Security
One of my first customers in IT was a large retailer, with more than a thousand stores. This was at a time when e-commerce was just beginning, at least for large, traditional retailers. Giving their […]

Six Tips for Selecting a Firewall Sandbox
Network firewalls have evolved from 1st generation simple packet filters to advanced devices that evolve so fast that labeling them as “next-generation (NG)” is the best way to classify them. They are often defined by […]

How Network Security Has Evolved From Saying “No” to Saying “Yes!”
In medieval times, people relied heavily on physical security to protect their critical assets. Originally they had castles with walls and as attackers figured out how to breach those walls they added moats and draw […]

The “Aha” Moment. Say Yes to Security and Collaboration.
In survey after survey, IT executives continue to say that security is one of the top challenges they face. No one has to tell us about the risks. The stories of data theft and breaches […]

6 Cybersecurity Tips Any Business Can Learn From PCI-DSS
I started this year speaking and writing about how retail establishments can protect themselves from the rising tide of malware. I continue this train of thought by considering the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard […]

Top Reasons to Update to SonicWall SonicOS 6.2.5 for Better Network Protection
Like many people, I sometimes pass over or delay software updates, but this one was different. The new SonicOS6.2.5 adds so many critical new features and so much functionality that I updated my SonicWall TZ […]

We Need to Re-think our Approach to IT Security
Despite the dramatic increase in IT security spending over the last decade, we continue to see a similar increase in the number and the cost of IT security breaches. Consider that Gartner estimates that IT […]

How to Open Your Own Department of Yes
Securing large organizations is a massively complex task. There are so many different domains of security to think about, it can drive a person crazy. Fortunately, as we work closely with our customers and partners, […]

Is Your CISO Organization the Department of Yes? SonicWall Security Delivers
Businesses are ramping technology investments and capabilities faster than ever. Employees, customers and partners are accessing more applications and data every day. These investments drive enormous value to the business, but also create IT complexity […]

Protect Remote Workforce Anywhere, Anytime on Any Device
Every day, we hear terrifying headlines such as this one – 27 million doctors’ mobile devices at high risk of malware. Our recent SonicWall Threat Report confirms the increase in malware targeted to Android devices. Fortunately […]

Chocolate and Network Security: A Match Made in Heaven
I’ve just finished lunch and something is missing. It was a good lunch too: grilled cheese sandwich and lentil soup (a nod to the chilly, blustery Spring morning outside). I liked my lunch, but now […]

Three Reasons to Simplify Your Network Infrastructure
You have a growing business, so you need to add more connections: PCs, cameras, or even another location. As you grow, your IT infrastructure is getting complicated, and with every new branch office complexity becomes […]

SonicWall Security Announces SonicOS 6.2.5 for SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewalls
Today, I am very excited to share with you the SonicOS 6.2.5 release for our 6th generation SonicWall TZ, NSA and SuperMassive Next-Generation firewalls. SonicOS 6.2.5 brings many new features that span across SMB, distributed […]

Managing the Madness of Multiple Management Consoles with SonicWall TZ Firewall and X-Series Switches
With fast emerging technologies, challenges of network design in distributed retail store locations is becoming huge. As retail store and distributed enterprise environments evolve, the underlying network infrastructure must evolve with the transformational changes to […]

Have a Secret, Secure and Scalable Network from Today’s Cyber Attacks?
“Is it secret? Is it safe?” For those who’ve never seen the 1976 film Marathon Man, that’s what the fugitive Nazi war criminal played by Sir Laurence Olivier asks Dustin Hoffman while he’s sticking a […]

Beating Cybercrime and Driving Better Security at RSA
As I’ve spent the past few days talking with customers and fellow information security professionals at this year’s RSA Conference, it’s become crystal clear that the threat of cybercrime has changed up the way we […]

SonicWall Releases Secure Mobile Access Models 200 and 400
The exponential proliferation of mobile devices in the workplace, both employer issued and personally owned, has increased the demand on businesses to enable secure mobile access to company applications, data and resources. Often, mobile users […]

Combat the Staggering Rise of Zero-Day Threats
With the devastating rise of targeted, evasive, zero-day threats hitting IT infrastructures, computers, individuals and their devices, it is critical to have a multi-layer and revolutionary security solution. Today, at RSA Conference 2016, Feb. 29-Mar. […]

SonicWall Security – Helping CSOs Turn No into Yes
A chief security officer’s (CSO) life is not easy. Typically, requests of them sound like this: “Please deploy more, do it faster, more efficiently, with less money, more securely, and – oh, by the way, […]

SonicWall’s Threat Report Reinforces There Is No Such Thing as “Trusted”
Today, we released the 2016 Security Annual Threat Report leveraging work by the SonicWall Threat Research Team. The annual report always raises questions from our customers and partners trying to understand what this means to them […]

Next Steps to Defend Against Cyber Attacks
Whenever I start to write about cybersecurity, something else comes up. I wanted to write about last week’s cybersecurity-focused Executive Orders ““ we’ll get to them shortly ““ and then I read that in an […]

Are School-issued Mobile Devices Safe to Use on Off-campus Networks?
A few weeks ago my eldest son was given a Chromebook by his school which he brought to the house to do his homework. Before the Chromebook, he did his homework on the PC I […]

Dodging the Next Hack with Dell Security: Wrap Up of NRF’s BIG Show in New York
Back from NYC, where I attended last week’s National Retail Federation annual conference, “The Big Show.”It’s been a long time since I’ve been to a major event like this one, but retail continues to be […]

Recognized Channel and Sales Expert Steve Pataky Joins Dell Security
As we kick off the New Year, I’m delighted to share that Steve Pataky has joined the Dell Security Solutions team as Vice President of Worldwide Security Sales. Steve brings with him more than 25 […]

Accelerate Application Performance for a Better User Experience
A few years back I was living outside the US with my family and working from my home office, specifically my attic. When you’re a remote or mobile employee your work experience is a little […]

Are Campus Defenses Keeping Up with Attacks from the Cyber Netherworld?
I took a computer science minor when I was in college. Back then, the school computers were in a heavily secured section of one building, and we accessed them from teletype terminals and punch card […]

WAN Acceleration on the Back Burner? Time to Move It Up
In our last blog we talked about the benefits of adding WAN acceleration into a network to accelerate and improve application performance. What I’ve observed from talking with others in the industry is most IT […]

Higher Education Makes Cybersecurity a High Priority – Are You Prepared?
Digital natives predominantly compose the student body at today’s education institutions, and technological advancements have created unprecedented opportunities for personalized learning. BYOD and other emerging technologies have allowed school districts, colleges, and universities to become […]

Network Security Designs for Your Retail Business
The 2015 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) estimate of $400 million financial loss from security breaches show the importance of managing the breaches and ensuring appropriate security infrastructure is put in place. Retail industry […]

The Holiday Online Shopping Season is Coming Is Your Network Prepared?
Now that Halloween is over, it’s time for the holiday online shopping season to kick in, beginning on Black Friday, continuing through Cyber Monday, and finishing up on New Year’s day. For a lot of […]

The Evolution of Defense-in-Depth
This post was written by Dan Cole. As enterprises continue to shore up their defenses in anticipation of the next breach, it’s understood by many security professionals that it’s not a matter of if it […]

Increase Your Network Security and Control Through Segmentation
When you think about securing down a network using a next-generation firewall, in most cases the process immediately goes from the Internet to the local area network (LAN). This may be a good way of […]

Is Your Firewall Scanning SSL-Encrypted Traffic
If your firewall isn’t scanning SSL-encrypted traffic, then your network isn’t as safe as you think. Some reports indicate that by the end of 2016 two-thirds of all traffic on the internet will be encrypted. […]

Six CyberSecurity Tips for the Holiday Season
The holiday shopping season is also a big season for cyber-criminals to breach high-traffic retailers. Forecasting from trends I have seen over the past 18 months, here are six security tips on how to protect […]

Retailers Are Jumping on the Wi-Fi Bandwagon
The other day I went clothes shopping at the mall with my 12-year-old son, an experience that’s usually painful for both of us. While he was deciding between “straight leg” and “skinny leg” pants I […]

SonicWall Previews New APT at SonicWall World 2015
Suffice it to say, SonicWall ‘s been in the news recently. Certainly the news around EMC has garnered many headlines. But it’s great to know that while all of this goes on, our number one priority […]

Firewall Hero Sandwich to the Rescue
When a giant global plastics manufacturer faced a super cyber threat landscape, SonicWall’s firewall “Hero Sandwich” came to the rescue. This powerful security solution of the SonicWall Firewall Sandwich was recently leveraged by our customer, […]

New SonicWall Email Security 8.2 w. Cyren AV
The foundation of email threat protection has long been anti-virus technology and IP reputation databases. Threat research teams across the globe are hard at work analyzing email, identifying spam and malware, and building anti-virus and […]

Visualization is Key to Deeper Network Security
If you follow sports at all you’ve probably heard about athletes using visualization to improve performance. It’s a simple tool where an athlete visualizes or “sees” himself or herself performing successfully in the athlete’s mind. […]

SonicWall Security is coming to SonicWall World 2015
SonicWall World 2015 takes place in Austin in a couple of weeks, Oct. 20-22, and I am eager to talk security with our customers, partners, press and analysts. We will kick off the conference with a […]

Internet of Things (IoT) Challenges Solution Providers with Security Risks
A lot has happened in the last year across SonicWall Network Security Solutions. We have implemented a complete refresh of our SonicWall TZ Wireless firewall product line from top to bottom while expanding the portfolio with […]

Evolving and Innovating to Deliver World-Class Security Solutions
This week, I was excited to attend the SonicWall Peak Performance Conference and get an opportunity to speak with our partners about what they’re seeing in the field and how we can help them build their […]

SoincWall Security Helps Partners Fight Malware Economy with Innovation at SoincWall Peak Performance
Today, at SoincWall Peak Performance 2015 in Las Vegas, I am zeroing in on the most important information for our SoincWall Security channel partners. A lot has happened in the last year across SoincWall Security Solutions. In fact, […]

Are You Compromising Your Business Security
As advances in networking continue to provide tremendous benefits, businesses are increasingly challenged by sophisticated attacks designed to disrupt communication, degrade performance and compromise data. Striking the perfect balance between network security and performance is […]

Is Your Existing Security Solution Able to Protect Against Emerging Threats
Many deployed security solutions rely on a number of legacy products to provide layered security services. In addition, most customers are without security products that perform deep packet inspection (DPI) or SSL/TLS (DPI-SSL) inspection. This […]

Wireless Firewall Solutions for Small Offices and Distributed Enterprises
If you are a small office, I have good news; the new SonicWall TZ Wireless Firewall Series now has integrated wireless. In an earlier life, the startup I was working for had a small compact […]

A Winning Wireless Combo – New SonicWall TZ Wireless Firewalls and SonicWall SonicPoints 802.11ac
This is a guest post by Timothy Martinez, Founder and President of Western NRG, a premier partner of SonicWall Solutions. The new SonicWall TZ Wireless line offers comprehensive security and powerful performance for wired and […]

Combat Cyber Espionage with New SonicWall TZ Wireless Firewalls
How many times have you heard the phrase, “Your data is your most valuable possession?” Pretty often I bet. And it’s true. The information your organization keeps is extremely important not only to you, but […]

Five Essentials for Best of Breed Next Gen Firewalls
Beyond basic network firewall testing scenarios, the specialized firewall testing tools needed to accurately assess next-generation firewall (NGFW) security effective remain out of reach to any but the largest IT department budgets. Therefore, most organizations […]

How Next Gen Firewalls are Increasing Your Business Profitability
Shrinking or flat IT security budgets and personnel; this is what many organizations of any size are facing daily. However, the security threats and compliance requirements continue to grow and become even more complex. In […]

The Future Looks Bright for Mobile Worker Productivity
Managing and securing mobile data is about to get a whole lot easier. Mobile platform providers, historically focused on the consumer, are now investing heavily in new OS features that will seamlessly integrate with mobile […]

Mobile Security Checklist to Minimize Risk
The number of mobile devices in the workplace is exploding and with this, a new frontier for cyber-attack is emerging that poses a significant risk to business. As the great philosopher and strategist SunTze wrote, […]

Deep Dive Into SonicWall Security at the SonicWall World 2015 Software User Forum
During my 14 years with SonicWall Security (formerly SonicWall), I’ve never seen a greater need for powerful network security, and the SonicWall World Software User Forum provides a great opportunity for you to mingle with some […]

Go mobile to Increase Employee Productivity
What if you could increase employee productivity and employee satisfaction? Compelling evidence shows that employers that embrace the use of mobile devices for work purposes, whether personal or corporate issued, can do just that. Too […]

IT Security: Is Your Strategy Adopted by Employees
Patrick Sweeney, executive director of product management, SonicWall Security Products once said “At any given moment, every organization in the world is a few packets away from an imminent infrastructure disaster!” There can be many reasons […]

How Safe is Your Network Security in Your Retail Store
Let me ask you a question. How safe is your security position in your retail store? If you lock your doors and windows, then why not lock your network as well? Locking down your network […]

SonicWall Security Helping Partners Close Gaps to Reduce Risk
Recently, I was privileged to spend three days at the SonicWall Security Peak Performance EMEA conference in Berlin, meeting and talking with more than 300 SonicWall partners and customers from across Europe. Security is very much […]

Adapting Your Mobile IT Security Strategy to Enable Mobile Workers
Providing employees with mobile access to corporate resources and applications can deliver a wealth of benefits, including improved productivity, satisfaction and innovation. However, it also introduces security and compliance challenges, from data loss to network […]

10 Do’s and Don’ts for Securing Wireless in Retail Stores
Not too long ago my wife and I went out to a nice restaurant for dinner. When it was time to pay, the waiter took my credit card and swiped it using a portable credit […]

How to Boost your Agility with End-to-End IT Security
It has been almost impossible to escape the news around high profile security breaches over the past couple of years. The world’s biggest brands are under attack by organized and heavily funded cyber-criminal organizations, and […]

Thwart Retail Breaches by Tracing Digital Footprints
In the time it takes you to read this blog, you will have been cyberattacked over five times. That’s the average number of intrusions that the SonicWall Global Response Intelligent Response (GRID) network detects on […]

How to Enforce Email Compliance and Encryption to Satisfy Users
If you’re like the majority of internet users, you mostly access the internet from your mobile devices. And by the way, so do your customers. In fact, 2014 was the year that mobile traffic exceeded […]

Security Wins Big at Interop in Las Vegas
Las Vegas welcomed thousands of technology professionals last week for the annual Interop IT show to discover the most current and cutting-edge technology innovations and strategies to drive their organizations’ success. SonicWall Security participated in force, […]

Secure Email Data for HIPAA Compliance: Protect Your Business
Protecting sensitive or confidential data is not just good business. For some, it’s legally required and subject to audit. For example, HIPAA regulations require organizations to take reasonable steps to ensure the confidentiality of all […]

Tackle Your Compliance Demands with SonicWall’s New Hosted Email Encryption
Email security is critical to protect your email from threats including spam, phishing attacks and malware. What’s more, government regulations now hold businesses and organizations accountable for protecting confidential data, ensuring it is not leaked […]

Attacks on SCADA facilities are not always attacks on SCADA Systems But don’t relax yet
When SonicWall published its 2015 Annual Threat Report, a standout statistic was the jump in attacks on SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) facilities. Telemetry data showed attacks increasing from 91,000+ in January 2012 to 675,000+ […]

Why Dual-Radio Wireless Makes Sense
You’ve decided to make the move to high-speed wireless. Maybe you’re upgrading to 802.11ac or you’re building a new wireless network from scratch. Either way, you’ve got to decide whether the access points you’re going […]

SonicWall Security and SonicWall Channel Partners: A Two-Way Street to Greater Security
As part of the SonicWall Network Security Group, we strive to expand the reach of SonicWall Security solutions across the globe using many tools of communication. Our mission is to get our top rated, most effective […]

Tips for Deploying Wireless in Your Small Business
As a product manager in the security industry I have the opportunity to travel all over the world. On my trips it’s been very rare that I’ll find a location that does not provide some […]

Why Digital Currencies Like Bitcoin Should Be on Your (security) Radar
What’s the equivalent of cash on the Internet? PayPal? Western Union? Bank transfers? No, no and no ““ along with many other obvious choices. Each of these online payment methods first requires some sort of […]

Six Steps to Securing WiFi in a Small Business
In my job at SonicWall, I talk to a lot of people about IT security. One thing I hear a lot of the time from small business owners is something along the lines of “Why […]

Is Your IT Security Strategy Aligned with Your Business Requirements
Triple-A ratings are normally associated with chief financial officers keeping a tab on John Moody’s bond credit rating. In the world of IT however, how can a chief information officer or information technology decision maker […]

New SonicWall TZ Series Firewall
GROW BY LEVERAGING THE WEB is today’s small and medium business rally call. But, it is the echo to the call that you need to pay attention to: as you open the internet door wider, […]

A Giant Step Forward for Small Business with New SonicWall TZ
Security has not kept up with the improvements in delivery and pricing of broadband speeds. This is especially true with smaller organizations. When these smaller organizations are compromised, they often go out of business. Larger […]

Three Reasons to Make The Jump to 802.11ac
Back in 2013 we started to hear about the next leap forward in wireless technology, 802.11ac. Then last year, we began to see WiFi-enabled products enter the market that integrated the new standard. Now, it’s […]

Introducing Secure Mobile Access 6200/7200 SMA 11.2
IT organizations are struggling to keep up with mobile worker demand for access to more resources from more device types without compromising security. Often, mobile workers are accessing company resources from multiple devices concurrently, increasing […]

Five Tips for Protecting Your Email
Organizations are wary of the impact to their business due to spam, phishing and virus emails that enter their organization. I spend a considerable amount of my time with customers and partners discussing ways to […]

Ten Tips for Protecting POS Systems from Memory Scraping Malware
In the recently published 2015 SonicWall Security Threat Report, one of the observations on the evolution of attacks on POS systems is the rise in popularity of malware that uses memory scraping to steal sensitive data. […]

Beyond “Seven Layers”: Local Network Protection from Global Threats
Last week my colleague, John Gordineer posted a blog entitled “Seven layers of protection from hacked websites”. This blog goes further in examining how you can be protected from threats that can emerge from the […]

How Do We Live in Tomorrow’s World of Mobile Security?
BYOD is solvable. COPE is solvable. The rest of the acronym soup that describes problems associated with keeping company data safe while on mobile devices are solvable. But today, it takes several different solutions strung […]

SonicWall WXA 1.3 with Clustering for WAN Acceleration (WXA) Series Optimizes Bandwidth Utilization
There’s been talk in the U.S. recently about increasing broadband speeds which is good news for many. “As consumers adopt and demand more from their platforms and devices, the need for broadband will increase,” FCC […]