WatchGuard Internet Security Insights Q1, 2024

Posted June 18, 2024

The latest security analysis from WatchGuard Threat Labs is out! Download the full report and checkout the highlights and infographic below.

Network-based malware detections dropped by 49% compared to Q4 2023, while endpoint malware detections increased by over 75%.
Malware hiding behind encryption (TLS) increased to 69% in Q1, emphasizing the need to decrypt HTTPS web traffic.
Zero-day malware (malware that evades signature-based detection) dropped to 36% of all malware, an unusually low number.
The Pandoraspear botnet targeting smart TVs and a new Mirai variant targeting TP-Link devices were among the most widespread threats.
Network attacks increased 13% quarter-over-quarter but are still down year-over-year. An HAProxy vulnerability was a top network attack.
Endpoint ransomware attacks decreased by about 23%, likely due to law enforcement takedown efforts.
Chromium-based browsers were responsible for 78% of malware originating from web browser attacks.
Malicious PowerShell and JavaScript scripts declined as malware delivery methods while Windows binaries increased.

Kyle Vinar

Kyle Vinar is Partner / President of Verus Corporation. He oversees all business operations and coaches Verus teams to continually improve on their solutions from client experience to product development and overall solution implementation. He works with all Verus resources to increase efficiencies and excellence in every aspect of their organizational roles. Kyle believes that people are the last real competitive edge that a company can have and constructing a rich culture is a vital step in running a world-class organization. Therefore he strives to create a culture within Verus that allows everyone to show up authentically and grow both personally and professionally, which in turn allows Verus Corp team members to provide clients with top-of-the-line service. Kyle helps balance strategy, capacity, and culture in such a way that has allowed Verus Corp to achieve exponential growth since he joined the company in 2013. One of Kyle’s greatest professional achievements has been in helping lay the foundation upon which Verus Corporation could be named the 2nd Best Place to Work by the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Kyle holds a Bachelor of Science in Marketing from St. Cloud State University. He lives in Champlin with his wife and 3 children. He has enjoyed volunteering as a soccer coach for over 6 years and was the former Director of Coaching for Rebels Soccer Club. If Kyle isn’t on the sidelines of one of his children’s soccer games or in the audience of his eldest’s musicals, he can often be found cruising scenic routes on his Harley, in a deer stand, or on the golf course.