SonicWALL stories
Banks are seeing attackers favour stealthy access over ransomware, with a UK-specific exploit hitting nearly half of monitored sensors.
More than 14,000 users will gain wider managed protection as the UK services provider centralises oversight of over 1,200 firewalls.
The real risk lies in unpatched flaws, as attackers increasingly exploit fixes already available but not yet installed.
Legacy systems and slow patching are leaving banks exposed, with financial services hit by more than double the average cyberattacks per device.
Mid-market firms could gain enterprise-grade AI defence without replacing existing systems, as SonicWall rolls out GPT-5.5-Cyber through partners.
Healthcare saw the smallest attack decline in SonicWall's latest data, as 10 ransomware families and millions of exploit hits kept pressure high.
Weak passwords and outdated access rules are leaving small businesses exposed as AI speeds up phishing, credential theft and network probing.
Pipeline stalls when a feature demo is mistaken for a POC, wasting time and leaving buyers unsure what success looks like.
Patching alone has left some older SonicWall devices exposed to VPN attacks, with reliaQuest finding the first known in-the-wild use of CVE-2024-12802.
Attackers still exploit basic gaps for months, with 88% of SMB breaches in 2025 involving ransomware, the report says.
Small offices and branch sites now get Gen 8 protection as SonicWall expands its firewall range into cloud and hypervisor environments.
Hybrid networks need the right mix of hardware and software firewalls to avoid bottlenecks, gaps and policy drift.
Despite years of predictions, the global firewall market is still worth about USD $6 billion as hybrid networks and OT keep demand alive.
Stolen passwords can still leave companies safe if access controls check device trust, location and context before letting anyone in.
Ransomware and data theft can follow a single click, making verified access and threat containment critical for organisations.
Clear reporting can stop managed service providers being treated as a cost, helping justify renewals and opening the door to upsell opportunities.
Unpatched gateways leave firms open to ransomware, outages and multimillion-dollar ransom demands, with Zero Trust access reducing the attack surface.
Long-term client trust has helped the Egyptian MSP upgrade 75% of its SonicWall hardware base and expand managed security services.
Better network performance and stronger security are helping South African businesses justify firewall refreshes as Atomgate replaces ageing SonicWall kit.
Breach risk stays high for smaller firms because stolen credentials and weakly joined controls let attackers slip past existing tools.
