Goodbye, WatchGuard Blogs; Hello, WatchGuard Wire!

As you've probably noticed, we haven't posted any updates to this blog in many months. Regular readers are probably wondering where the heck we've been. The short answer is... Due to many changes at WatchGuard, we will be retiring these WatchGuard Blogs and returning to the WatchGuard Wire.

Scott Pinzon and I originally started this blog as an experimental offshoot of the WatchGuard Wire. At the time, we'd been posting blog-like security stories on the Wire for years. However, our voice on the Wire was very business professional; it didn't leave much room for our personalities or personal interests to come out. We started the WatchGuard Blogs with the desire to change that. The Blog was where we could share our personal opinions about the security stories we reported. We also hoped the blog would provide our readers a place to share their opinions. We dreamed of starting our own small security community.

In the beginning, this all worked out well. When we started, we had another analyst, Mark Waldstein, take over the normal news posts on the WatchGuard Wire, which left both Scott and I plenty of time to post on the Blog. So what happened? Well, we lost some people.

Unfortunately, both Scott and Mark have left WatchGuard to pursue other opportunities. While this is great news for them, I'm sad to have seen them go. I enjoyed working with both of them. Scott in particular has been my "partner in crime" for years here at WatchGuard. We pioneered many new projects together, including our well-known Malware Analysis video series.

These personnel changes, as well as a slight change in my own job title, have left our various security content feeds very understaffed. Essentially, it leaves only me to write LiveSecurity Alerts, WatchGuard Wire posts, WatchGuard Blog posts, and to record the Radio Free Security podcast. One man can't do it all. In order to provide regular content, one of these feeds had to go. That's why we're officially discontinuing the WatchGuard Blogs.

Don't fret though, there is a silver lining. You can still get the same type of blog-like security stories I posted here at the WatchGuard Wire. In fact, I plan on adopting the more relaxed voice we used here on the Wire. So if you'd still like to follow my security stories, I encourage you to subscribe to the WatchGuard Wire feed.

Also, if you're crunched for time and just want to know where to find the latest security stories, I recommend you follow me on Twitter. I tweet as SecAdept. With so many task to do, I only post to the WatchGuard Wire around twice a week. However, I tend to tweet daily about the latest security news. So if you're really interested in the latest breaking security news, you can find it on Twitter.

I apologize that it has taken me so long to officially explain our absence on the blog. It simply took a while to adjust to these internal changes, and to formulate a new content plan. I hope you continue to follow our security posts at the WatchGuard Wire and on Twitter. Nonetheless, thank you for reading the WatchGuard Blogs. It was a pleasure to provide it for you, and I enjoyed meeting some of you in the comment section. Adieu.