SonicWall Celebrates Cybersecurity Awareness Month with SOCtoberfest Launching New Research, Content and Resources

Blog series, refreshed Cybersecurity Best Practices page and a new SLED threat brief help
organizations of every size turn awareness into active protection

MILPITAS, Calif., Oct. 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SonicWall today announced the celebration of SOCtoberfest, its contribution to Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Throughout October, SonicWall is publishing new research, practical guidance and refreshed resources to help organizations, partners and communities strengthen the basic habits to go beyond awareness and build daily habits of active cyber protection.

Cybersecurity Awareness Month highlights a simple truth: strong security depends on people and process as much as technology. SOCtoberfest brings together SonicWall research, Zero Trust expertise and managed security services experience in one place, so that organizations with and without dedicated security teams can act on proven steps.

This momentum isn't an isolated win; it is a trend validated at every level of the business. From top-tier analyst recognition and prestigious industry awards to accelerating partner recruitment and deeper platform adoption, the market is confirming SonicWall's direction. For the leadership team, this broad alignment of external validation and commercial growth is the ultimate proof that the positive trajectory is real, sustainable, and gaining significant momentum.

"No single vendor can solve cybersecurity alone. Attackers share what works, and defenders have to do the same," said Michael Crean, General Manager at SonicWall. "Cybersecurity Awareness Month is a reminder that customers are best protected when vendors, partners and the wider security community work together and keep the guidance clear, practical and open to everyone."

SOCtoberfest Deliverables

SOCtoberfest builds on a period of recognition for SonicWall, including its placement as a Leader and Fast Mover in the 2026 GigaOm Radar for Enterprise Firewalls and its global community of more than 17,000 partners. It turns that experience into guidance that organizations can use today. The resources below will be added to SonicWall's Cybersecurity Best Practices page as they are published.

• Refreshed Cybersecurity Best Practices page. SonicWall is updating its Cybersecurity Best Practices page with new assets, and each SOCtoberfest blog will be added as it goes live.
• The 7 Deadly Sins of Cybersecurity Meet CISA's Core Steps. This blog connects common security mistakes to CISA's recommended actions, drawing on findings from the SonicWall 2026 Cyber Protect Report.
• The Four Habits That Stop Most Attacks: Passwords, MFA, Phishing and Patching. A practical guide to the fundamentals, with perspective on Zero Trust and how SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) helps put them into practice.
• Turning Cybersecurity Awareness Into a Daily Habit, No Security Team Required. A look at how organizations without dedicated staff can sustain good security through SonicWall managed security services, to be published on October, 21, 2026.
• SLED Protect Brief. A vertical threat brief for state, local and education organizations, continuing SonicWall's series of industry-specific research to be published on October 20, 2026.

Availability
Refreshed resources are available at www.sonicwall.com/cybersecurity-best-practices. Organizations that want help reviewing their security posture can visit the page or contact their SonicWall representative.

To learn more, visit SonicWall at www.sonicwall.com/cybersecurity-best-practices.

About SonicWall
SonicWall is a partner-first unified cybersecurity portfolio that helps SMBs, MSPs, and IT teams consolidate network, endpoint, cloud, and threat response across hybrid environments. For more than 30 years, SonicWall has championed a partner-first model that combines purpose-built technology, cloud-delivered security services and real-time threat intelligence to help businesses prevent breaches, reduce risk and stay operational in the face of evolving modern threats. We are committed to deliver the best security outcomes for our customers where others deliver features and functions. Through its unified cybersecurity portfolio and global community of over 17,000 partners, SonicWall enables managed service providers to actively manage, continuously optimize and measurably protect networks, cloud environments, endpoints and applications. The company is redefining cybersecurity around outcomes that matter to business leaders, including breach prevention, compliance achievement, cost efficiency and reduced human error, because protection is not about what a product can do but about what it actually delivers.

SOURCE SonicWall Inc.