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WatchGuard Network Security Overview

What is WatchGuard Network Security?

For over 20 years, WatchGuard has pioneered cutting-edge cyber security technology and delivered it as easy-to-deploy and easy-to-manage solutions. Our unique approach to network security focuses on bringing best-in-class, enterprise-grade security to any organization, regardless of size or technical expertise. Ideal for SMBs and distributed enterprise organizations, our award-winning Unified Threat Management (UTM) appliances are designed from the ground up to focus on ease of deployment, use, and ongoing management, in addition to providing the strongest security possible.

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Product Description

WatchGuard has deployed nearly a million integrated, multi-function threat management appliances worldwide. Our signature red boxes are architected to be the industry's smartest, fastest, and meanest security devices with every scanning engine running at full throttle.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

WatchGuard solutions are designed with simplicity and security in mind. All of our network security solutions are easy to deploy, use and manage making them ideal for small businesses, midsize organizations and managed service providers around the world. Furthermore, the WatchGuard Firebox platform provides layered security through one, Total Security Suite license that includes reporting and management at no additional charge. The Firebox platform is available in a variety of sizes and form factors including hardware, virtual and Cloud.


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Year Founded
1996
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Seatle, WA
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1,082 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

WatchGuard is a cybersecurity vendor that specializes in network security solutions. They offer a range of products, including firewalls, secure access, and threat detection systems, designed to protect businesses from cyber threats. With a focus on delivering advanced security features and simplified management, WatchGuard caters to organizations of all sizes, helping them secure their networks, applications, and data. For more information, visit their website at https://www.watchguard.com.


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Verified UserEnterprise (> 1000 emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Advanced network solutions provided by watchdog."
Generally we used to have Intrusion detection systems but there are some issues while identifying the critical assets which is having issues or com...
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Shakila A.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Review about WatchGuard Network Security"
Its user interface is user friendly. It guards from cyber threats.
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hicham a.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
3.5 out of 5
"Scalable Network Security with Room for Improvement"
WatchGuard Network Security is known for ease of use, ease of implementation, customer support, frequency of use, number of features, ease of integ...
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WatchGuard Network Security Media

WatchGuard Network Security Demo - WatchGuard Cloud
Get a high-level, aggregated “big picture” view of network activity that pinpoints top threats and trends, active policies and traffic patterns, and correlated views of top users and applications.
WatchGuard Network Security Demo - FireWatch
See network activity presented as elegant visualizations making it easy to identify potential threats, monitor Internet usage and gain critical insights about related traffic trends. See, at a glance, who is consuming the most bandwidth, if there are unusual traffic patterns, and what the most-v...
WatchGuard Network Security Demo - RapidDeploy
RapidDeploy is a powerful, Cloud-based deployment and configuration tool that comes standard with WatchGuard Firebox appliances. It’s fully built into WatchGuard Cloud, enabling you to get your Fireboxes up and running in minutes. Simply upload a configuration, then all new Fireboxes will call ho...
WatchGuard Network Security Demo - Subscriber Device Summary
The days of sizing, upgrading, and maintaining infrastructure are gone. With WatchGuard Cloud, there’s no infrastructure to deploy or maintain. Lower your total cost of ownership (TCO) with flexible data retention options and with set-up that only takes a few minutes.
WatchGuard Network Security Demo - Simplified Management
No need to jump from tool to tool to manage your security or inventory. With WatchGuard Cloud, you can deploy Firebox appliances in minutes, allocate AuthPoint licenses, and monitor your network all from one, centralized location.
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Infrastructure engineer
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about WatchGuard Network Security?

I like the management software, the way you can create on-the-fly security objects when creating rules or when you are looking for data in the realtime log window Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WatchGuard Network Security?

When you are reviewing quarantined emails, the quarantine client sometimes loose connection with the server and you have to refresh. I don't like to use only one option to search for data in the realtime log, there has to be a way like when one is using watchguard dimension, you can use more than one filter. Also, reports on watchguard dimension somehow don't display the same data Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WatchGuard Network Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

We're a an SMB and Watchguard fits our budget, also, we're using Watchguard devices for ten years and didn't have problems with them. Rules are simple to create and that makes it productive because you spend less time configuring it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about WatchGuard Network Security?

As using Firebox it helps in making the enviroment free of threats and if there is a zero-day is discovered Firebox helps in making everything safe and secured.

The best is that i can monitor, analyze, and respond to threats from anywhere, anytime. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WatchGuard Network Security?

High cost but actually it deserve that ...

Some applications needs special permissions and special rules which are not easy to be done for new users.

Performance is good for [Medium~High] traffic rate but not [High ~ Very high] Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WatchGuard Network Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

Most protective Network security ever.

It helps providing security and high speed connection. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about WatchGuard Network Security?

Watchguard offers a solution for every aspect of security we need. The documentation is always thorough and easy to understand. In my experience, Watchguard's user interfaces are easy to use and make sense but still offer all the features I would expect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WatchGuard Network Security?

Even though their support is great, they don't always answer my less critical support tickets during my business hours. Sometimes they reply overnight so it takes extra time to resolve. This usually isn't an issue with critical, high-priority issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WatchGuard Network Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

The firewall does exactly what it should be doing. It keeps the bad guys out while letting us provide the services we need to our employees and customers. Ultimately, combining their services such as Endpoint Security and Authpoint, gives me peace of mind. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

JG
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What do you like best about WatchGuard Network Security?

I like the all-encompassing software that allows for network security and patch management. I like the simplicity of using the product and firewall and subscription services that are available are incredibly useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WatchGuard Network Security?

One of the things I dislike is that the patch management sometimes fails and does not provide you with a reason other than a link to Microsoft. Also, the website filtering on the product does not allow you to see the websites that are being blocked, only the category. I want some more granularity in that regard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WatchGuard Network Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

WatchGuard provides my Firewall and my patch management solution. It is doing such a good job that all machines install patches on the same day. This allowed us to keep our environment secure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WatchGuard Network Security?

Straight out of the box, this firewall setup is straightforward. Of course, you can customize practically anything you want as well. I've set up competitors' firewalls that seemed overly complex; this was relatively easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WatchGuard Network Security?

Unfortunately, Tech Support is lacking. When you need support, regardless of whether it's considered mission-critical, it may take days to respond. Watchguard needs to improve in this area. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WatchGuard Network Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

Intrusion prevention and malware prevention are essential to our business as well as they are to yours. WatchGuard does an excellent job of keeping you safe. The WebBlocker feature does an excellent job of stopping improper web usage at work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about WatchGuard Network Security?

- Easy and simple to configure and deploy.

- Multiple access interface (browser & WG System Manager)

-Uses very low internet resources for WAN VPN

- Watchguard support is timely and convenient. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WatchGuard Network Security?

- Intergration with AD requires enhancement and SSO at times doesnt function as expected.

- Dimension reporting is not detailed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WatchGuard Network Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

-IPSec VPN connectivity with branch offices is stable and convenient even in a mixed FW environment. SDWAN is even brilliant and easy to setup.

- Uses very limited resources in terms of bandwidth. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about WatchGuard Network Security?

Ease of use, quality of service and products, quick response in case of incident. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WatchGuard Network Security?

Perhaps to have a little more control over users who sign up for the partner portal. In this case, I wish I could delete them if necessary, and not have to open a ticket. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WatchGuard Network Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

It is allowing us to implement an initial layer on clients for external and internal connections, as well as greater control of the network. We’ve been able to segment departments, mount secure VPNs, etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Network Engineer
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about WatchGuard Network Security?

It has almost nothing to discord with bugs and problems. When implemented correctly, the firewall never shuts down, and it is easy to detect issues when occurred.

The VPN is very consistent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WatchGuard Network Security?

When you need qualified support, the Latam Region is complex; Firebox is located in a specific quadrant. It isn't nice when you compete with other marks like Fortinet. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WatchGuard Network Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

The firebox is helping us to secure our network and keep high availability.

We can maintain our productivity, and our clients don't suffer incidents.

Our business performance is increased. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about WatchGuard Network Security?

Ease of installation, proper documentation, and the short time it takes to get everything ready. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WatchGuard Network Security?

Difficulty in understanding the model types e.g. in my first order, I mistakenly bought WatchGuard Firebox T15 Trade up not knowing that it's for those that already have WatchGuard. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WatchGuard Network Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has successfully kept viruses at bay. Before now, there were viruses on the network but now everything is under control. Also, there is no fear regarding internet exposure. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MZ
IT Specialist
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about WatchGuard Network Security?

SImple to manage, complete services and interfaces. many different appliance available for every king ow workload.

Rapid response time to technical support request. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about WatchGuard Network Security?

no web interfaces available for the cluster setup. not fully clear load reporting and monitoring. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering WatchGuard Network Security:

Trust their support capabilities, and the real affidability of all watchguard devices Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is WatchGuard Network Security solving and how is that benefiting you?

We have standardized all our firewall devices in all our network locations. On product fit all architecture. Simplified and centalized management. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.