Cisco Firepower 9300 Series vs. WatchGuard Network Security

While Cisco Firepower 9300 Series is an enterprise-grade Firewall solution, it might be less suited for businesses with restricted IT budgets. Still, Cisco Firepower 9300 Series meet all cybersecurity and compliance requirements and is the best option available at this moment in my opinion.

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I'd recommend Watchguard Network Security in a scenario in which a satellite office or remote branch requires access into something like head offices file server, in which case I'd suggest the installation of some Watchguard appliances in both location alongside setup of a vpn tunnel. I'd also recommend Watchguard Network Security in the situation where staff are accessing non-work related resources in the office, in which case I'd suggest the installation of a firewall and configuring of web filtering.

• Tracking and containing of malwares and potential threats
• Monitoring over network, users, and appliances
• All-in-one centralized security dashboard
• Threat control

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• Incoming Torrent attempts were blocked, but outgoing (by a user) were permitted. Similarly, other direct attempts were summarily blocked.
• provides full administrative support for analysis of usage and scope.
• strong Wi-Fi support and security - area wi-fi maps
• They think of all the things secure and I don't have to worry about it.
• I have not identified anything else that needs improvement - I am well satisfied.

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• Frequent video tutorials about Firepower 9300 Series
• Flexible subscription licenses

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• Sometimes, it is not very intuitive. You'll not know how to use certain features unless you read the documentation.
• Some settings in the firebox are not visible unless you enter edit mode. This can cause inadvertent issues if you make a change when you just want to review the settings.
• The use of blocks in the design of the Firewatch interface can be confusing. A better design could have been used.

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I'm giving this note to WatchGuard Network Security due to its ease of daily support (after acquiring necessary knowledge in the solution), which allows agility in configuration changes, its integration of several reliable security features (such as SSL VPN, VPN Virtual Interfaces between companies, and others) and functional and stability in operation, with no downtime in the equipment due to problems or malfunctions

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Although it might take some time to figure out, we have been able to use WatchGuard's online reference library and tech support to create/implement/modify all of our filtering rules and exceptions needed. There really has not been a shortcoming other than perhaps a learning curve.

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Availability has always been a strong point of this product, it is rare that watchguard does not have a solution for customers' network monitoring needs.

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The performance of WatchGuard Network Security is very good, in the years that we have used the solution we have only had a single error and Watchguard itself was able to solve it. Furthermore, when purchasing any product, the partner always evaluates the capacity of the solution to recommend the most appropriate product for our needs.

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We have only had to contact them once during the initial set up to help bring the internet back on line. After that for the most part our systems have been automated, and could easily be checked form their online FAQ and Knowledge base that they provide. Everything else is easily handled from their browser based interface

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We participate to a in person training and the three days of learning was really useful and complete to gain skill to solve the major part of the problem we encounter during our life. And more the in person training give us the opportunity to create a network with other WatchGuard partner.

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Online training is good for learning how to use the product. It does not teach security strategy because that is not its intent.

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I had my key information for setting up the firewall, and they assisted me in finding the settings and appropriate places to enter data. They also helped troubleshoot when I didn't understand some of their feature concepts, and we got it running.

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Our tech had previous experience with WatchGuard Network Security and the Fortinet devices we were using weren't functioning to the standards we needed them to. As costs have increased with WatchGuard Network Security and across the board, we are looking for a different vendor from WatchGuard Network Security at renewal. WatchGuard Network Security offers a great product, but it costs.

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This product is very scalable since previously everything related to Watchguard was on premises but that has now changed with the inclusion of watchguard cloud. Now the product has evolved to have full control of firewalls at the cloud level.

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• Met yearly compliance requirements
• Boosted trust in investors
• Secured IT environment

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• We are currently experiencing a DDOS attack on our gateway server, and geoblocking alone has helped us fight that.
• Additionally, the Firewatch feature is amazing, it helps me pinpoint which IPs are connected to our gateway.
• Branch office VPN has always been a great and useful feature.

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