Keysight Network Test (Ixia BreakingPoint & Hawkeye) vs. WatchGuard Network Security

Keysight BreakingPoint Cloud is a Software-as-a-Service Cybersecurity Assessment Platform which ensures optimal configuration of DDoS protection services and performs regularly scheduled validations using an always up-to-date library of DDoS attacks. BreakingPoint Cloud has intelligence of more than 20 years of leadership in network security testing to reveal your security exposure across public, private, and hybrid networks.

Incentivized

We've found our Firebox works well in our SMB environment as it provides for all our needs. I could see where the models we've used would not be correct for a larger company but we just don't need the throughput. Larger companies, bigger pipes, higher models, sure. I don't see why a Firebox wouldn't work well for anyone needing an Edge device.

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• Scalability
• DDoS Protection
• Data Security Compliance

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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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• Cost Effective
• Multi Vendor Support
• Private Cloud support

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• Help with a better solution for working with MS Exchange on-prem so that we can secure the ECP and OWA from the outside without losing functionality for active sync for cell phones and such.
• Even more affordable smaller boxes for home use.
• Built-in ways to handle the newer network protocols/features such as QUIC protocols that services like google are using so that we don't have to block all of that type of traffic just to be able to block youtube from loading for users that we don't want using it.

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

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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Applications errors should always be expected in any kind of technology. What matters most is the way you find to resolve it.

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WatchGuard works seemlessly and so in the background you don't realize it's there until you need it!

Incentivized

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

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

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.

Incentivized

Keysight Breaking Point stacks up against others as it has an intelligence for more than 20 years. It gives evidence to document DDoS protection compliance to comply the regulatory compliance. To eliminate attacks, Keysight’s Breaking Point Cloud provides a real time IP validation, confirming you can simulate DDoS tests only against resources on your Microsoft Azure cloud infrastructure.

Incentivized

I can't compare Watch Guard to Sonic Wall, because it was many years ago. The reason that I moved to Watch Guard was the ability to block users from downloading, and create a screen that allows me to over-ride that blocking with a logon name and password. I can sit at the users desk and not have to go back to my desk to logon the website

Incentivized

We scaled it exactly as we needed it to be! Easy, money-saving, and we didn't end up with features or options that we'd never use or worry about.

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• Data Center Micro Segmentation
• Scada Network Security
• Application and Threat Intelligence

Incentivized

• High reliability has not only limited the time I have to spend maintaining my own network but has also made them an easy sell to smaller clients who balk at the price tag compared to a home router.
• The ability to configure a dimension server to ease log collection and analysis has cut down significantly on the man hours required to monitor and maintain all of our various clients.
• Rapid replacements in the rare instances of failure means that we are able to get failed units swapped out fast and so this limits the number of backup devices we need to keep on hand in case of outages.

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