WatchGuard Network Security Reviews

We use WatchGuard devices in our main and satellite office with the network security enabled on both via their Total Security package. They are vital for monitoring traffic coming and going from both sites and ensuring that users are kept safe while doing their jobs and (hopefully) prevent any outages.

Currently, we utilize WatchGuard Network Security as the key component for both of our offices. We also resell and recommend WatchGuard to our clients and support approximately 50-60 deployed scenarios as the solution for network protection and security, through hardware and the integrated security such as DPI, AV, Webblocking and so much more.

We utilize WatchGuard equipment and their Security Suites in our main office, as well as deploying it on-site for all of our IT customers. Our primary role is working with criminal justice agencies, and WatchGuard products serve many of the appropriate needs. Their firewalls are FIPS 140-2 compliant and offer a full range of services that will maintain compliance with federal CJIS and state policies regarding the access and transmission of criminal justice information (CJI).

Their assortment of proxy policies and security services ensure that our criminal justice networks are safe, secure, and controlled. They utilize multiple layers of threat detection to protect their critical/sensitive data. And with many criminal justice networks requiring two-factor authentication for mobile devices, WatchGuard now offers their integrated AuthPoint service, which can easily provide this service to agencies without requiring them to invest in third-party tokens/services to make it happen.

As a network security architect, it is my job to design NIST SP-800 cybersecurity framework hardened network layer security solutions. These strategies are combined with a comprehensive cybersecurity kill chain plan inclusive of email, network, phone, printer, cloud, server, and endpoint layered defense strategies. As part of the design decision, technologies that consistently have extremely high efficacy while having a low TCO are absolutely essential for this solution to be manageable, effective, and affordable. WatchGuard has been our choice for network layer protection for more than 10 years. We also use their endpoint protection agent technologies and authentication solutions. In doing so, we have been able to deliver high levels of security effectiveness at an affordable price to organizations ranging from one user to 500 users.

We use WatchGuard firewalls across the entire organization for all of our clients as a tool in troubleshooting but also much much more. Their Traffic Monitor tool shows real-time network traffic to help us troubleshoot connectivity, security threats, and do general monitoring. I can search in real-time the logs for username, IP address, ports, or even websites. It also shows allowed, blocked or dropped packets in real-time. No more packet captures! This is just one of their amazing tools built into their Total Security Suite stack. Another great tool for us is DNS Watch which checks DNS queries to block malicious sites and redirects those users to educational videos. DNS Watch solves the problem of users clicking on things they shouldn't and also saves us time on not having to educate the end-users on security best practices. Easy of use and their amazing tech support is the icing on the cake. I can't tell you how many times I get into other firewalls and had to dig and dig to find a setting or re-engineer the wheel to fix something simple. Everything is where it intuitively should be in my humble opinion and also their tech support rocks!

We deploy WatchGaurd solutions to many of the customers we manage and monitor, from end to end, for their network infrastructure. The single-pane glass of management via the web portal is a priceless feature, which makes troubleshooting issues a lot easier.

It is currently being used across the entire organization. We have the reporting feature that is set up. We also have the policies on the firewall set up. The business problem that it addresses is making sure that our network is safe and secure. We have reporting to verify what is happening in our network. Also, it can limit the network bandwidth per user as well as show where users transverse on the network and in the Internet. That way we can do things like be proactive with helping them if they click on the wrong websites that might exploit their computer.

We use WatchGuard Network Security both internally and for corporate clients. The range of security services, product range, configuration flexibility and ROI makes WatchGuard an outstanding choice.

We are using it currently in our own organization as our primary firewall, wireless, and VPN solution. We are also using them for some of our clients with managed services.

i3 Business Solutions is a technology managed services and security provider in West Michigan. We are a WatchGuard partner using the WatchGuard Dimension Dashboard to monitor or manage over 100 Fireboxes for our clients. The Dimension Dashboard single pane of glass allows us to improve and tighten cybersecurity for clients in a standardized, consistent, and efficient manner.

We are a reseller and we use it as our first line firewall in all our clients as a security and firewall/router.

- Multiple SMB's. We recommend, manage, and install security (and other) solutions for businesses throughout Western Canada.
- WatchGuard security addresses the current Canadian Federal Government standards for businesses that handle personal client information.

As an IT consultant for many organizations, deploying WatchGuard gives me the centralized control, access and reporting I need to keep my clients as secure as possible. Dimension Control allows me to centrally control all of my clients border protection devices while also providing me a global view of each endpoint through TDR and Authpoint. Their MSP tools are improving on each release.

We are a Managed IT Services Company in Seattle Washington, and deploy WatchGuard hardware and software across every one of our client networks. WatchGuard firewalls provide network security protection, along with a wide range of security software which can be customized and configured based on the client's specific security needs. WatchGuard Basic and Complete Security suites address security concerns from web content filtering to threat detection and response.

We utilize WatchGuard's Total Security Suite (TSS) to protect our networks from all current threats. We use WatchGuard firewalls with TSS across our entire organization with all protection features enabled, including Reputation Enabled Defense, Threat Detection and Response, Geolocation filtering, web blocking with content filtering, and a nice, new feature known as DNS Watch.

WatchGuard Network Security is used organization-wide for approximately 200 users. Also using the Mobile User VPN and APT Blocker functionality. Utilizing the Dimension reports help use identify trends and user use behavior patterns.

We utilize WatchGuard across our entire organization to protect our own infrastructure, as well as client, hosted infrastructure. The problems resolved by WatchGuard for us have mainly been high security related issues such as gateway antivirus, spam filter, geolocation and many other security holes that our businesses fave. WatchGuard allows us to provide security at an affordable price.

Our WatchGuard Firewall is used by our entire organization. It addresses problems such as: protection from intrusive and destructive viruses, protecting our files from Crypto Locker, allowing us to Geo Block countries that are known virus factories. It also allows us to remote in to some of our customers and help them remotely with PC issues.

Our WatchGuard firewall is our trusted barrier between us and the outside world. I like the features that help keep us safe from ransomware. The webpage blocking features are nice to keep people from downloading from untrusted sites but those sites can be added to the whitelist. I really like the VPN features, and they allow me to add VPN users with ease.

We offer the products to our customers as well as use them internally.

We are an MSP, and we use WatchGuard equipment for our internal network and for our data center facilities. In addition, we specify WatchGuard as our first choice and recommendation for all client implementations or replacements.

We use a WatchGuard M500 at our corporate office. We use M370s at two of our branch offices where we keep our phone and backup servers. We use T35s at 12 branch offices, and we use XTM25s at the remaining 5 branch offices. We upgrade and renew in groups, to keep from getting billed for 20 devices at one time. So the biggest challenge is keeping up with renewing subscriptions on which device, and applying the right feature key to the right device.

We utilize Watchguard firewall products across all of our entities. After working with multiple competitor offerings in other positions, I enjoy the approach that WatchGuard utilizes with Systems Manager. Creating firewall policies and making configuration changes is straightforward and a breeze compared to other competitors. I'm also a huge fan of the trade in program that ensures we are always on current hardware.

We work with Watchguard because we wanted to partner with a security company that could give our customers peace of mind. Watchguard has provided us with a solution that we can use.

We use it as our go to for firewall protection at our company and across 99% of our clients. This addresses network security.