WatchGuard Network Security

WatchGuard's Total Security Suite features intrusion prevention, spam blocking, and DNS filtering, offering me enhanced network visibility and the ability to act against threats directly from the web management page. it simplifies securing my network with VLANs and allows for easy cross VLAN secure traffic as well as blocking ALL un-authorized outgoing traffic

These devices provide the first line of defense for all web traffic into and out of the offices I manage. Traffic is scanned for viruses, etc. Web sites are also blocked based on category granularly based on employee type.

We are an MSP and utilize WatchGuard firewalls at many of our client's locations.

We utilize these WatchGuard Network Security devices at each of our locations, with a redundant cluster at our primary location. The sites are connected using the branch office VPN system. Remote users have several VPN options. This has enabled us to provide vendors with limited network access and a VPN connection while providing our employees with full network access. We also implemented several of the security subscriptions including the Geolocation service which improved web-based attacks on our client computers.

We use WatchGuard Network Security Fireboxes to secure the boundary of our networks. These provide good security for cost, and with the advanced firmware, the systems are always being updated with new software and features.

Use several NGFW clustered in different countries, physical and virtual appliances as well. Same interface, with no learning curves. Used at the perimeter, connected sites with branch office VPN, and for some, used as a VPN SSL for roaming users. They were bought with the total security suite which provides advanced defense-related features. Globally we use all (or near) the possibilities offered by those devices, and they work as expected.

We are an MSP that supports around 30 businesses with WatchGuard Network Security firewalls. In most cases, we do not support the internet line, so we use the firewall as the DHCP and UTM device. VPN is often a requirement for the business and it's not uncommon to route static NATs and other bespoke setups. A few of our customers also have WatchGuard Network Security Access points connected to the device for secure WiFi.

We use WatchGuard Network Security System Manager for all of our clients. I would say some of the problems would be that it is not the easiest to make quick adjusments for letting a website through part of a network. It takes a bit of work to get to these locations and need to have knowledge of how to do it.

We use WatchGuard Network Security in our organization mainly to protect attacks on our network. We know using WatchGuard will prevent us from viruse, DoS attacks, remote logins, phishing emails, and (my favorite) the spam blocker. I am confident when using WatchGuard that we always have the most up to date security against the ever evolving threats to our network.

We utilize WatchGuard to protect the edge of a number of customer sites (50+).
We've also used these internally for network segmentation / further protection of production resources.

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.

We use the firebox as our main Firewall/router. It gets the public IP and distributes the traffic on the subnets as well as WiFi.

WatchGuard Network Security provides a well-rounded suite of network security services. We use their firewall appliance to provide edge protection and their endpoint security on our internal systems to provide an additional layer of security. The WatchGuard Network Security firewall provides intelligent security proxies with features like gateway antivirus, DDOS protection, persistent threat detection, website filtering, and detection of malicious patterns of behavior. The fine level of granular control over application-based access control is also a very welcome addition to help with issues like critical data egress. Effective support of VLANs provides us the flexibility we desire to partition our internal networks. The management interfaces are excellent and help make complicated configurations much easier to track and understand. Clearly, a lot of thought has gone into the engineering of these systems. The endpoint protection is centrally managed via a cloud interface that lets us have multiple profiles that can be assigned on a per-device basis. Someone in engineering can have an endpoint profile that's different from someone in shipping, for example. A nicely integrated system designed to solve sticky problems easily.

Upgraded my network security by replacing my old SonicWall firewall with a WatchGuard firebox. So much easier to manage and confidence is much higher. The vpn is worlds better. The Sonicwall would drop vpn connections constantly, have not had any of those issues since moving to the WatchGuard.

Firewall and VPN access

As a small business owner, dealing with sensitive data, it is imperative that I protect access to my systems. I have used different firewall products over the last 30 years and find WatchGuard to not only fill the needs I have, but also have a very good price point for the 'Enterprise' SMB market. VPN and traffic security are my main concerns and I find the firewalls combined with AuthPoint to work fantastic. It is a 'all' inhouse solution.

WatchGuard firewalls are our choice to implement perimetral security with security services. We implement WatchGuard AuthPoint to setup 2FA on VPN-SSL access to trusted networks.

We use WatchGuard Network Security throught Total Suite Security to manage all of traffic from our 50 external site and filter all of VLAN with all of Security layer of WatchGuard Network Security. We use the authentication WatchGuard Network Security SSO to identify and manage all of our flows from internal, external and BOVPN. Very easy and explicit diagnostics to troubleshoot access issues.

I had a customer I hadn't heard from in a few years needing a VPN solution between his two locations. Setting up two WatchGuard firewalls, I had him up and running in a matter of hours (because one of the locations was two hours away). Simple install, firmware upgrade, and cloud integration. He contacted me a few days later, saying there was an issue because one of the sites he used regularly was blocked. Got into the firewall and, using Traffic Monitor, could see what was blocked and quickly made a rule to allow the traffic to pass. I love the simplicity of WatchGuard while also knowing it gives security on the same level as other larger companies without the complexity that isn't needed. They just work.

WatchGuard Network Security T20W Firebox firewall is one of the most versatile internet security devices on the market. It give you all the security features of the other major brands, and then some. I love that it has the ability to be managed via the WatchGuard Network Security System Manager client app plus the web interface. At no additional cost this device also allows you to configure site-site VPN and also mobile IPsec VPN and WatchGuard Network Security has their own VPN client software to make the connection even more secure. I would say this device is probably the best bank for the buck you will get on the market and the support service are also amazing. Keep up the good work WatchGuard Network Security Team.

I currently use Watchguards at all 6 of my locations for network security and also as a means to link these locations together via branch office VPN. My watchguards handle both my network policies to determine what end users can access as well as being able to remote in to the internal network from an outside source.

We use WatchGuard Network Security hardware and security services at the perimeter of the network to protect our users from accessing malicious sites and or content. With the IPS system we are able to have malicious network traffic detected and blocked to protect our valuable information. We also use the mobile VPN client with the WatchGuard firewall to allow end users access to company resources in a secure fashion.

We have a customer that needed full redundancy of their Internet accessess from two ISP and they would also like to make use of both the ISP's gigabit bandwith capacity. The solution was 2 Firebox M390 in a FireCluster setup hooked up to an Aruba VSF stack. The two WAN interfaces was combined in a SDWAN in addition to configuring them with failover. WatchGuard Network Security nailed it!

Next Gen Firewalls at all our offices. Units designed for our head office as well as very small offices. Advanced Threat Protection, Web filtering, and Application Control

We use WatchGuard firewalls and MFA service to protect our networks and to connect all of our company branches together in a secured way via site to site VPN. The ease of configuration and its intuitivity makes it a very flexible and user friendly product. Additionally, their support is great.