Watchguard Endpoint Security: The Ultimate Cyber Protection for Your Network
Updated May 28, 2024
Watchguard Endpoint Security: The Ultimate Cyber Protection for Your Network
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Software Version
Panda Security for Desktops (legacy product)
Modules Used
- WatchGuard Network Security
- WatchGuard AuthPoint
- WatchGuard Endpoint Security
- WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi
Overall Satisfaction with Watchguard Endpoint Security
PCA Technology Group Inc. (PCA) has standardized on Watchguard Endpoint Security for endpoint protection across our client base - providing the best security posture, reduced attack surface and improved ability to rapidly respond to modern cyber threats. This shifted our approach to a proactive security operations with enhanced threat hunting; streamlined with a single vendor, unified platform. Watchguard's cloud management tools enable our specialist to real-time monitor for threat indicators and investigate, isolate, respond, and remediate incidents. Built in intelligence and AI powered automations ensure security measures continuously meet compliance and best practices. In the end, standardizing on Watchguard Endpoint Security enables us to deliver a cross-product unified platform that shares intelligence and telemetry - the best protection at the best price.
Pros
- Enhanced threat hunting with zero-trust continuous monitoring
- Integration with Watchguard Cloud and Threatsync for advanced intelligence, shared telemetry and simplified threat management
- Real-time incident response enabling immediate investigation, isolation, and remediation
- Compliance with MITRE ATT&CK framework with the latest threat intelligence and best practices
Cons
- White listing scripts are either all or none, not able to white list a particular script
- There is a delay occasionally from when an endpoint recognizes a potential threat to when that is reported in the cloud management tool
- Other than those two, Watchguard Endpoint Security has been great - easy to deploy, manage, support and great at protection
- By committing to go all in on Watchguard Advanced EPDR across our whole client base, we maximized our price position - enabling us to offer the best endpoint security at a price better than what lesser competitive products cost.
- Leveraging Watchguard Endpoint Security as part of our unified platform strategy provides better integrated security, managed through Watchguard's cloud architecture. This significantly reduces our cost to deploy, manage, and support our client's. Our improved security offering, better delivery, and stronger price position has helped us achieve 56% growth in our managed services business over the past 18-months.
- Organizations that have disparate cyber security products often require specialists for each solution in their stack. Watchguard provides outstanding training resources that equip our entire technical staff - significantly improving our service delivery while lowering our overall cost of business.
PCA Technology Group Inc. (PCA) is a Watchguard Gold partner. We work directly with Watchguard to provide security solutions that improve our client's cyber posture. Watchguard provides an unmatched partner program designed to equip solution providers like PCA with the best cyber security products and services at a price affordable by SMB organizations as well as enterprise customers.
Watchguard Endpoint Security's centralized cloud based management platform is a game changer. Using the simplified, yet powerful single console to manage the security products and services provides better visibility and deeper information faster. We gain operational efficiencies, enhanced service delivery, and the ability to rapidly scale without risks to the value we can bring to our clients.
There are a lot of technology providers who drive to have their partners consolidate their portfolio to the providers stack. However, for many, their products and services are still disparate, not well integrated, and the vendor does not have the partner ecosystem to transform the end client experience. Watchguard's cloud products and services are truly integrated to provide enhanced value in a simplified architect. Each product and service standing above the competition in technical features and capabilities on their own right. Collectively, Watchguard's cloud products seamlessly work together in a unified platform to provide streamlined cyber protection. And, Watchguard has an outstanding partner program designed to enable every aspect of a service providers operations: from sales and marketing to operations and service delivery.
With advancements in AI-powered cyber threats, PCA needed an endpoint security solution with advanced threat hunting and zero-trust capabilities, built for an XDR platform, and integrated into a single management console with real-time communication. The solution needed to support current and legacy platforms without sacrificing protection. PCA chose Watchguard Advanced EPDR as our new standard and migrated our entire client base over to ensure all endpoints across all clients had the best-in-class protection.
Do you think Watchguard Endpoint Security delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Watchguard Endpoint Security's feature set?
Yes
Did Watchguard Endpoint Security live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Watchguard Endpoint Security go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Watchguard Endpoint Security again?
Yes
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