Item: WatchGuard Network Security
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Used firewall to protect against threats and to provide user access to VPN. The product protects the internal network and frequently stops intrusions, which are easy to report on. Filtering web traffic by category and application is easy and it is possible to set up incoming rules to proxy an internal web server.

Pros and Cons

Web filtering
Intrusion protection
Threat protection including zero day
DNS level filtering
Cloud management and reporting as standard

Occasionally HTTPS inspection causes issues that can be difficult to track down
No "always on" VPN support

Return on Investment

Not sure but we have not had a serious security breach

WatchGuard Network Security Partner

N/A

Implementation Rating

N/A

WatchGuard Network Security Packaging and Licensing

Makes it easy to renew on a yearly or longer basis.

Other Software Used

Mimecast Secure Email Gateway

Key Insights

Do you think WatchGuard Network Security delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with WatchGuard Network Security's feature set?

Yes

Did WatchGuard Network Security live up to sales and marketing promises?

I wasn't involved with the selection/purchase process

Did implementation of WatchGuard Network Security go as expected?

I wasn't involved with the implementation phase

Would you buy WatchGuard Network Security again?

Yes

Likelihood to Recommend

Excellent business firewall which will work on any size of the network, with all the intrusion protection and web blocking features that are expected of this type of product. Also comes with some bonuses such as the Access Portal and DNS filtering, and the cloud service is especially good as it negates the need for extra servers on-site to store logs.

Excellent bright red box

Overall Satisfaction with WatchGuard Network Security