WatchGuard Network Security is the Go-To Network Security Source
March 10, 2024
WatchGuard Network Security is the Go-To Network Security Source
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Modules Used
- WatchGuard Network Security
- WatchGuard Endpoint Security
Overall Satisfaction with WatchGuard Network Security
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.
- Outstanding firewall management both detailed and easy to understand
- Endpoint cloud management that enabled customized settings based on roles
- Keeps the "bad guys" out of our network
- VLANs done right keeps departments partitioned where it makes sense
- Comprehensive VPN support lets me use VPNs my way
- WatchGuard Network Security WiFi access points are very good but also very expensive
- Webblocker can sometimes be too aggressive at blocking
- In 15 years of using WatchGuard Network Security Firewalls, we have not had a single successful incursion.
- Having a *real* firewall makes PCI certification much easier saving us from needing to hire a PCI professional
The unified security platform has obvious benefits but we have to date stayed on the legacy management because it avoids retraining and works very well in our environment. We plan to move to the cloud-based unified management platform this calendar year, but we are just not there yet.
The cloud-based endpoint security product has helped us have a centralized place to evaluate the security health of our end users' systems. The ability to have role-based profiles we can assign to specific user's machines means we can simplify our management significantly and gives us a high level of control and monitoring.
We used to use Symantec Endpoint Security. We felt that when acquired by Broadcom they lost interest in small business sales and became a pain to work with. WatchGuard Network Security solutions gave us everything we liked about Symantec and a whole lot more with a better interface.
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?
Yes
Did implementation of WatchGuard Network Security go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy WatchGuard Network Security again?
Yes