Product and Support News

End of Life of old versions of spamBlocker engine

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Important spamBlocker Update In June 2020, WatchGuard released a new version of Fireware that provided an updated spamBlocker engine which uses Cloudmark technology to replace the old Cyren engine. Response has been very positive and many customers and partners report significantly improved...

Knowledge Base Digest - December 2020

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Each month we publish numerous new articles and known issues to the WatchGuard Knowledge Base. Here is the new content published in December: Articles Reserved Firebox-DB authentication server user names macOS Big Sur 11.x software compatibility Fireware v12.5.7 and v12.6.4 beta releases in...

Knowledge Base Digest - November 2020

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Each month we publish numerous new articles and known issues to the WatchGuard Knowledge Base. Here is the new content published in November: Articles Firebox Cloud supports accelerated networking in Azure Known Issues IKEv2 profile import fails on macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 DHCPv6 server restarts...

TDR Outage in EU

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On 1 December 2020, the TDR EU AWS environment suffered from an intermittent outage which resulted in some Host Sensors being unable to contact ThreatSync. This seems to be linked to the deployment of new TDR infrastructure on the night of 30 November 2020. Despite Engineering's extensive efforts...

NEW in Prepaid Points: Panda Products + Single User Assignment

We are excited to announce that WatchGuard partners can now use Prepaid Points to assign licenses to Panda endpoint products through MSSP Command! Pay-as-you-go Prepaid Points is a part of WatchGuard’s FlexPay program, enabling partners to pre-purchase points that can be used later on WatchGuard’s...

Now Available: Firebox M4800 & M5800

We are excited to announce the availability of two new Firebox M Series appliances—M4800 and M5800, delivering top-of-the-line performance and serious security in a flexible, modular platform. With firewall throughput of up to 87 Gbps and UTM throughput up to 11.3 Gbps, the Firebox® M4800 and M5800...

Knowledge Base Digest - October 2020

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Each month we publish numerous new articles and known issues to the WatchGuard Knowledge Base. Here is the new content published in October: Articles Where can I download Visio icons of WatchGuard devices? WatchGuard Cloud Service Cookie Notice Are WatchGuard products compliant with NDAA Section 889...

Wi-Fi Cloud Engage Update

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Summary WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud Engage will be updated starting on Saturday, October 31, 2020. When All regions: Saturday, October 31, 2020 (12:00AM – 4:00AM PDT) Maintenance Window 4 hours Duration 4 hours User Impact Engage will be unavailable during the maintenance activity. There is no impact to...

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WatchGuard Beta Program

As a WatchGuard partner or customer with an active account, you can join our software beta program to experience our products in the early stages, and give your feedback to influence the course of development.


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End of Life Policy

WatchGuard will periodically announce End-of-Sale and End-of-Life life cycle milestone information along with migration recommendations for our valued customers.


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Product Certifications

WatchGuard security solutions are well-designed, easily deployed, and rigorously tested. We regularly submit our products for third-party evaluation to ensure we meet all industry standards.