WatchGuard Firebox M200 & M300 Overview:

Because smaller companies are generally less protected and easier to break into, small business has become the new big target for cyber attacks. The Firebox M200 and M300 firewalls are specifically engineered to defend all types of small businesses against attacks that are no less fierce than those targeting larger organizations.

Firebox M200 and M300 Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) and Unified Threat Management (UTM) solutions are up to 218 percent faster than competing products with all security layers turned on, and up to 385 percent faster performing HTTPS inspection, ensuring businesses never have to compromise network security for performance.

• Comprehensive Protection - Best-of-breed security services boost protection in critical attack areas, including gateway AV, URL and web content filtering, intrusion prevention, app control, and spam blocking.
• Real-time Visibility - A suite of big-data style visibility and reporting tools are included with your Support contract. Use the Policy Map dashboard to quickly find active and misconfigured policies and drill down as needed.
• Layers of Defense - WatchGuard offers eight security subscriptions for the M200 and M300, so businesses can build up protection where they need it most. Subscriptions can be purchased individually or bundled together for even greater savings.
• Outstanding Performance - Up to 4 Gbps firewall throughput. Turn on optional security services and still see up to 800 Mbps throughput.
• 3 Ways to Manage Your Appliance - You have the power to choose how you manage your WatchGuard appliance, including WatchGuard System Manager, the command line interface, and a web UI for access from anywhere, anytime.
• Maximum Network Uptime - High availability capabilities – active/active and active/passive – ensure your network is always up and running. Buy two M200s or M300s for a high availability pair and receive 50% off the cost of the second device.
• VPN Setup in Seconds - Nothing could be easier than our drag-and-drop Branch Office VPN setup – three clicks and your remote office is connected.
• Block Advanced Persistent Threats - Subscription-based APT Blocker takes over where AV protection leaves off, going after zero day threats for which there are no signatures.
• Data Loss Prevention - Prevent the loss of confidential data in motion with this subscription-based service. Includes built-in library of over 200 rules that allows IT to quickly create and update corporate DLP policies.

Features:

Highest UTM Performance in the Industry:

• Firewall throughput of up to 4 Gbps to keep traffic moving.
• Best UTM throughput in its class – up to 800 Mbps – even with strong security enabled.
• No need to compromise protection for strong performance or vice versa. Multi-layered, interlocking security protects the network while throughput remains high.
• 8 Gigabit Ethernet ports support high-speed LAN backbone infrastructures & gigabit WAN connections.

Best-of-Breed Security:

• Application-layer content inspection recognizes & blocks threats that stateful packet firewalls cannot detect.
• Powerful subscription-based security services boost protection in critical attack areas for multiple layers of defense. By partnering with leading technology providers, WatchGuard is able to integrate best-of-breed security components into one platform for stronger security at big cost savings.
  • APT Blocker is a cloud-based service that uses a combination of sandboxing and full system emulation to detect and block highly sophisticated Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs).
  • Application Control keeps unproductive, inappropriate, and dangerous applications off-limits.
  • Intrusion Prevention Service (IPS) delivers in-line protection from malicious exploits, including buffer overflows, SQL injections, and cross-site scripting attacks.
  • WebBlocker controls access to sites that host objectionable material or pose network security risks.
  • Gateway AntiVirus (GAV) scans traffic on all major protocols to stop threats.
  • spamBlocker delivers continuous protection from unwanted and dangerous email.
  • Reputation Enabled Defense ensures faster, safer web surfing with cloud-based reputation look-up.
  • Data Loss Prevention automatically inspects data in motion for corporate policy violations.
• Advanced networking features, such as dynamic routing and link aggregation, allow you to add security without needing to change existing network infrastructure.
• Multiple VPN choices (IPSec, SSL, L2TP) for secure remote access include support for Android and Apple iOS devices.

Easy To Manage:

• WatchGuard Dimension™, a public and private cloud-ready visibility solution, instantly turns raw data into security intelligence.
• Interactive, real-time monitoring and reporting – at no additional charge – give an unprecedented view into network security activity so you can take immediate preventive or corrective actions.
• RapidDeploy™ enables quick, secure configuration at remote locations without technical staff.
• Intuitive management console centrally manages all security functions.
• WAN and VPN failover provide redundancy for increased reliability.
• Extend best-in-class UTM security to the WLAN by adding WatchGuard’s Wireless Access Points.