Today, we’re excited to announce the “beastly” accomplishments of our Firebox® M440. It has achieved a coveted 5-Star rating and has been named the Editor’s Choice by IT Pro Magazine. Read the entire review right now.
You may recall back in October, when we launched this powerful UTM/NGFW appliance, it was the first appliance rich in truly independent ports. And, it was the first appliance to make it easy to apply the right policies to the correct network segment, without complex configurations. That means better security and protection for data.
IT Pro agrees! WatchGuard’s Firebox® M440 impressed the editors on a variety of fronts with its superb value, top performance, extensive security measures, high port density and integral wireless gateway controller.
As the review notes, “With its fire-engine red chassis you can’t miss a WatchGuard security appliance, but the Firebox M440 is an eye-catcher for a number of other good reasons. It’s designed to help big businesses enforce custom security policies across multiple network segments, but without complicating the process.”
The WatchGuard Firebox M440 delivers 25 1Gb Ethernet ports, eight that deliver Power over Ethernet (PoE), plus two 10 Gb SFP+ (fiber) ports.
The editors also highlight that for a sub-£10K appliance, it’s a powerful beast, with the appliance claiming a top 6.7Gbits/sec firewall throughput and 1.6Gbits/sec for UTM against the competition. The value is excellent as well, with a three-year LiveSecurity subscription that activates the firewall, VPNs, HTTPS inspection plus full customer support and has an RRP of £4,942 ex VAT. Add in all the features, including IPS, app control, advanced threat protection, DLP and more, and the cost is only £8,449. Finally, along with a superb range of security features, the M440 took top value, costing significantly less than competing products, such as SonicWALL’s E-Series NSA 6500.
RED continues to roar.
To read the entire review, click here.
To check out the infographic we did on network segmentation myths, click here.
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