Product and Support News - Network Security

Fireware v12.8 Update 1

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Key points: WatchGuard has posted a new maintenance update for Fireware v12.8. Update 1 includes several issues that have been fixed since the original 12.8 release. It also includes an update to the OpenSSL version to address CVE-2022-0778. See details in the Release Notes. Does this release affect...

New Fireware v12.8 Releases for Fireboxes

The latest release of Fireware v12.8 for Fireboxes delivers various enhanced features. Find out more about the release in the 12.8 Release Notes and What’s New in 12.8 Presentation. Key Features include: Networking: SD-WAN Load Sharing : SD-WAN actions enables you to share traffic load across...

New Fireware update releases

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In our last blog post of 2021, Corey shared 5 cybersecurity New Year's resolutions. Now is a great time to put one of those into practice: update to the latest version of Fireware! WatchGuard has posted new maintenance updates for Fireware 12.7.2 and earlier branches, 12.5.9 and 12.1.3. WatchGuard...

UPDATE: Legacy TDR UI no longer available as of 19 July 2021

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Greetings! We would like to provide an update on the Legacy TDR UI. We will be discontinuing the Legacy TDR UI on 19 July 2021. After this date, all existing direct links to the Legacy TDR UI will be removed from the watchguard.com portal and existing bookmarks directly referencing your regional TDR...

New Fireware update releases

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Key points: WatchGuard has posted new maintenance updates for Fireware 12.7 and earlier branches, 12.5.7 and 12.1.3. The new releases address some issues that have been fixed since the original 12.7 release. See details in the Release Notes. WatchGuard is moving away from providing customer specific...

Fireware and Authpoint: The power couple.

Fireware 12.7 is now generally available, with a new simple integration between Authpoint and the Firebox. This new integration of two key products in the WatchGuard portfolio makes it easier to set up strong multi-factor authentication for VPNs through the Firebox. Security and convenience make...

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