30 Years of Innovation

2026 Heralds In 30 Years of WatchGuard Innovation

For more than 30 years, WatchGuard has defined how MSPs deliver security at scale, continuously innovating to stay ahead of every major shift in the threat landscape.

Trusted by more than 25,000 MSPs and protecting over 1.5 million customers worldwide, WatchGuard's dedication and expertise in cybersecurity accelerate the delivery of strong, measurable security outcomes now and into the future.

WatchGuard MDR Responds the Fastest with Agentic AI

WatchGuard achieves an industry-leading 6-minute MTTR with its MDR service for the highest risk mitigation while minimizing noise from alerts. Agentic AI is applied to our signals and analyst workflows to achieve this milestone, and further AI enhancements continue to roll out, leading to faster discovery and remediation, before cyberattacks can cause damage.

WatchGuard Had AI-Powered XDR Before It Was Known as XDR

Long before "XDR" became an industry buzzword, WatchGuard Technologies was delivering its foundational capabilities. As early as 2016, our Threat Detection and Response service leveraged AI-driven analytics – primarily focused on endpoint security – to identify and contain advanced threats.

Over time, we expanded that vision. Today, artificial intelligence is embedded across the entire platform to reduce alert noise, surface what truly matters, and automate routine tasks across detection, investigation, and response. The result is full-platform XDR that correlates telemetry across endpoints, network, identity, and cloud – providing broader context and faster remediation.

Our advanced AI detections build on innovations pioneered at Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and integrated via Network Detection and Response (NDR), enabling deeper visibility into lateral movement, command-and-control activity, and sophisticated attack techniques.

WatchGuard Is First with Its Unified Security Platform to Enable MSPs

By unifying network security, endpoint protection, and multi-factor authentication into a single, integrated architecture, WatchGuard Technologies created a true platform-level advantage for MSPs and their customers. The result was greater visibility, tighter control, and stronger compliance – blocking more threats while enabling security operations that are both efficient and highly scalable.

Long before many competitors, WatchGuard Technologies recognized the growing role of managed service providers in delivering modern security. The company proactively built its Unified Security Platform purpose-designed for MSPs, with the integrations, automation, and management capabilities needed to streamline operations, reduce complexity, and drive profitable growth.

WatchGuard Uniquely Delivers Powerful Security That's Simple to Manage

Some businesses were building an army of IT security specialists to manage a patchwork of security products from multiple vendors, WatchGuard took a different approach. We added enterprise-grade security services, like APT Blocker, to our network security solutions, so that they could easily be managed with a smaller team. Customers and partners quickly adopted the Total Security Suite package as the preferred way to quickly upgrade security with minimal effort.

WatchGuard Launches the First Network Security Appliance

WatchGuard leads a newly emerging cybersecurity market with the first network security appliance. The hallmark red color of our Firebox devices was matched to the red on a firetruck to stand out in the LAN room. From day one, our focus was to simplify security policy management, and it continues to be a priority even as our security offering has expanded well beyond the firewall.