Product and Support News - Network Security

Fireware release updates

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Fireware 12.4.1 We are pleased to announce that the latest maintenance releases for the Fireware Operating System, Fireware 12.4.1 and WSM 12.4.1 are available at the Software Download Center. These maintenance releases don't include new features, but they provide resolution to many issues that have...

Fireware 12.4 Beta Release

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Fireware 12.4 Beta We've just posted the latest update to our Fireware 12.4 Beta release. This release, which is available for all Firebox appliances, continues WatchGuard’s commitment to building out our SD-WAN roadmap. We’ve seen very positive reaction to the features that we introduced in 12.3...

Fireware 12.3.1 Maintenance Release

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Fireware 12.3.1 General Availability We are pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) of Fireware 12.3.1 and WatchGuard System Manager 12.3.1. These are maintenance releases with significant bug fixes for the Fireware OS and WSM. The Release Notes include the detailed list of resolved issues...

Fireware 12.3 General Availability

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We are pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) of Fireware 12.3 after a long Beta test period. WatchGuard now offers powerful SD-WAN capabilities right from the Firebox! ​Fireware 12.3 introduces SD-WAN dynamic path selection, a key feature of SD-WAN products that allow midsize and...

Fireware 12.2.1 is now available

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Fireware 12.2.1 General Availability We are pleased to announce the General Availability (GA) of Fireware 12.2.1. Full details are covered in the What's New in 12.2.1 presentation, and there is also a recorded webinar of this content. Key highlights of the release include: ​Backup and Restore...

WebBlocker Server version 1.0 Available for Fireware 12.2

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WatchGuard is pleased to announce the release of a new standalone WebBlocker Server that replaces and upgrades the functionality previously provided in the legacy SurfControl service. The WebBlocker Server hosted on-premises now provides the same equivalent URL categories and database as the cloud...

DNSWatch Australian Resolvers

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In order to better support our customers in Australia and New Zealand, we are pleased to announce the availability of a DNSWatch resolver in Sydney. Based upon your feedback and data collected from production DNSWatch, we identified a need for a resolver to service ANZ. Neither DNS nor content...

DNSWatch Introduces Protection Against DNS Rebinding Attacks

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Despite being around for many years, “DNS Rebinding” attacks have been making headlines recently. Commodity devices (Chromecast, Roku, Sonos Speakers, and many other IoT devices) are potentially vulnerable, and while the popular ones have been patched, it’s hard to know if they all have. This trend...