Hello WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud Users,

We are planning a brief maintenance on Wednesday, November 22, 2017 between 9:00PM and 10:00PM Pacific Time to deploy improvements to the Wi-Fi Cloud. 

During the maintenance window, users will not be able to activate new access points or Wi-FI Cloud accounts (approximately 20 minutes). Your access points, management and splash pages will continue to pass client traffic and will not be interrupted. 

If you have any questions regarding the update, please visit www.watchguard.com/support – Read more...

WatchGuard access points provide secure, reliable wireless connectivity to businesses around the world. At WatchGuard, we are passionate about mobility and security and are dedicated to keeping wireless environments updated with the latest software features to keep people safe and their businesses running smoothly. For example, at the time of our public announcement of the WPA/WPA2 key reinstallation (KRACK) vulnerability, corrective software was already available online. Additional details about – Read more...

Available with Fireware 12.0.1, WatchGuard has introduced a leading integration with Autotask to simplify managed security services for our global base of mutual Channel Partners. Managed security service providers (MSSPs) using WatchGuard and Autotask can now benefit from closed-looped service ticketing and synchronization of their customers’ asset Information.

Key Features

Integrated, Closed-Loop Service Ticketing — Track Issues with Service Ticketing Made Easy

• Enable Autotask service tickets for WatchGuard security solutions
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Summary
On October 16, 2017, security researchers announced several vulnerabilities in the WPA/WPA2 encryption protocol that affect countless Wi-Fi enabled devices worldwide. As a result of KRACK, Wi-Fi data streams, including passwords and personal data, can be intercepted, decrypted, and modified without a user’s knowledge. This security flaw means that, for vulnerable clients and access points, WPA- and WPA2-encrypted Wi-Fi traffic is potentially exposed until certain steps are taken to remediate the issue.

Presently, there are 10 known vulnerabilities – Read more...