Awards and Recognition

For the fifth consecutive year, CRN has recognized WatchGuard in its prestigious Security 100 list, going so far as to name WatchGuard one of the 20 Coolest Network Security Companies of 2020.

WatchGuard made the leap to the top spot this year in the PUR diamond of the analyst house techconsult for providers of VPN – Security Solutions.

WatchGuard's strong channel presence and leadership helps to propel six team members onto the 2020 CRN Channel Chiefs List.

WatchGuard Cloud named a “Cloud-delivered Security” award winner in TMC’s 2019 Cloud Computing Security Excellence Awards program.

WatchGuard Cloud, the company’s trusted platform that enables partners to deliver managed security services to customers, has been recognized by CRN as a Cloud Security category winner in its 2019 Product of the Year list.

WatchGuard’s WatchGuardONE Channel Partner Program earned the highest honor as Security Partner Program of the Year in Channel Partner Insight’s Channel Innovation Awards 2019.

WatchGuard’s Threat Detection and Response (TDR) has been recognized with top honors in the “Security – Threat Detection” category for CRN’s 2019 Tech Innovators Awards.

WatchGuard’s outstanding leadership and innovative security solutions took home a combined total of six prestigious honors at this year’s Cyber Defense Global Awards.

CRN has recognized WatchGuard Manager of Product Management Adam Otis in its annual “100 People You Don’t Know But Should” list for 2019.

WatchGuard took home the title for “Best Business Intelligence/Analytics MSP Project” at the second annual Managed Services Awards in London this year.

For the third consecutive year, WatchGuard has been featured on the list of Washington State’s Best Workplaces, an elite ranking based on employee feedback and sentiment.

As part of CRN's Top 100 Executives Of 2019 list, WatchGuard CEO Prakash Panjwani has been recognized as one of “The Top 25 Enterprise IT Innovators Of 2019.”

WatchGuard has been recognized with three awards in Network Products Guide’s 2019 IT World Awards, including Gold security product awards for WatchGuard Cloud and Firebox M270, and Gold for Corey Nachreiner in the “CTO of the Year” category.

WatchGuard’s Firebox M270 has been recognized as the Best SME Security Solution at the 2019 SC Awards Europe.

WatchGuard’s dedication to partner enablement earned the MSSP Ally of the Year award in Channel Partner Insight’s 2019 MSP Innovation Awards program.

CRN has named four members of WatchGuard’s leadership – Michelle Welch, Shari McLaren, Coletta Vigh and Maria Pinto – to its Women of the Channel list for 2019. Welch has also been recognized in CRN’s 2019 Power 100.

For the fourth year in a row, CRN has recognized WatchGuard Technologies in its annual Mobility 100 list, naming WatchGuard as one of the “30 Coolest Mobile Device Management And Security Companies” of 2019.

WatchGuard’s Firebox M270 with Total Security Suite has finished at the top of its class with an outstanding review from SC Labs’ SIEM and UTM-NGFW products group test.

WatchGuard AP125 earned a prestigious Editor’s Choice Award from Technology Reseller Magazine for its industry-leading security, high performance and scalability.

CRN has once again recognized WatchGuard with a prestigious 5-Star rating in its annual Partner Program Guide for 2019.