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WatchGuard Wins Best SMB Network Security at CRN 2023 Tech Innovator Awards

We are thrilled to share the exciting news that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named WatchGuard the SMB Network Security winner, as well as a finalist in the Endpoint Protection category, as part of its prestigious annual CRN Tech Innovator Awards for 2023!



CRN’s annual Tech Innovators list showcases the most innovative vendors in the IT channel across 37 different key technology categories. To determine the 2023 winners, a panel of CRN editors reviewed hundreds of vendor entries—including solution provider testimonials—to evaluate which solutions stood out above the rest across multiple criteria, including key capabilities, uniqueness, technological ingenuity, and ability to address customer and partner needs.

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As a CRN Tech Innovator Award winner, WatchGuard is proud to be recognized by CRN as one of the best-in-class security vendors driving transformation and innovation in the IT channel. Following is an excerpt from CRN’s coverage highlighting our 2023 Tech Innovator Award winners for SMB Network Security – the new WatchGuard Firebox T25, T45 and T85 tabletop firewall appliances:

“Powered by WatchGuard’s Unified Security Platform architecture to deliver comprehensive security and simplified management through WatchGuard Cloud, the new Firebox T25, T45 and T85 appliances are engineered to deliver stand-alone or centrally managed enterprise-level security for SMBs. They offer the performance that remote and distributed business environments need to boost visibility into network activity and security events and provide better protection against network security threats. With more memory and faster processing speeds for enhanced throughput, these Fireboxes enable WatchGuard partners, MSPs and IT administrators to secure branch offices, office equipment, remote users and devices, and retail point-of-sale terminals against complex and emerging threats while minimizing network configuration and management requirements.”

 

Check out the full list of CRN 2023 Tech Innovators here, and stay tuned to the WatchGuard blog for all the latest company updates and industry awards.